S. A. Olsen

optomstudies:

Over 250+ spread ideas!🎊

hoping your dreams are fulfilled, your grades are awesome and your skin is glowing in 2018!

• my tips for bullet journalling

Year in Review

• highlights / reflection
• achievements this year
  
• lessons learnt / growth as a person
• things you want to improve on
• advice you’ve received / given
  
• best music/movies/tv shows/etc of the past year
• friends made during this past year

commonplace journal pages

• things you’ve discovered during the past year
• useful tips during the past year
• odd facts and trivia during the past year
• topics to explore during the past year
• questions to ask during the past year

New Year, New You

• calendar / future log / yearly or monthly logs
• things to look forward to this year
• upcoming books/music/movies/tv shows being released this year
• maslow’s hierarchy of needs self-reflection spread
  
• goals / new year’s resolutions + steps to put it into action
• skills you want to learn this year e.g. coding
• habits you want to break / habits you want to pick up
• diary: day-to-day happenings
• budgets: monthly/yearly budgets
• inspiration spread for new projects
• level 10 life: rate areas (academic, personal, mental, physical, spiritual, social, financial) of your life out of 10, and write down goals to improve that rating!
• monthly overviews (e.g. progress on goals)
• assignment due dates calendar
• 18 things to do by the end of 2018

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Special Pages for Special Friends

• business cards from networking events
  
• gift ideas for your friends/family/significant other
• birthday / anniversary calendar
• emergency contacts / phone numbers of important people
  
• friendship journal:
• memories / moments they were there for you
• how you met
• moments you want to share in the future
• their mbti/hogwarts house
• their best qualities

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Trackers/Logs/______ of the Day

• gratitude journal - # things you’re grateful for every day
  
• habit trackers
• motivational quotes
• news headlines / this day in history
• daily affirmations
• currently reading / watching / listening to / feeling / eating / wanting etc.
• time usage (read: wastage) tracker
  
• k-drama or tv show episode tracker (always forget what ep I’m up to :S)
  
• expenses tracker / tax deductibles
  
• dream diary (tracker, plot(?), lucid or not, dream meanings)
• new album or song releases
• photo diary / sketch diary
  
• weather
• follower milestones
• social media post tracker
• household duties/chores tracker
• grades tracker
• year in pixels
  
• TIL (today I learned)

civics

• appointments: dentist, optometrist, doctor, therapist, etc.
• bills: car / internet / rent etc
• tax: income statements and work expenses receipts
• membership/licence renewals
  

health

• weight tracker
• resting heart rate tracker (gives general idea of cardio fitness)
• water intake tracker
  sleep log / time to bed / time awake / total hours slept
  
• exercise log: number of reps / steps / minutes
  
• mood trackers
  
• period tracker

Various Creative Spread Ideas

day-to-day / life planning spreads

• skincare routines
  
• perfect/ideal morning routine 
  
• self-care reminders
• exercise routines
• wishlist
  
• bucket list
  
• firsts: kiss, date, house, vacation, car, concert, etc.
• DIYs to attempt
• savings jar (doodle it!)
• yearly / monthly recurring tasks
• usernames/passwords (hints only for security!) 
  
• 5 or 10 year plans
• dream job
• dream house
• planning for moving houses
  
• dream wedding / planning
  
• date ideas
• make a worse case scenarios primer
• summary tutorials for your reference e.g. step-by-step tax returns

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academic

• studyblr ideas
  
• topics I need to revise
  
• finals study timetable/plan
• aspirations: what you want to be and why / how to get there
  
• class timetable
  
• assignment ideas
  
• project schedules / team meeting dates
  
• professors’ emails/office hours
  
• assessment results
  
• anti-procrastination page
• motivations to study
• skills you want to learn or are useful e.g. coding
• formulas page
• courses you want to take and their pre-reqs
• college comparisons
• back to school shopping list
• textbook list with prices

language learning

• vocabulary lists
• grammar structures
• media (books/tv shows/movies) to consume in that language

self-reflection / personality traits

• best and worst characteristics
  
• what to be mindful of / what you need to work on
  
• mbti types you’re most compatible with 
  
• fears and how you want to overcome them
  
• letters to your future self (include hopes and dreams)
  
• letters to your past self (include achievements and things to be proud of!)
  
• inspirational people
  
• stress management tips
• charities to donate to and why you support them
• volunteering activities

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fun, cute, and aesthetic spread ideas

• things worth staying alive for / getting out of bed for
• a spread with all the things you were worried about which turned out fine
• message page from your friends to you
• “i can’t live without ______”
• creative crafts spread: tips / equipment / tutorials
  
• aesthetic colour moodboards
  
• happy / comforting / relaxing / funny things spread 
  
• seasons (summer/autumn/winter/spring) spread
  
• rainy day spread
  
• holidays spreads: christmas / easter / halloween / thanksgiving
  
• idioms and proverbs from all different cultures
  
• flowers spread: fav flowers, meanings, bouquet/arrangements, press ‘em!
  
• crystals spread: fav gemstones (doodle ‘em), meanings
  
• succulents spread: fav succulents, terrarium layout ideas
  
• coffee/tea spread: paint with coffee / fav blends / best cafes
• what’s in my bag (doodle it!)
  
• outfit ideas / polyvore style collections
  
• magazine clippings
• shower thoughts / hypothetical ideas spread
• draw my life spread / personal timeline
• favourite characters e.g. gudetama, kumamon, etc. (doodle ‘em!)
• interesting words list (ephemeral, mellifluous, serendipity, scintillating etc)
• ideal date ideas
• wedding anniversary ideas (like 1st is paper, 25th silver, 30th pearl, 40th ruby, 50th gold, 60th diamond)
• baby animals spread (duckies, puppies, bunnies!!)

#just bullet journal things

• bujo spread layouts and devices to try out (e.g. chronodex, parallel time ladder) 
  
• key/legend (keep it simple!)
  
• colour palettes/swatches
  
• washi tape / pens / markers swatches
  
• banners / fonts
  
• doodles
  
• ticket stubs / receipts
  
• stickers / stamps
  
• cutouts of info brochures
  
• pressed flowers
  
• calligraphy / brush lettering / handwriting practice
  
• favourite stationery

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activities

_______ that you want to do* / have done* (kind of bucket list)
*watch, read, listen to, try, taste, cook, play etc. 

• books
• movies
• tv shows
• music
• hobbies
• arts/crafts e.g. paper quilling
• sports e.g. archery
• how to play / equipment / etc.
• video games
• foods
• activities
• board games

books / movies / tv shows

• summary / review
• favourite characters
• meaningful moments / moments that made you laugh / cry
• (for the media critic) artful moments:
• best descriptive passages
• best cinematography
• best action scenes
• best use of soundtracks
• (basically moments that make it deserving of awards)

music

• album reviews
  
• favourite songs
  
• playlists for every mood and all seasons
  
• meaningful lyrics
  
• songs you shazamed
• favourite genres and exemplar songs

kpop

• reasons why i love my bias / bias wrecker / group
  
• letter to your bias
  
• comeback concepts / favourite outfits
  
• visual/picture tutorials for makeup styles
  
• calendar of your favs’ schedules during comeback season
  
• in-jokes/memes
  
• awards / achievements / records broken / milestones
  
• translated lyrics
  
• kpop songs vocab lists
  
• upcoming releases
  
• on this day
  

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art

• pics of your favourite artworks/artists + write about it
  
• art styles you want to emulate
  
• explain techniques for different media e.g. watercolour wet-on-wet
  
• doodle ideas

astrology

• natal chart readings/aspects/placements
  
• solar return reading for the incoming year / transits
  
• synastry / compatibility chart readings
  
• constellation/star charts
• symbol reference page for planets, zodiac signs, aspects

food

• recipes
  
• meal plans
  
• shopping lists
  
• interesting foods: (doodle ‘em!) taste / texture / smell (e.g. truffles, caviar)
  
• cafes/restaurants you want to go to + their specialty dish (photo)
  
• cocktails you want to mix/taste (doodle ‘em!)

media

• interesting articles + moral/ethical issues it prompted you to think about
  
• controversial topics on the news and for/against arguments/your thoughts
  
• on this day in history
  
• fav websites / blogs
  
• jokes / puns / pickup lines
  
• favourite poems / quotes / short stories

kinaesthetic

• burn book - write things that make you angry/sad and rip the page out
  
• wreck it journal - e.g. colour, scribble, stickers all over this page

travel

• places to visit
• travel itinerary
  
• cultural parables
• useful phrases in the language and their meaning
  
• travel memories spread: things you did / places you went / selfies
  
• postcard collection
  
• packing list
• friendly and not-so-friendly people that you met in foreign lands

writing

• short story ideas
  
• plot brainstorming spreads
• journal prompts
• drabbles
• character designs
• foreign words which can’t be directly translated into english

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neuroticmedblr:

• have 3 achievable goals a day: having a laundry list of things to do everyday is super unrealistic, and you just end up feeling bad about yourself because you didn’t accomplish your goals for the day.
  
• leave your sundays open: i love sundays because they’re my day to chill out and catch up on school work that i wasn’t able to finish during the week.
• recognize when you’re at your emotional limits: forcing yourself to get work done when you are unable to comprehend your study material does not benefit anyone.
• learn how to say no: people will ask you for your time and it will stretch you to the limit, whether it be at your job, in your extracurriculars, or in your personal life. know when to step back and say no.
• take care of yourself physically: take breaks, go for walks, shower regularly, get enough sleep, eat healthy, see your friends
• celebrate your accomplishments: go out to eat with friends after a big exam, indulge in a night off after a busy week with some netflix and wine
• make a study plan beforehand: it can be daunting to see how much work you need to put in to a class or task beforehand, but this allows you to spread your work evenly so you don’t become overwhelmed.
• learn how to ask for help: it is very rare that people make it through school, whether it be high school or university or any graduate program, without needing the advice of others or just a kind soul to vent to. find that person.
• never forget your hobbies: you will need things that keep you sane. if you love to play music, write, play volleyball, or cook, make you sure you don’t lose these things. they will become your escape when times get tough.
• log off from time to time: it is exhausting to be constantly connected to social media and your email. just physically disconnecting from these for a night to take care of yourself can really help you clear your mind.

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samsstudygram:

• put your phone on silent and put it across the room
  
• listen to classical/soundtrack music without lyrics
  
• make index cards for important vocab
• wear pajamas
  
• make diagrams and pictures. they don’t have to look pretty, as long as you understand it
  
• make timelines for historical events
  
• have a light snack
  
• drink coffee or tea to keep you going
  
• take a break every hour or so
• have one pencil/black pen and one colored pen or highlighter. anything more will just distract you. the aesthetics aren’t important, your knowledge is
• don’t be afraid to email/message your teacher or a classmate if you don’t understand something. the last thing you want to do is learn the incorrect information
• know that sleep and health is more important than your grade. you cannot perform as well on a test if you are tired or sick. take care of yourself
• it’s not a race. it’s not about who can learn something in the quickest time, it’s about learning
• take a deep breath 
• prioritize your homework by how long it will take you and when it’s due
• plan some you time in between studying and school
• if you’re mentally exhausted, set a timer for 30 minutes and take a nap. any longer and you’ll wake up even more tired
• don’t understand something? that’s perfectly fine, don’t stress over it. ask for help rather than complaining
• have a goal in mind and write them down. say things like “i am getting an education so i can get the job of my dreams. the life that i want. the happiness that i deserve”
• be thankful. it is a privilege that you get to go to school and get an education. 
• you got this.

studymedically:

Need motivation?

1. To get an education. 
2. To earn a degree. There are barely any jobs that offer positions to people without a degree, or are on the path of obtaining one.
3. To prove people wrong. That science teacher that said you’ll never make it in the medical field? Make him eat his words. 
4. To prove yourself wrong. Every student has doubts on whether or not they can be good enough in the classroom. Prove yourself wrong, and always be better than you were yesterday. 
5. This is a privilege. Regardless of how much you believe that you HAVE to do this, to some extend you don’t. Realize that you have the privilege of an education even being an option for you.
6. Take advantage of what you’re capable of. Don’t waste a perfectly intelligent mind. 
7. More money. That degree can do wonderful things to your bank account in the future. 
8. It’s interesting. Studying can get pretty boring, but there are always those topics that spark your curiosity and motivate you to learn more.
9. It’s attractive. Not everyone cares for someone who is academically gifted, but a partner who is eager to learn makes me eager to take my pants off.
10. It’s useful. That random fact that you read in a random textbook can stick with you and really end up helping you out one day.
11. It’s fun to know useless shit sometimes.
12. To make your parents proud. This is one of the main reasons I study. My parents have always been aware of my capabilities and have pushed me to be academically better every year. They know I have big dreams, and I just want to achieve them so they can know that their child made it.
13. To make myself proud. This goes along with number four. Knowing that you accomplished something, however small or big the thing may be, is a huge self-esteem booster.
14. To be independent. There’s nothing quite like knowing that you don’t need someone else’s job, degree, intelligence, or presence to make you successful.
15. To pursue your passion. 
16. To gain knowledge. Whether its in your field, or a completely different one, being knowledgeable is just downright fun.
17. People will look up to you. Your siblings, your best friends, and your classmates may see you consistently studying, and it could motivate them to do the same. 
18. To make a name for yourself. “Oh yeah, (insert name here), I know them. Aren’t they like really successful now?”
19. To become your own role model.
20. To be able to pay off your student loans.
21. Because the long nights and excessive coffee will all be worth it. Even if it doesn’t seem like it now. 
22. To exercise your brain. Your brain is just like a muscle, and like the body it needs to be exercised. 
23. To improve your hippocampus. Your hippocamus is responsible for memory, and if you study your memorization will become significantly better.
24. To not waste time doing useless stuff. 
25. Because stationary is amazing. I could spend a whole paycheck on just pens.
26. Because notes are actually all so pretty. 
27. To be productive. I used to spend a lot of time on social media, and although I still do, the amount of time I spend studying and getting stuff done has definitely increased.
28. So classes will be easier. 
29. So tests will be easier.
30. To impress your professors. Get those letters of recommendation! 
31. So the anxiety of getting a bad grade is sufficiently decreased. I constantly worry about my grades, but studying has helped me not worry so much.
32. Because coffee exists. 
33. There is no other atmosphere quite like the inside of a library. 
34. So you won’t have to retake a class. Failing a prerequisite for your major really sucks, so maybe try not failing the first time around. This also saves you a lot of money because you won’t have to pay for the class again. 
35. Finals week won’t suck as bad. You’ll be used to studying so when finals week comes around it wont nearly be as stressful as for those students who are now opening a textbook. 
36. You won’t go to as many college parties. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for socializing and having fun, but a lot can go wrong at a college party very quickly. And there’s no better way to prevent that, than just not going to the party cause you’re reading your economics textbook. 
37. You’ll get used to FOMO. Fear of Missing Out. Every teenagers nightmare. Eventually, you’ll get used to the feeling. 
38. You’ll be getting the most out of your college experience. You’re paying for these classes. Might as well try your best to pass. 
39. You’ll get used to not getting enough sleep. So, if you decide to go to grad school you’ll have that department covered. 
40. There’s really good study music out there. 
41. I guarantee there will be at least 5 places on campus, or around you that are perfect for studying, and you’ll want to go there everyday. 
42. You’ll become a pro at writing essays, or lab reports.
43. You’ll learn fairly quickly that study groups rarely work. 
44. You’ll make a lot of friends that are just as passionate about studying as you are. And you will cherish them. 
45. Beauty and Brains. Don’t you want to fit that description? 
46. Thousands of students before you have done it, so you can too. 
47. You can run a studyblr. Aren’t they the cutest? 
48. You get really good at time management. 
49. Sleep becomes 5x more satisfactory after a night of studying.
50. Because you want to. There’s no better motivation for studying, than the motivation that comes from within. 

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mikematrix92:

the-lone-jogger:

see-plus-plus:

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I use a lot of these tools basically every day, and I feel like not many people know about them. hopefully someone finds these useful! if you have any other good links, feel free to add them.

gitignore.io - generate a .gitignore file for your git project

regexpal.com - interactive regex tester

codeshare.io - collaborate on code with multiple people editing

hastebin.com - like pastebin, but prettier and more direct. also, your posts aren’t public by default.

this wonderful stackoverflow thread describing lesser known but useful data structures

prettyrfc - the RFC is now DIAMONDS

shortcutfoo - learn shortcuts and commands for basic development tools (vim, emacs, git, etc)

data structure visualizations - this one speaks for itself

none of you motherfuckers reblogged with any of your links

so here I am with more

this is how zip archives work, visually

here’s a zip file that is 42 bytes, and expands to be 4.5 petabytes

here’s a list of useful bash tricks that Ya Boy uses literally every day

use GNU stow to store your dotfiles

holy shit check out this guy who made an open source tricorder

this is a really, REALLY good description as to how modern microprocessors work. it covers pipelining, branch prediction, and all of those other lovely CPU tidbits

a genetic algorithm that designs the best 2d cars. it’s great to help you understand genetic algorithms and what they can do

a post about the process of reverse engineering the game Yoda Stories, if you like the idea of reverse engineering things, it’s a great walk-through of the steps he took

the “file signature database”

Looks like the gauntlet’s been thrown.

Hyperpolyglot - programming language reference sheets, presented side-by-side for easy comparison

Paperscape - an interactive visualization and bookmarking tool for the arXiv

ImgOps - your one-stop image tool shop. Reverse image searches, file conversion, metadata, etc. It’s all there.

AlternativeTo.net - a search engine for software alternatives

Esolang - the esoteric programming languages wiki

I guess I pitch in some of what I like to use from time to time. I might have forgotten some, I might add to this list later again.

GitHub Gist for the Github experience for codesnippets (yes it’s a mini git repository, so cloning and changing is available)

Who doesn’t like Kanban? Here have an awesome tool to keep track of your tasks. Trello

lorempixel - Placeholder images galore

I use yeoman to bootstrap most of my webprojects

Cmder - For people stuck with Windows that want a better terminal experience

Process Explorer - Awesome alternative for a process manager for windows

if you’ve added on to this since this post please let me know

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stuffguyswant:

Rejoice fellow uni students looking for some studyspo, we urge you to take a few free lessons, as well as academic lessons provided from actual universities on several topics. Have a look at the 50 top learning sites you can find online to help you save some time.

Art and Music

• Dave Conservatoire — Dave Conservatoire is an entirely free online music school offering a self-proclaimed “world-class music education for everyone,” and providing video lessons and practice tests.
• Drawspace — If you want to learn to draw or improve your technique, Drawspace has free and paid self-study as well as interactive, instructor-led lessons.
• Justin Guitar — The Justin Guitar site boasts over 800 free guitar lessons which cover transcribing, scales, arpeggios, ear training, chords, recording tech and guitar gear, and also offers a variety of premium paid mobile apps and content (books/ ebooks, DVDs, downloads).

Math, Data Science and Engineering

• Codecademy — Codecademy offers data science and software programming (mostly Web-related) courses for various ages groups, with an in-browser coding console for some offerings.
• Stanford Engineering Everywhere — SEE/ Stanford Engineering Everywhere houses engineering (software and otherwise) classes that are free to students and educators, with materials that include course syllabi, lecture videos, homework, exams and more.
• Big Data University — Big Data University covers Big Data analysis and data science via free and paid courses developed by teachers and professionals.
• Better Explained — BetterExplained offers a big-picture-first approach to learning mathematics — often with visual explanations — whether for high school algebra or college-level calculus, statistics and other related topics.

Design, Web Design/ Development

• HOW Design University — How Design University (How U) offers free and paid online lessons on graphic and interactive design, and has opportunities for those who would like to teach.
• HTML Dog — HTML Dog is specifically focused on Web development tutorials for HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding skills.
• Skillcrush — Skillcrush offers professional web design and development courses aimed at one who is interested in the field, regardless of their background — with short, easy-to-consume modules and a 3-month Career Blueprints to help students focus on their career priorities.
• Hack Design — Hack Design, with the help of several dozen designers around the world, has put together a lesson plan of 50 units (each with one or more articles and/or videos) on design for Web, mobile apps and more by curating multiple valuable sources (blogs, books, games, videos, and tutorials) — all free of charge.

General – Children and Adults

• Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share — Scratch from MIT is a causal creative learning site for children, which has projects that range from the solar system to paper planes to music synths and more.
• Udemy — Udemy hosts mostly paid video tutorials in a wide range of general topics including personal development, design, marketing, lifestyle, photography, software, health, music, language, and more.
• E-learning for kids — E-learning for Kids offers elementary school courses for children ages 5-12 that cover curriculum topic including math, science, computer, environment, health, language, life skills and others.
• Ed2go — Ed2go aims their “affordable” online learning courses at adults, and partners with over 2,100 colleges and universities to offer this virtual but instructor-led training in multiple categories — with options for instructors who would like to participate.
• GCF Learn Free — GCFLearnFree.org is a project of Goodwill Community Foundation and Goodwill Industries, targeting anyone look for modern skills, offering over 1,000 lessons and 125 tutorials available online at anytime, covering technology, computer software, reading, math, work and career and more.
• Stack Exchange — StackExchange is one of several dozen Q+A sites covering multiple topics, including Stack Overflow, which is related to computer technology. Ask a targeted question, get answers from professional and enthusiast peers to improve what you already know about a topic.
• HippoCampus — HippoCampus combines free video collections on 13 middle school through college subjects from NROC Project, STEMbite, Khan Academy, NM State Learning Games Lab and more, with free accounts for teachers.
• Howcast — Howcast hosts casual video tutorials covering general topics on lifestyle, crafts, cooking, entertainment and more.
• Memrise — Lessons on the Memrise (sounds like “memorize”) site include languages and other topics, and are presented on the principle that knowledge can be learned with gamification techniques, which reinforce concepts.
• SchoolTube — SchoolTube is a video sharing platform for K-12 students and their educators, with registered users representing over 50,000 schools and a site offering of over half a million videos.
• Instructables — Instructables is a hybrid learning site, offering free online text and video how-to instructions for mostly physical DIY (do-it-yourself) projects that cover various hands-on crafts, technology, recipes, game play accessories and more. (Costs lie in project materials only.)
• creativeLIVE — CreativeLive has an interesting approach to workshops on creative and lifestyle topics (photography, art, music, design, people skills, entreprenurship, etc.), with live access typically offered free and on-demand access requiring purchase.
• Do It Yourself — Do It Yourself (DIY) focuses on how-tos primarily for home improvement, with the occasional tips on lifestyle and crafts topics.
• Adafruit Learning System — If you’re hooked by the Maker movement and want to learn how to make Arduino-based electronic gadgets, check out the free tutorials at Adafruit Learn site — and buy the necessary electronics kits and supplies from the main site.
• Grovo — If you need to learn how to efficiently use a variety of Web applications for work, Grovo has paid (subscription, with free intros) video tutorials on best practices for hundreds of Web sites.

General College and University

• edX — The edX site offers free subject matter from top universities, colleges and schools from around the world, including MIT and Harvard, and many courses are “verified,” offering a certificate of completion for a nominal minimum fee.
• Cousera — Coursera is a learning site offering courses (free for audit) from over 100 partners — top universities from over 20 countries, as well as non-university partners — with verified certificates as a paid option, plus specializations, which group related courses together in a recommended sequence.
• MIT Open Courseware — MIT OpenCourseWare is the project that started the OCW / Open Education Consortium [http://www.oeconsortium.org], launching in 2002 with the full content of 50 real MIT courses available online, and later including most of the MIT course curriculum — all for free — with hundreds of higher ed institutions joining in with their own OCW course materials later.
• Open Yale Courses — Open Yale Courses (OYC) are free, open access, non-credit introductory courses recorded in Yale College’s classroom and available online in a number of digital formats.
• Open Learning Initiative — Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Open Learning Initiative (OLI) is course content (many open and free) intended for both students who want to learn and teachers/ institutions requiring teaching materials.
• Khan Academy — Khan Academy is one of the early online learning sites, offering free learning resources for all ages on many subjects, and free tools for teachers and parents to monitor progress and coach students.
• MIT Video — MITVideo offers over 12,000 talks/ lecture videos in over 100 channels that include math, architecture and planning, arts, chemistry, biological engineering, robotics, humanities and social sciences, physics and more.
• Stanford Online — Stanford Online is a collection of free courses billed as “for anyone, anywhere, anytime” and which includes a wide array of topics that include human rights, language, writing, economics, statistics, physics, engineering, software, chemistry, and more.
• Harvard Extension School: Open Learning Initiative — Harvard’s OLI (Open Learning Initiative) offers a selection of free video courses (taken from the edX selection) for the general public that covers a range of typical college topics, includings, Arts, History, Math, Statistics, Computer Science, and more.
• Canvas Network — Canvas Network offers mostly free online courses source from numerous colleges and universities, with instructor-led video and text content and certificate options for select programs.
• Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple — Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple” is, as the name implies, a set of just three lectures (plus intro) very specifically about Quantum Physics, form three presentations given by theoretical physicist Hans Bethe.
• Open UW — Open UW is the umbrella initiative of several free online learning projects from the University of Washington, offered by their UW Online division, and including Coursera, edX and other channels.
• UC San Diego Podcast Lectures — Podcast USCD, from UC San Diego, is a collection of audio and/or video podcasts of multi-subject university course lectures — some freely available, other only accessible by registered students.
• University of the People — University of the People offers tuition-free online courses, with relatively small fees required only for certified degree programs (exam and processing fees).
• NovoEd — NovoEd claims a range of mostly free “courses from thought leaders and distinguished professors from top universities,” and makes it possible for today’s participants to be tomorrow’s mentors in future courses.

IT and Software Development

• Udacity — Udacity offers courses with paid certification and nanodegrees — with emphasis on skills desired by tech companies in Silicon Valley — mostly based on a monthly subscription, with access to course materials (print, videos) available for free.
• Apple Developer Site — Apple Developer Center may be very specific in topics for lessons, but it’s a free source of documentation and tutorials for software developers who want to develop apps for iOS Mobile, Mac OS X desktop, and Safari Web apps.
• Google Code — As with Apple Developer Center, Google Code is topic-narrow but a good source of documentation and tutorials for Android app development.
• Code.org — Code.org is the home of the “Hour of Code” campaign, which is aimed at teachers and educators as well as students of all ages (4-104) who want to teach or learn, respectively, computer programming and do not know where to start.
• Mozilla Developer Network — MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) offers learning resources — including links to offsite guides — and tutorials for Web development in HTML, CSS and JavaScript — whether you’re a beginner or an expert, and even if you’re not using Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser.
• Learnable — Learnable by Sitepoint offers paid subscription access to an ebook library of content for computers and tablets, and nearly 5,000 videos lessons (and associated code samples) covering software-related topics – with quizzes and certification available.
• Pluralsight — Pluralsight (previously PeepCode) offers paid tech and creative training content (over 3,700 courses and 130K video clips) for individuals, businesses and institutions that covers IT admin, programming, Web development, data visualization — as well as game design, 3D animation, and video editing through a partnership with Digital-Tutors.com, and additional software coding lessons through Codeschool.com.
• CodeHS — CodeSchool offers software coding lessons (by subscription) for individuals who want to learn at home, or for students learning in a high school teacher-led class.
• Aquent Gymnasium — Gymnasium offers a small but thorough set of free Web-related lesson plans for coding, design and user experience, but filters access by assessing the current knowledge of an enrollee and allows those with scores of at least 70% to continue.

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anyonewitheyescanseeit:

mood

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vastderp:

undeterr-ed:

“Doing your best” does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown.

this one still smashes me in the face ten times a year. do not ignore pain, it’s no longer your best at that point

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academla:

shejustbechillin:

quizlet.com if you need a study tool. It’s very efficient in it’s use of flash cards and quizzes/tests and is helpful if you want to remember key things about certain topics.

mendeley.com for research papers. It’s extremely helpful if you want more organized papers and an easier way to write down your ideas and even share ideas with other students if you choose to.

sleepyti.me if you need to calculate when you should fall asleep/when you should wake up.

hemingwayapp.com to break down your essays and give you tips on proper word usage, sentence structure, etc.

duolingo.com to help you learn the basics of a foreign language.

slader.com to view the solutions to your textbook questions for free.

*Some of these sites are apps

I LOVE MENDELEY

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