Resources for eal: 6 Excellent EAL Resources You Can Get Online Right Now

Posted on 16 октября, 2023 by alexxlab

6 Excellent EAL Resources You Can Get Online Right Now

By stephenseifert
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April 8, 2023

What do the lions at the zoo have to do you with your EAL class?

Not much—unless you’re in the know about killer online EAL resources.

All it takes is an internet connection and a little creativity to get your students roaring to learn and speak English.

You can create incredible out-of-the-box learning opportunities for your classroom with just a few clicks, including everything from cartoon spelling bees to custom worksheets to, yes, even a live-stream of the zoo, as you’ll see later in this post.

So get ready to start bookmarking some amazing websites.

Let’s explore some of the best EAL resources that the internet has to offer your classroom.

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Why Online EAL Resources Are Essential

With online EAL resources, you don’t just get new materials for your classroom. You get access to a wide variety of different materials, which is crucial for successful EAL education.

Think about it. Online EAL resources are accessible instantly and many of them are free. In the time it takes you to eat lunch, you can find resources designed by institutions and educators from around the world, with all different types of goals and interests, and catering to many different learning levels. (We’ll show you plenty later in this post.)

Why’s that important?

Most obviously, having a variety of EAL resources handy will help keep your students engaged. For example, one minute they could be listening to English via video or reading an English blog, and the next minute applying what they’ve just learned in an interactive online quiz. This pushes comprehension levels to the max.

Plus, think about how your students spend their time outside of the classroom. Many of them are already watching online videos in English, following well known English speakers on social media and listening to English pop music.

They’re getting their English from all types of online sources; you want to build on this positive engagement, not dampen it with the same old worksheets and textbooks every lesson.

Some of your students may also have some background in English grammar from previous classes. Providing a variety of online EAL resources allows students to use what they’ve already learned in new ways. Variety keeps them on their toes and produces interactive challenges in real time.

What to Look For in EAL Resources

Here are some important qualities to look for as you’re searching for resources online:

Interactivity. Online EAL resources often come with quizzes, games or memory tools built in, which will help students retain and apply what they’ve learned.

Real-world relevance. Try to mix it up with resources that are relevant to current events and pop culture. This is the easiest way to cure “when will we ever use this?” syndrome.

Communication opportunities. When gathering new resources for class, it can be easy to stock up on reading and listening materials, but more difficult to find materials that spark communication and conversation. And of course, that’s what your students ultimately need to be able to do: communicate in English!

Some resources come with speaking or writing activities built in, but you should also consider how other EAL resources can be used as prompts for presentations or debates.

Smithsonian Kids is one of the best online EAL resources out there due to the sheer variety of materials. No matter what your students are interested in, there will likely be something to engage them on this site. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your lesson plan around a wide range of real-world topics.

You’ll find everything from an arctic wildlife portfolio to a geography from space quiz. Certainly a little something to get every student interacting with English in a way that interests them.

One of the most exciting resources for young students is the Animal Cams section. You and your class can get a front row seat to the panda, lion and elephant exhibits at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo!

From there, you and your class can have group discussions about what the animals are doing in real time. It’s a great way to practice using new English verbs. (Just keep in mind that sometimes the animals are a bit camera shy, so you won’t want to devote a huge chunk of your lesson to this activity.)

Another advantage of Smithsonian Kids is that there’s a sister site geared specifically to students. This is a great place for you to begin your browsing, especially for interactive resources in English like this fun trivia game.

Want to immerse your EAL students in authentic English content… while making sure they learn from it? Then don’t miss out on FluentU.

FluentU takes authentic videos—like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks—and turns them into personalized language lessons.

Science News for Students is one of the best EAL resources for combining science education with English. Consider this resource especially if you teach intermediate to advanced students and/or adult students.

This online resource serves up a wide range of science topics. Space, chemistry, physics, the body and genetics are just a few of the topics you and your class can explore together. But it’s not just the variety that’s exciting.

Because this site is geared specifically toward students, the articles are accompanied by “Power Words” definitions that you can use to introduce material and new vocabulary. There are also “Explainers” that break down complicated topics related to certain articles.

The site is updated regularly just like a traditional news site, so you’ll always have something for your next lesson plan. To get started, check out the educator-focused rundown for how to use this resource in the classroom.

LearnEnglish Kids, another useful website from the British Council, offers engaging and interactive activities sure to push your students to learn more. There are short stories, songs, word games and videos all at your fingertips.

This online resource serves up a number of powerful materials for younger EAL students to explore. “Listen and Watch” puts listening skills to the test, while “Speak and Spell” builds much needed confidence in English communication.

There are other sections focused on reading, grammar, creative expression and more. And don’t shy away from the parents’ section, which you can encourage students and their families to use as a way to keep up the English learning momentum at home.

The worksheet generator tool at ESL-Kids is one of the most time-saving EAL resources there is. Worksheets are certainly a powerful tool for English learning but they’re often the most challenging to craft. This site takes much of the difficulty factor out of the process.

There are too many worksheet themes to list, but a few that may be helpful include weather, sports, body parts, actions, feelings and family, as well as several holiday themes. Once you choose your theme, you can customize your worksheet using a key vocabulary list.

ESL-Kids serves up more than just worksheets, too. There are numerous materials you can use to develop an effective lesson plan, including flashcards, games and songs. There’s also an “In Class” resource that’s useful for first days of class and icebreakers, and which teachers who are early in their careers might find especially helpful.

PBS Kids’ Spelling Games website emphasizes English basics for young learners new to EAL education. With a number of interactive and engaging cartoons, this site helps teach English words in a way your younger students can relate to.

From a princess-inspired “Spelling Bee,” to a drag-and-spell activity with the famous Caillou, this site offers catchy games with fun characters that your students will love.

There are also plenty of other EAL resources you can draw from using the PBS Kids online learning platform. Other topics to explore with your students include adventure games, engineering games, math games, nature games and teamwork games.

Emphasize engaging and interactive material in your EAL classroom. There are certainly plenty of online EAL resources to choose from with a bit of browsing. Setting your EAL students up for success means giving them the confidence to communicate in and outside of the classroom.

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Useful Resources Online – EAL Children

Welcome to our resources page. Here you will find links to websites with resources suitable for learners with English as an additional language. You can search by resource type, language, or age range (nursery, primary or secondary).

We have included websites that are recent, free and contain either advice, downloadable teaching or planning resources and are suitable for children from a variety of language backgrounds and ages.

Could you please take a minute to complete a short online survey about your experience of using this resources page. Your feedback is anonymous and will be used to inform its further development. You can access the survey on the following link.

Aberdeen City EAL Service

Aberdeen city EAL website is split into resources for different age groups. There are links to websites that children can use and links to resources for teachers.

Resources: Guidelines; SEND; Translation; Parental Letters
Languages: Polish; Arabic; English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Bracknell Forest EAL and Diversity Website

This guidance is aimed at teachers, EAL co-ordinators, subject leaders and teaching assistants. The aim is to share knowledge and practice in this specialist field such that the learning needs of a range of pupils can be addressed.

Resources: Induction procedures; Parental Involvement; Advice for parents; Support; Assessment; Beginners; Reading strategies; Writing strategies; Forms
Languages: Chinese; Czech; German; Hungarian; Japanese; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Solvakian; Spanish; Thai
Age range: Primary; Secondary

British Columbia

Research-based planning tool that can be used as an educational model for instructional and support planning for EAL students with diverse needs.

Resources: EAL planning tool; Refugee Guidelines
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

British Council

Lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English, videos on using English at home and information about face-to-face courses around the world.

Resources: Short stories; Songs; Word games; Videos; Listening activities; Speaking activities; Songs; Worksheets
Languages: English
Age range: Primary

Collaborative Learning

A teacher network disseminating accesible talk-for-learning activities in all subject areas

Resources: Resources; Workshops; History; Science; Geography; Literature; Art; Music; Technology; PSHE; Maths; Citizenship; EYFS
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Colorin Colorado

Age-specific resources for English language learners created in the USA

Resources: Articles; Videos; Webcasts; Tip sheets; Recommended school support; Curriculum planning; Assessment; Family outreach; Strategies; Best practice; SEND; Literacy instruction; Content instruction
Languages: English
Age range: Nursery; Primary; Secondary

EAL Association of Wales

A not-for-profit national professional association committed to promoting good practice in language and curriculum development for pupils learning English as an Additional Language, and to representing the professional interests of those working with additional language learners in Wales. Membership is requires and is either œ10 for teachers or œ5 for teaching assistants

Resources: Professional assiociation; CPD; Conferences; Reports; Research; Grants; Government policy
Languages: English; Welsh
Age range: Nursery; Primary; Secondary

EAL Highland

Ideas, advice and resources for teachers of childen with English as anadditional language and meeting EAL targets

Resources: Art; Biology; CDT; Chemistry; Drama; English; Geography; History; I.T.; Maths; Modern studies; Music; P.E.; Physics; Science; Targets; Strategies; Best practice; Class signs; Flashcards; Games; Grammar; Letters; Literacy support; Numeracy support; Phonics; Word lists; Writing prompts
Languages: Albanian; Arabic; Bengali; Bulgarian; Chinese; Czech; English; Farsi; French; German; Greek; Hindi; Hungarian; Italian; Japanese; Latvian; Lithuanian; Malayalam; Polish; Portuguese; Punjabi; Romanian; Russian; Slovak; Spanish; Tagalog; Tamil; Thai; Turkish; Urdu
Age range: Nursery; Primary; Secondary

EAL nexus

Great resources across all age ranges including EAL targeted work on GCSE English literature curriculum

Resources: Database; Resources; Beginner; Intermediate; Advanced; Ideas; Strategies; Development; Assessment; CPD; Research
Languages: Many- use their search function
Age range: Nursery; Primary; Secondary

Early learning HQ

Planning documents for EAL across the EYFS and KS1

Resources: Lesson planning; Planning documents
Languages: English
Age range: Nursery; Primary

Edutopia

Strategies and Resources for Supporting EALs from the USA

Resources: Strategies; Resources; Tips; Blogs; Videos
Languages: English
Age range: Nursery; Primary

EMAS

EAL resource library and tools for schools. Over 200 languages covered. Membership required.

Resources: Resources; Worksheets; Text communication tool; Digital communication tool
Languages: Over 200 languages, please search
Age range: Primary; Secondary

E-Maths

Translated maths vocabulary and resources inmany languages

Resources: Worksheets; Vocabulary
Languages: Arabic; Albanian; Bengali; Burmese; Chinese; Czech; English; French; Haitian Creole; Hindi; Korean; Lithuanian; Polish; Portuguese; Punjabi; Romanian; Russian; Slovakian; Somali; Spanish; Tagalog; Tibetan; Ukranian; Udru
Age range: Primary; Secondary

English Language Support Programme

This website has been designed for use in post-primary schools by learning support, language support and mainstream subject teachers, and their students. The resources and activities have been designed to help all students access post-primary curriculum subjects, both junior and senior cycles. There are also resources to help teachers prepare their students for public examination.

Resources: Activities; Lesson Plans; Support; Teachers’ notes; Vocabulary; Advice
Languages: English
Age range: Secondary

ESL Kids

Many resources that are free to download and use yourself, especially designed for EAL children.

Resources: Flashcards; Worksheets; Classroom games; Song lyrics; Games; Vocabulary
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

ESL4kids

A world of resources for teachers of young EALs.

Resources: Games; rhymes; songs; craft ideas; printable materials; tongue twisters;
Languages: English
Age range: nursery; primary

FlashAcademy®

A wide range of resources (both EAL and MFL) which are all free for teachers and which cover a range of topics, including curriculum content.

Resources: Welcome packs; Grammar; Speaking activities; Writing activities; Science; Maths; History; Geography; DT; Art; Literature; British values; Literacy; Phonics; Flashcards; Games; Vocabulary; Worksheets
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Hertfordshire Grid for Learning

Range of useful informaition, support, resources and links for EAL teachers

Resources: Research; Good practice; New arrivals; News; Meetings; Consultancy; Training; CPD; Policies; Gifted and talented
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Hounslow Language Service

Resources developed by experienced EAL specialists and have been field-tested in class.

Resources: Language development; Curriculum support; EAL assessment pack; Beginners schemes of work; Multilingual resources CDs
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Lancashire Grid for Learning

Variety of educational resources, content and managed services to support schools in maximising the benefits of technology to support teaching and learning.

Resources: resources; technology; support; good practice; maths; English; CPD
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Learn Alberta

Writing examples, videos, ?I can? statements, and benchmarks for EALs

Resources: assessment tools; strategies; writing examples; videos; benchmarks for EAL; research; resources
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Learn English Teens

LearnEnglish Teens is brought to you by the British Council, the world?s English teaching experts. If you want to learn English while having fun, this free website is just for you. LearnEnglish Teens can help improve your English with reading, writing and listening practice, tips for exams, grammar and vocabulary exercises, games and videos. You can also interact with other teenagers from all around the world. If you want to learn English in your own country, find a face-to-face course near you.

Resources: Reading; Writing; Listening; Tips for exams; Grammar; Vocabulary; Games; Vidoes
Languages: English
Age range: Secondary

Learning Village

Free downloads or paid membership to access more. Supporting differentiation across the curriculum

Resources: EAL framework; flashcards; interactive lessons; role play; flash cards; guidance
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Mesh Guides

Wealth of information by Dr Naomi Flynn; Chris Pim & Sarah Coles. including activities, information, language theories and case studies

Resources: activities; information; language theories; case studies; evidence; literacy; speaking; key principles; interactive activities; beginners; new to English; planning; assessment; advanced learners; EAL grouping; stages of additional language learning; benefits; personalising; reading; challenges; secondary; writing; evidence; transferability
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Milton Keynes Council

Downloadable materials, links to other websites and contact details for suppliers.

Resources: materials; resources; links; front covers; language grids; key translated phrases; Chinese characters;
Languages: Urdu; Hindi; Marathi; Punjabi; Somali; Tamil; Arabic; Chinese; Farsi; Gujurati
Age range: nursery; primary; secondary

Nursery Resources

EAL advice for supporting EAL in the Early Years Settings for nursery teachers

Resources: Advice; Research; Support
Languages: English
Age range: Nursery

PBS Kids

Spelling games for younger children

Resources: Spelling; Games; Interactive reading; Vocabulary; Rhyming
Languages: English; Spanish
Age range: Nursery; Primary

Primary Resources

EAL resources in a variety of languages

Resources: Vocabulary; Worksheets; Speaking; Translated phrases; Parental letters; Useful phrases
Languages: English; Polish; Korean; Pashto; Latvian; Lithuanian; Portuguese; Arabic; Welsh
Age range: Primary

Printable Books for Early Reading

Hand-picked, printable books for English-speaking children (aged 4-8), and for people who are learning to read English as a additional language.

Resources: Printable books
Languages: English
Age range: Primary

Professional Development Service for Teachers

Resources for learning for EAL in primary school. An Irish website.

Resources: Speaking; Listening; Reading; Writing
Languages: English
Age range: Primary

Realising Equality and Achievement for Learners

REAL provides tools that enable schools to assess any new arrival as potentially gifted and talented, or strategies and resources to develop capacity to personalise provision for gifted and talented BME learners and advanced learners with EAL.

Resources: Strategies; Gifted and Talented; Strategies; BME; Development; Advanced learners
Languages: English
Age range: Primary; Secondary

Rocky River

Links for EAL children for online activities from the USA including games, videos, vocabulary; history and stories.

Resources: Links; Pupils; Games; Vocabulary; Lesson plans; Animations; Reading activities; Stories; Instruction; Hostory; Listening; Maths
Languages: English
Age range: Primary

Smithsonian Kids

Not specifically for EAL children but a wealth of resoucres with rich vocabulary from wildlife to geography

Resources: vocabulary; resources; topics; science; geography; videos; recordings; space; history
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Teach it languages

A selection of resources which are particularly suitable for teaching school age learners, both in a withdrawal context and within the mainstream classroom.

Resources: intervention; withdrawal; mainstream classroom; activities; resources
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

The Teaching Channel

Instructional strategies for teachers of EALs including essential questions and video resources

Resources: instructional strategies; blogs; videos; resources; bridging content; essential questions
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

The TES

The TES is a website with resources for teachers across a variety of subjects and age ranges. All resources are created and made available by teachers

Resources: resources; worksheets; cross curricular; lesson plans; reading; writing; soeaking; listening
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

University of Chester

EAL resources, documents and policies from the University of Chester

Resources: resources; documents; policies; assessment; research; links; trainees
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Victoria State Government

Resources to support EAL teachers and schools to plan and deliver effective programmes

Resources: resources; interpreters; curriculum; assessment; literacy; new to English; games; advice; refugees; reporting
Languages: English
Age range: primary; secondary

Wokingham New Arrivals Toolkit

Wokingham new arrivals toolkit. Information and general advice about teaching EALs across different age groups

Resources: information; advice; new to English; assessment; forms; language identification chart
Languages: Arabic; Bengali; Sylheti; Cantonese; Mandarin; Japanese; Kurdish Sorani; Nepali; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Tamil; Thai; Turkish; Urdu; Hindi
Age range: nursery; primary; secondary

World Stories

A collection of short stories including traditional tales and new short stories from around the world both in English and other languages. It has audio files.There is also a teachers? section which show the grammar and vocabulary contained in the stories. There are also ideas for lesson plans .

Resources: Stories; Lessons; Songs; Folk Tales
Languages: Akan, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Danish, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Javanese, Kannada, Korean, Mandarin, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Welsh, Yoruba, Zulu
Age range: nursery; primary; secondary

40 free educational resources

Brainify translated 40 excellent educational resources. Plus it’s completely free.

According to www.webometrics.info, there are over 1700 universities, but getting an education in some of them is quite expensive. Many students around the world (and their families) take out large loans and work more than sixty hours a week in order to afford a higher education. Two-thirds of American college graduates take out student loans, with an average of about $27,000. Reading this article, I couldn’t help but remember the words spoken by someone else 30 years ago:

“Mass education gives a person the opportunity to learn to read and write. Just as if we had Internet access in every house, which would give us access to any libraries and where we could ask any question that interests us. We could search there for everything we are interested in, however, this way of education may seem stupid to someone else »

— Isaac Asimov.

Isaac Asimov died at 1992, but if he saw the opportunities that the Internet gives us in the 21st century, he would most likely smile from ear to ear. Getting a higher education at a university can be expensive, but now there are other ways. There are many sites on the web that offer free study materials. Now even the poorest people can afford to get the knowledge they want, all they need is access to a computer (it doesn’t even have to be personal, you can use the free resources of public libraries). I think enough words are enough for you, let’s move on to demonstrating the resources that can and should be used:

Alison.com — over 60 million content and posts, 120,000 unique visitors per month.
Coursera.org is a free educational site that works with universities to add to their online courses. More than 542 courses available.
Reddit — Reddit Free University.
Udacity — Improves your education and career through online design classes, mainly focused on science and math data.
MIT — Free access to several MIT-compliant resources.
OpenCulture is a collection of free learning resources, including courses, tutorials, and videos/movies.
Noexcuselist — A huge list of learning resources for all tastes.
Yale is a free resource that provides open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by eminent Yale teachers and scholars. All lectures were recorded in the Yale College classroom and are available in video, audio and text formats. Registration is not required.
Khan Academy — thousands of lectures on various topics: history, medicine, chemistry, computer science, etc.
ZoonIverse — Take part in a huge variety of interesting explorations of nature, science and culture.
Tufts is part of a new educational movement. The course demonstrates MIT’s strength in the life sciences in addition to its multidisciplinary approach.
— more scientific studies and explanations of phenomena that you would not have figured out in a year.
Harvard Medical School Open Courseware — This resource is an open source database of Harvard Medical School. The goal is to share the knowledge of Harvard scientists with other institutions, future students and the public.
Video Lectures — amazing video lectures on many topics.
TED — Motivational and educational lectures from prominent professionals around the world.
Shodor/ is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to the development of science and mathematics, in particular, dealing with the use and modeling of technologies. This site rearranges learning resources, software, interactive lessons, research, and workshop information for students, teachers, and learners of all ages in math and science.
Udemytop-free — Hundreds of experts share their knowledge on Udemy every month, including best-selling authors, executives, professionals, and celebrity instructors. Courses include videos and live lectures. There are many free courses that can teach you about business, law, programming, design, math, science, photography, yoga, and more.
Math Sand Science — Courses, tests and study materials in math and science for students in grades 1-12.
EdX are free courses designed specifically for interactive online learning with the help of MIT, Harvard, Barkley, Georgetown, Boston University, Washington State University, Karolinska Institute, Kyoto University and many others.
iTunes U is a free app from Apple that gives students mobile access to many resources. It offers many free video courses, books, presentations, and audio lectures.
Liberty Class Room/ owned by bestselling author Tom Woods. Offers several free courses in history and economics, but for the price of one movie ticket, you can access a lot of useful information. Not completely free, but not three times as expensive either.
DrawSpace — Hundreds of free drawing lessons.
CodeAcademy is an easy way to learn how to code.
Duke — Offers various free courses on iTunesU.
Nature is a free science library and personal learning tool that currently focuses on genetics, the study of evolution, variation, richness and complexity of living organisms.
My Own Business — offers free online business management courses that would be useful for new managers and anyone interested in starting a business.
KutzTowns Bussines Development Center — Pennsylvania’s Small Business Development Center offers over 80 free online business courses. Kutztown courses are personalized and the exercises are prepared for self-study. Many of the courses feature high-quality graphics, interactive case studies, and audio streams.
Histroy The Arts — Gives you free access to Open University course materials.
Free Computer Books — free books on mathematics, engineering sciences and lecture notes on the same topics.
Academic Earth — free video lectures from the world’s leading scientists.
American Sign Language Browser — Provides online sign language learning.
BBC Languages - Learn new languages with this resource.
Unplug The TV — the resource randomly chooses which video and which topic to show you.
Life Hacker — learn how to break the system. Tips and tricks for improvement in all areas of your life.
Justing guitar — Hundreds of free guitar lessons and music theory.
Duo Lingo — Learn a new language for free by translating texts over the Internet.
Layer Magazine — Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere Pro, Design and After Effects tutorials.
Photoshop — A list of over 950 Photoshop Lessons to keep your skill set up to date.
Open to Study — Provides free, high quality online education. You can study subjects at a satisfying price and in just four weeks you can learn something new, explore the next step in your career, just satisfy your curiosity. Materials are provided by leading Australian educational institutions, scientists and leading experts in various industries. All you need is an internet connection and a desire to learn.
— On this resource, you can choose from more than 1000 resources for self-study.

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Today, when information has become more accessible than ever and getting new knowledge is easier than ever, we have another problem: how to focus and structure new knowledge if there are no external restrictions like an exam or the need to prepare for a lesson?
And again, developers and the Internet save us, where there are more and more open universities, online courses, lectures and services for organizing your own learning.
I decided to collect in one place links to distance learning resources and other useful services in English and Russian, most of which are free. There was no goal to cover everything, but if you think that something needs to be added to the list — please write in the comments.

Online courses (MOOC):

Coursera — Perhaps the largest platform for video courses, recently made paid access to some courses. $/Free , Ru/Eng

Udacity – Specialized courses for developers and other technical professionals. There are paid and free courses. $/Free , Eng

EdX — Also a very large video course platform. The topics are extensive: from «The science of everyday thinking» to technical disciplines. $/Free , Eng

MIT Open Courseware — The name says it all. If you are developing, designing, assembling something, then you will find a lot of useful information. There is a good course on technical entrepreneurship. Free , Eng

Khan Academy — Also a well-known platform with video lessons of an exclusively applied nature, which originally appeared to help with the school curriculum. Now the subjects of subjects are much wider, including economics, art and much more. Free , Eng

Saylor – Founded by entrepreneur Michael Saylor, it’s like a full online college. Almost all general education subjects are collected, but many are marked 101, which in the American system means the initial level. Free Eng

Alison – Great service with free educational courses. Good programs for language learners. Free , Eng

University of the People — Large, serious and free online university. You can choose one of the specializations — Business Administration or Computer Science, each has courses that give you credits, by the end of the semester you must score a certain number of them — well, and other features of the liberal education system. Free , Eng

iTunes U — Apple’s iTunes University allows you to create and publish educational courses on your own, as well as take existing ones. $/Free , Eng

World Education University (WEU) — «Learning should be free» is the slogan of this online university. Offers full-fledged majors and degrees. There are still few courses, you can take a preparatory program for the university (where you are taught to write essays, make presentations of projects, etc.), learn to write books or get an assistant professor of arts. Free , Eng

Canvas Network — Lots of free courses on various intellectual topics. There is a course «Paranting in a digital age», an applied course «How to find a job with Linkedin» and an aviation course for beginners. Free , Eng

FutureLearn – A UK-based resource of over 40 universities offering free online courses. Free , Eng

Codeacademy.com — If you want to learn some programming language or make a website yourself — you are here. Free , Eng

Academic Earth — Aggregator of free courses in many disciplines. Free , Eng

Cosmolearning – Another major lecture aggregator plus a large documentary section. Free , Eng

Udemy – Marketplace with many courses. $ , Ru/Eng

Openedu — The sensational «National Educational Platform» which currently contains 40 courses of the university program from leading universities. Free , En

Lectorium — Many courses for schoolchildren, students and professionals. The courses are distinguished by very high quality visual content. Free , En

Eduson – Business lectures, courses and cases. For example, there is a course «How to overcome a secretary during cold calls.» Some courses are available in four languages. $/Free , Ru/Eng

Universarium – General education lectures and courses with free access. Free , En

Kadenze — An international project for the study of art and creative disciplines. Free , Eng

Stepic – So far, most of the courses are for technical specialists, but the courses differ in their applied component. Free , En

Hexlet — Developer courses for a not very expensive subscription. They promise a free trial. $ , Ru

Netology – Courses and training programs for Internet professions. All content is paid. $ , En

Coursomos – Aggregator of micro-courses on various topics. Free , Ru/Eng

Computer Science Center – The section with online courses will be very useful for technical specialists. And if you want to become a developer or an analyst, then you should take their full-time courses. Free , En

Video lectures and lessons:

TED Needs no introduction. The famous conference brings together professionals and just interesting personalities from all over the world. Lectures are translated into many languages. Free , Ru/Eng

YouTube EDU – #Education on YouTube. Lectures, interviews and more. Free , Ru/Eng

Do Lectures — Inspirational lectures from people who are trying to change something for the better. Free , Eng

Big Think — Short video lectures from professionals from different fields about interesting practices from their experience. Free , Eng

Fora.TV — Free videos from conferences around the world. There is a section with documentaries and series for a subscription. $/Free , Eng

Google Talks – Google videos, lectures, conference streams. Free Eng

RSA Animate – RSA animation on various topics. Free , Eng

Creative Live — Lots of creative lectures. Life hack: if you sign up for lectures in advance, they are free, see the calendar. Free , Eng

Mixergy – Lots of startup courses and interviews with successful entrepreneurs. $/Free , Eng

The Floating University — Experts from various disciplines on interesting facts and world issues in video lecture format. Free , Eng

Reddit Lectures — Lectures thread on Reddit. Free , Eng

Video Lectures — A huge resource of video materials — from conference broadcasts to interviews and lectures. Free , Eng

Lynda — Recently, a completely paid, but no less high-quality resource with video lessons for Internet specialists and not only. $ , Eng

Tutsplus – Lessons and courses on digital topics. $/Free , Eng

Skillshare – Another video resource for designers, photographers and other creative professionals. $ , Eng

Postnauka – An excellent popular science resource. We launched a section with courses, while for a fee. $/Free , Eng

Univertv — An educational portal with lectures on all possible disciplines. Free , En

VnimanieTV — Lectures from various resources are collected here. In the Video Projects section, you can find countless links to educational resources in all areas. Free , En

Intuit — The National Open University is an extensive resource with very practical lectures. Many thanks to the people who created a truly useful and free service. Free , En

Services for tracking your progress and finding like-minded people:

Degreed — You choose what you want to learn (graphic design, for example) — set goals and hit your a dashboard where you can see and add materials, make a training plan and track progress. Free , Eng

Openbadges — If you are already grown up and you don’t have enough «grades» for your learning and achievements — use Mazilla Open Badges. Free , Eng

Open Study — If you are studying something, then both experts who you can contact with a question and like-minded people can be useful to you — all this you can find on this service. Also, you yourself can help someone with training. Free , Eng

Zero Tuition College — A simpler resource than Open Study, but with the same meaning — you can find like-minded people and come together to study or discuss a subject together. Free , Eng

Learnist — The service allows you to create your own «collections» of materials on various topics. An excellent source of new information. Free , Eng

MentorMob — Organize your playlists and learn them in a course format. Also, you can go through already created materials. Free , Eng

Cojourneo – Service for collaborative learning of something. Create a group, add participants, define a topic and the virtual class is ready! Suitable for online seminars. Free , Eng

Day Zero Project — There is a competitive aspect to this. If you have a goal — announce it, find like-minded people and, if you are passionate enough, it can work for you.