During the current Covid-19 pandemic, classroom teachers are seeking meaningful learning experiences they can share online with their students. This is especially true as educators prepare for another school year, and the prospect of teaching predominantly, if not completely, online.
It is my belief that, whether students are home-bound or not, online tutorials provide excellent learning experiences. Here are a few of my very favorite online educational tutorials. Some are for younger students, others are for high school students. Check them out, and use the comments section to recommend other tutorials to your colleagues. Have a wonderful year!
PhET. This website offers interactive simulations for physics, biology, chemistry, earth science, and mathematics. Sponsored by the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Hippocampus. Check out this website that offers over 7,000 free videos in mathematics, algebra, geometry, calculus, and statistics and probability.
Code.org. Code.org offers free tutorials and entertaining practice about computer science, including an Hour of Code. Your computer education students will love this website.
MusicTheory.net. This site includes interactive slide shows and music theory lessons for beginning through advanced students. Choose various tools including the ability to create custom drills and exercises.
FacingHistory.org. The Facing History website explores the topics of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism. The materials presented on this website are especially relevant given today’s current events.
Best Language. This website offers tutorials and assistance with basic phrases, vocabulary, and grammar in 15 different languages.
Khan Academy. Use this site to locate tutorials that coordinate with your specific lesson plans from among the many free offerings found on the website for Khan Academy. Tutorials are provided for math K-12, grammar, science, history, advanced placement, and SAT preparation.
College Readiness. Use this website to find practice tests and sample questions for the SAT test covering the areas of English, reading math, writing, history, science, and languages.
