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Bones, bones, bones! : Skeleton Game

So this post today concludes my e Learning blog, so of course I had to save the best for last! My last e Learning module example is a module for people who are interested in learning about the human anatomy - bones to be more specific! This module gives you a list of 10 different bones (the most important ones in the body) and give the trainer the opportunity to click and drag the bone to the correct place in the body. There is a explanation with every bone and if you're stumped you get one hint! I think this is great because the trainer is really interacting and gets a clear visual of where certain bones are that they didn't know they had. I know I didn't!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton

Laptop Ports!

This e-Learning stimulator here is very beneficial for not-very-tech savvy people such as myself. It doesn't teach you everything and anything about laptops BUT it does teach you the necessitates for the outlets around your laptop. Have you ever noticed there were so many? Too many, I would say. Well with this stimulator, it will first give you the option to review the ports. You click on the picture to understand what it is and how it works. After this is done and you're ready to take the test, you click start and it gives you a 4:00 minute time limit to help someone out in a realistic stimulation. It provides multiple choice questions for you to answer and so on. This really gives you the option to test your skills and see how you work under pressure.

http://www.suddenlysmart.com/examples/Computer_ports/player.html

#laptopports #eLearning

Making of a Brick!

The title is a little misleading because the learning module is called the making of a brick, but this is actually on every step on the production of legos. It opens up with a fun little graphic and the slow building of legos leading up to it building up the work 'brick'. You then click the right arrow to move on to each step of the production of legos. Though it's not as simple as you would assume. As I clicked the right arrow, it just showed me the areas where the legos went in and out with hovering numbers for the steps and a caption at the bottom. After this realization, I went back and hovered the mouse over the hovering numbers and this actually shows a realistic video on how the legos are pressed and made! It's very cool and gives you a cool perspective on how it works.

http://thisispop.com/archive/moab/

The Scale of the Universe!

The Scale of the Universe by Cary Huang is an amazing eLearning idea on the relative sizes on things in the world. The scroll bar provided at the bottom gives you the option to scroll left or right. Left scrolls leading to the smaller things in life and right leading to the bigger things! Whatever catches your attention, you can click to get the actual size and how it compares to the things around it. It also provides fun facts on the object. Whether it be Ultraviolet Light Wavelength that you're interested in or the Great Wall of China, you'll be able to click on anything and get an idea of how big or small it is! You might get a little dizzy playing with the little scroll bar, but surprise your friends on what you know!

http://htwins.net/scale2/

It's a Mouse Party!

I found this on Learn Genetics from the University of Utah. This a stimulation on mice and what it's like inside each of their brains when they're on a certain drug! Drugs like ecstasy, marijuana, LSD, acid, etc. You drag the mouse with the drug of your choice and seat it into a chair. This then takes the mouse puts it into a little brain reading stimulator and shows you the inside of it's little brain and how the drugs affect it. It's a very interesting a fun way of learning about different types of drugs through the use of eLearning!

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/

#mouseparty #eLearning

Pinterest: Everyone loves DIY's!

Pinterest along with YouTube is another great option for wanting to learn how to do things on your own. Since Pinterest is mainly about looking at pretty pictures it also comes with pretty tutorials - in picture form! For example the one I have posted above is a DIY for creating your own lipstain. You know the name brand ones you can get at Walmart or Sephora but you have to dish out 10 bucks for? Well here it shows you how make make your own out of some fresh fruit and olive oil. You also have a wide variety of items you can make at home including furnishing, tapestry, birthday cards, party favors, and so much more! Again the ideas are just endless! And it's all so fun to look at too :)

#pinterest #DIY

Free Rice: Learning while feeding the hungry!

Not many people I know have heard about freerice.com. I found this website years back when I had absolutely no responsibility one summer and I just wanted to waste time... but that's beside the point. Free Rice is a website anyone can go to and simply learn while feeding the hungry at the same time. Crazy right? For every question you answer correctly, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice to the hungry. But it doesn't stop there. There are different levels you can achieve to where you can donate more and more rice to the hungry each time you hit a different level. So, not only are you expanding your knowledge but you're feeding someone who doesn't have the means to be fed and it's being done all through one website and a few questions. I absolutely encourage anyone to do this when their bored. You could possibly save a life!

#freerice #stophunger

YouTube: How To Videos!

I'm sure everyone is familiar with YouTube and all the joy is can bring to someone with nothing to do. Or who really just wants to procrastinate. BUT one of the great joys that comes from YouTube is the many things it can teach us from simply typing in "how to" in the search engine. You can learn how to do so many things from learning how to play your favorite songs on the piano or even brew your own beer. The options are truly endless! And it's all quite functional considering it's not straight from the company themselves but from people like us! People like you and me are taking the time to give us the opportunity to learn things simply by watching their videos and if that doesn't sound like a great way to waste time, I don't know what would.

#youtube #howto

Sapling Learning: "Engaging Students, Empowering Educators"

Sapling Learning is something I came across when I asked my little brother about what was used in high school these days in terms of e-Learning. To my understanding from what he said is that Sapling Learning helps teachers keep their students engaged in learning their lessons through a different type of system. Versus the typical lecture and written notes my brother will simply log into Sapling Learning under his teacher's log-in information and study the material as he is told to. For example, one of his classes is Chemistry and Sapling Learning will provide a game-like learning tool where he can learn about structures of an atom or even to the extent of mixing chemicals. This also provides a safer environment for the students and would probably save their school money.

#saplinglearning

Lumosity: Brain Games

What is Lumosity?

I've seen advertisements for Lumosity in numerous places from just watching TV, movies on Hulu, and some ABC Family shows you can catch up with online. What this application does is it gives people opportunities to exercise their brain on scientifically designed training with a few set of games everyday. Areas in your brain like memory, attention, flexibility, speed, and problem solving will all be exercised with an application that just seems like you're playing a game.

Pros & Cons

Pros: Everything this application helps is very broad as to the skills it pertains to. You use your memory, problem solving, and attention skills everyday - you just don't know it. So at least one of these could very well be used in any job situation.

Cons: This only helps and exercises these parts of your brain to an extent and the skill set progress isn't promised.

#lumosity braintraining

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