Open Educational Resources

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As some of you may have noticed I published an Open Science Resources guide last month, that guide is a work in progress but is targeted toward those working and studying science at UNL. There are a lot of great Open Access resources out there for educators that don’t fit with the way I chose to design my guide.

Educational materials always seem to increase in price, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

In the spirit of promoting Open Access I present to you a multidisciplinary selection of Open Educational Resources that I reviewed but did not include in the Teaching Resources section of my guide to Open Science.

Textbooks, Reference, and Primary Source Materials

CK-12 Flexbooks
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

Bartleby’s
http://bartleby.com/subjects/

100 Extensive University Libraries Around the World That Anyone Can Access
http://maryandmacdesign.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/100-extensive-university-libraries-from-around-the-world-that-anyone-can-access/

Interactive Resources:

Dynamic Periodic Table
http://www.ptable.com/

How to Write an Effective Essay Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWqMQ26Gqi4&feature=player_embedded

EngVid.com
English Lessons via Video
http://www.engvid.com

Field Trip Earth
(Removed link, this no longer exists.)

NBC Learn K-12
http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/k-12

PBS Learning Media
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

Documentary Heaven
http://documentaryheaven.com/

Teaching Resources

50 Ways to Leave Your Term Paper or Book Report and Tell Your Story
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1868CZhAVeeIxlA6AMV0VwiPYnafVosjl0H9CZJgvCJY/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1

10 Awesome Free Tools for Creating Infographics
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/awesome-free-tools-infographics/

Free Technology For Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Please share your favorite Open Education resources in the comments section and I’ll add them to the list!