10 Sites for Online/Educational Tutorials

Online Tutorials or walk-throughs are great for self paced learning.  People have been using Google and YouTube to learn how to do things all the time.  However, there are also sites specifically dedicated to Online Learning and helping people learn all kinds of subjects.

*This list is in alphabetical order.

10 Sites for Online/Educational Tutorials

1. Atomic Learning - Probably the most popular resource on the list, Atomic Learning is a great site to find all kinds of "How to" videos on all sorts of subjects for K-12.  This is also a nice place to find other educational resources, professional development, and tips on how to integrate technology into the classroom.
2. Khan Academy - A widely talked about free site w/ lots of resources and tutorials on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Science, Economics, and more.
3. Lynda - A very nice site that reminds me a lot of Atomic Learning where users can look for tutorials on all sorts of subjects and even create custom playlists.
4. MentorMob/LessonPaths - One of my all-time favorite Web 2.0 sites that allows people to view and creating their own "Learning Playlists" through an innovative and easy to use interface.
5. Sophia - One of the most popular Learning networks around that not only offers tutorials, but online courses and resources as well.  Also, this is one of the best places to find and learn how to create a Flipped Classroom/lesson.
6. Teacher Training Videos (TTV) - A great site by Russell Stannard that offers award winning screencasts to help teachers in wide range of topics.
7. Teachers Tech - A wonderful iOS app for finding videos on over 200 Web 2.0 resources to use in education.
8. Techsmith - Techsmith is a great company for creating your own screencasts and offers lots of tools/apps that are being used throughout education worldwide.  Also, they have a wide abundance of free tutorials on how to use their products.
9. Virtual Nerd Mobile Math - A nice free iOS app for finding educational interactive videos on MS/HS Math concepts.
10. WizIQ - A nice place for finding educational tutorials.  A student can also find online courses and a educator can even host online tutoring/trainings.

Flocabulary

Flocabulary is a fun Web 2.0 site for education that I've mentioned a few times on my blog.  This is a great site for introducing or reviewing a subject/concept.  The way this works is through innovative animated videos (or as Flocabulary puts it "Educational Hip-Hop"), that helps students learn through visual and auditory means.

Also, there are some great features that make Flocabulary perfect for the classroom.  For example, the lyrics of each song are displayed below the video and are interactive filled w/ words that are hot-linked to explore in more detail.  The lyrics can also be downloaded or printed out.  Best of all, are the lessons that are included w/ each video to help students reinforce their learning on each topic.

I highly recommend checking out Flocabulary by clicking here!!!

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Butterscotch

Butterscotch is a wonderful site to free technology tutorials. This is a great place to find out "how to" answers by watching online video tutorials. These tutorials cover a number of different subjects such as mobile devices, cloud computing, Google Docs, etc etc.

I highly recommend checking out Butterscotch by clicking here!!!

For my top 10 self help sites on technology click here.

Tildee

Tildee is a wonderful site for creating a tutorial and then sharing w/ others. This is done by creating text, uploading pics or videos and then clicking on share. A unique URL is then created for these tutorials that can be shared w/ others. Also, a person can view the public tutorials of others to find self help information as well.

I highly recommend checking out Tildee by clicking here!!

For a more detailed review check out Richard Byrne's award winning blog.

Check out my top 10 list of self help sites for technology by clicking here.

Tech University

Tech University is an excellent new site for free tutorials/screen casts for Macs. This was 4 months in the works and worth the wait!!

There are a ton of things to like on this site due to the variety of tutorials available ie, iLife, iWorks, OS X, etc etc.

I highly recommend checking out Tech University by clicking here.

A screen shot of the tutorial, The Jelly Bean Trick...

Say It Visually

Say It Visually is a great site that explains how sometimes complicated things work in a simplistic way. I kind of think of this as a more visually appealing tutorial then the Common Craft videos.

I highly recommend checking out Say It Visually by clicking here.

Thanks to Free Technology 4 Teacher for the tip!!

Animated Explanations

Animated Explanations is a great site I found out about on the excellent blog, Zarco English. This is a site that looks and feels like Brain Pop but is a free tutorial site similar to Atomic Learning. Another great feature that AE has is the ability to embed their videos directly into your site/blog.


Sorting through huge amounts of e-mails - Animated Explanations

Give Animated Explanations a try by clicking here.

Learn That

Learn That is a site for viewing free tutorials. These tutorials are very detailed and done straight in the web page. However, you can still print, email, or share the tutorials w/ other people. While not as robust as Atomic Learning which is done in video format, it is free and a nice place to start to learn how to do things.



Give Learn That a try by clicking here.