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back to basics

mostly free resources to help you learn the basics that i've gathered for myself so far that i think are cool

everyday

gcfglobal - about the internet, online safety and for kids, life skills like applying for jobs, career planning, resume writing, online learning, today's skills like 3d printing, photoshop, smartphone basics, microsoft office apps, and mac friendly. they have core skills like reading, math, science, language learning - some topics are sparse so hopefully they keep adding things on. great site to start off on learning.

handsonbanking - learn about finances. after highschool, credit, banking, investing, money management, debt, goal setting, loans, cars, small businesses, military, insurance, retirement, etc.

bbc - learning for all ages. primary to adult. arts, history, science, math, reading, english, french, all the way to functional and vocational skills for adults as well, great site!

education.ket - workplace essential skills

general education

mathsgenie - GCSE revision, grade 1-9, math stages 1-14, provides more resources! completely free.

khan academy - pre-k to college, life skills, test prep (sats, mcat, etc), get ready courses, AP, partner courses like NASA, etc. so much more!

aleks - k-12 + higher ed learning program. adapts to each student.

biology4kids - learn biology

cosmos4kids - learn astronomy basics

chem4kids - learn chemistry

physics4kids - learn physics

numbernut - math basics (arithmetic, fractions and decimals, roots and exponents, prealgebra)

education.ket - primary to adult. includes highschool equivalent test prep, the core skills. they have a free resource library and they sell workbooks. they have one on work-life essentials (high demand career sectors + soft skills)

youtube channels

the organic chemistry tutor

khanacademy

crashcourse

tabletclassmath

2minmaths

kevinmathscience

professor leonard

greenemath

mathantics

3blue1brown

literacy

readworks - reading comprehension, build background knowledge, grow your vocabulary, strengthen strategic reading

chompchomp - grammar knowledge

tutors

not the "free resource" part of this post but sometimes we forget we can be tutored especially as an adult. just because we don't have formal education does not mean we can't get 1:1 teaching! please do you research and don't be afraid to try out different tutors. and remember you're not dumb just because someone's teaching style doesn't match up with your learning style.

cambridge coaching - medical school, mba and business, law school, graduate, college academics, high school and college process, middle school and high school admissions

preply - language tutoring. affordable!

revolutionprep - math, science, english, history, computer science (ap, html/css, java, python c++), foreign languages (german, korean, french, italian, spanish, japanese, chinese, esl)

varsity tutors - k-5 subjects, ap, test prep, languages, math, science & engineering, coding, homeschool, college essays, essay editing, etc

chegg - biology, business, engineering/computer science, math, homework help, textbook support, rent and buying books

learn to be - k-12 subjects

for languages

lingq - app. created by steve kaufmann, a polygot (fluent in 20+ languages) an amazing language learning platform that compiles content in 20+ languages like podcasts, graded readers, story times, vlogs, radio, books, the feature to put in your own books! immersion, comprehensible input.

flexiclasses - option to study abroad, resources to learn, mandarin, cantonese, japanese, vietnamese, korean, italian, russian, taiwanese hokkien, shanghainese.

fluentin3months - bootcamp, consultation available, languages: spanish, french, korean, german, chinese, japanese, russian, italian.

fluenz - spanish immersion both online and in person - intensive.

pimsleur - not tutoring** online learning using apps and their method. up to 50 languages, free trial available.

incase time has passed since i last posted this, check on the original post (not the reblogs) to see if i updated link or added new resources. i think i want to add laguage resources at some point too but until then, happy learning!!

[acertainmoshke]

I have come to a realization about the rest of my life, and I really want to explain in eloquent prose, but I think what’s going to happen is this is going to devolve into too-long lists, because that’s my communication style. I appreciate you forever if you make it through this post.

I was so full of potential. Yes, I was that autistic kid: good at school, especially reading and science, so that my lagging behind socially and emotionally went unnoticed and my difficulties with math had to be because I wasn’t trying. Because I could do anything, and I always had to be working towards being impressive. My education went thus:

Pulled out of kindergarten because of obvious but unlabeled autism issues and happily homeschooled with workbooks and my imaginary classmates, sent to a different science after-school camp at the museum every week

But middle school requires measurable credits, so I was enrolled in online school. This was the early days, when the teachers were only there to grade non-multiple choice assignments and everything was self-paced and unsupervised

Also they accidentally put me in high school classes, then decided I was smart enough to stay there. Cut to me spending distracted days playing flash games and pulling last-second all-nighters at 12

Went to the alternative high school freshman year because my parents knew I couldn’t handle the crowds of a typical one. It was 99% poor kids on their last behavioral or academic chance to graduate. I loved it; there were no cliques and no one laughed at how I dressed or minded that I wanted to sit with them at lunch but read my novels quietly

But mom convinced me it was too easy and I needed to transfer to a charter school that would let me take college classes. So I spent the rest of high school, outside of one extremely ill-advised semester, going to community college. I liked being assumed to be older than I was, and I liked learning and chilling alone between classes. I made friends, but rarely saw them again after that class ended

Middle and high school also involved being very involved in Girl Scouts, 4-5 4-H clubs at a time, an archery team, and various robotics teams. I liked them all individually, but they were too much together, only there was no telling that to my mother

I graduated college 2 weeks after I graduated high school. I was deeply depressed at the time, but this mattered. This meant my life was going somewhere after all

I took a gap year on a merit scholarship exchange program in Germany, during which I spent as much time as possible biking or scrolling tumblr (which I had just discovered), while my teachers were mad I never did homework and my host parents were mad I never did laundry

In such quick succession I can’t remember the exact order, I: went to two different coding classes meant to prepare you for a tech job, except I never grasped it well; went to one semester of community college; and did one term of electrician trade school only to discover I couldn’t keep up with the math required

Finally, at 20, I went away to college for the first time. Ok, so I wasn’t ahead anymore, but I could still graduate on time. My parents convinced me (very easily swayed) that computer science was the most practical program

I hated it, of course. I spent my free time doing one of 3 things: watching Doctor Who (which I had just discovered) late at night in the dorm hallway, playing video games in the lounge at dinner time when no one would bother me, or hanging out with the cool sociology professor who led reenactment trips and loaned me a bunch of history books. I made one friend, but she was depressed and went home at thanksgiving

I also nearly failed basic college algebra, despite asking for help, and only didn’t because it’s basically high school algebra 1 and 2 smooshed together, and I’d taken algebra 1 three times (and algebra 2 never)

I dropped out after that semester because my parents were pressuring me to join the military to pay for college, and on top of moral objections I was well aware I was too disabled to handle that. They said they wouldn’t help next term if I didn’t agree, and I called their bluff. First big decision I made in my life all on my own

Did another semester of community college but dropped out because they wouldn’t accept some of my old credits and I wouldn’t retake classes

Did a semester of university that I actually really liked, because I got to pick my major (anthropology), and I made two friends I really got on with. But I was driving an hour each way five days a week (had gotten my license recently) and it was too exhausting, so I transferred

Did the last 3 semesters at a school I hated amid Covid, wildly screaming preachers, and apocalyptic fiery skies, with so much reading I never did it all and one class I’m sure I would have failed if it hadn’t gone online after spring break

Oh, and that was the year I moved out of my parents’ house

Finally got my bachelors just before I turned 25. Then proceeded to immediately get married and move across the country

Did my masters degree in a one-year program that I finished the summer I was 26, and I really don’t have that much to say about it. There were papers and projects and no tests and little math, so I did fine other than being overwhelmed

So…I was successful. I have a masters, which is more education than either of my perfectly educated parents. I only graduated 3-4 years later than average, though all of college did technically take me 11 years. But, technically, I made it. I was good at school. I switched it up a lot but technically never actually failed. Because I had the potential to be successful. If you asked my mother, she would tell you I did fine and there were reasons I quit at the end of each term

Work…was harder. I do well with very rigidly defined rules and time to consider them. Bosses don’t tend to like that. But it’s not like I was ever fired. Quick work rundown:

Full time summer job with a teen job forest service program at 16. Mom woke me up and packed my lunches and drove me, but I liked it well enough and she was proud of my lack of complaint

Full time live-in housekeeping at a satellite university campus in the mountains at 19. I was lonely and quit after 3 weeks when I got in trouble for washing sinks too slowly

Half time job in a high school kitchen making lunch at 20. I caught the bus every morning, but Mom still made me breakfast and woke me up. Also no matter how much I rushed, I was never fast enough and a couple of my coworkers were bullies who sprayed me with the sink sprayer and jumped out at me around corners

Full time summer job at 20 at a call center. Mom drove me when she took my brother to high school and I took the bus home. Worst job I ever had. The customers liked me but I was always in trouble for not retaining enough customers who wanted to quit. Probably would have been fired if I hadn’t quit 3 months in

Half time work in an elementary school kitchen from 21-22. This went much better since the variety of food was smaller and my coworkers were a couple of kind mom-age women. I only quit because our boss wanted to cut my hours to 2 a day, and I spent more than that on the bus

Part time work at the public library from 22-24. Here I flourished since there was no rush, it was quiet, and everyone was nerds. The repetitive job that didn’t require thinking was getting boring 3 years in, but really I only quit because I had to focus on my last semester of undergrad. Note though that I only worked 12-16 hours a week there

A notable few months at 23 where I worked 5 days a week as a para at an elementary school, 3 evenings and Sundays at the library, and 2 evenings and Saturdays at the tax prep office. I could walk to 2 of these and took the bus to the library, and was working 50-60 hours a week. Honestly, I functioned shockingly well, but couldn’t have kept it up

I took a break through grad school, so my next job was as a substitute teacher (I’ve made my decision, it doesn’t matter if i tell you now) at 26. Obviously this was part time and meant to be temporary, as I had a degree in education and was going to become a classroom teacher. It wasn’t an uncommon step (though all my classmates found jobs faster than me; I applied to 30 jobs and got one interview with no callback). I didn’t love driving all the way across the city for work, but mostly it was fine

Moved towns at 27 and got a sub job there, which I’ve now had for 2 and a half years. I mostly love it, except the bit where I don’t love unpredictability. I know several of the teachers who text me when they need someone. I get to know the kids. I go by my gender neutral title (though need to get better about explaining pronouns). None of the elementary schools are more than a 9-minute drive from my house

But it was meant to be temporary. I have friends who are unable to work full time, or at all, some of whom rely a lot on family to help with life. And I don’t see anything at all wrong with that. It’s not a failure…unless you’re me.

But that’s wrong. And it’s a weird feeling, like I’m a fraud faking having needs, but I do think the way I am disabled is incompatible with long-term full time work, and as my partner earns enough I don’t need to do that, I think…this is going to be my life.

I am a writer who also teaches part time. The longest I’ve ever lived in a house has been 4 and a half years, but I plan to stay in this one forever. I am also disabled in such a way that I won’t die if left alone, but can’t really keep myself healthy on my own (every time my partner goes away I become a hermit with no sleep schedule who subsists on plain cereal).

And it’s a big thing for me to admit this to myself (and…all of you, I guess), because the expectation was that I would just do whatever was necessary to obtain success. Because my dad did, and he’s disabled in similar ways to me, but he’s also never really been happy and at all of 52 has health problems that keep him from working. He was fond of the phrase “willing to do what’s necessary.”

Except, what’s necessary to me is writing books and going to plays and taking the train to visit my friends. What I always wanted was enough money to spend at the bookstore and a house in a pretty neighborhood and a cat to pet. I knew from the time I was 13 or so that I didn’t care about status or wealth beyond basic comfort, but I don’t know if it clicked until very recently that I don’t even have to have a career to have a life.

Anyway. That was longer than some essays I’ve written, so you deserve a treat if you made it this far 🍬🍭🍇🍓

[dchuntress]

okay so sharing my project briefly before i delete this post in a few hours for privacy reasons :thumbs:

i really could not figure out an easy way to make this game accessible like a browser game without going even further, i did make it as a python console project and i'm not sure how it'll look on every ide, but i tested some and talked about it! also maybe i'll try to make a youtube video of a playthrough of the game in the future, until then - have my game script/blueprint, this spoils everything from the lore to the puzzles, the hints, and solutions - here is my github repisotory of the whole thing, so basically to play the game, what you'll want to do is copy the whole code and run it on some python-friendly compiler, like installing pycharm, installing an app on your phone, or using some online python site like onlinegdb, i talk about it in lengths in the 'readme'! sorry for the lengthiness, it's essentially a puzzle & trivia game with a story based on the code girls, the game takes place at a museum that gets robbed and besmirched, you can play as a detective to catch the rogues by solving 5 cipher caeser codes to encrypt the messages and get clues; play as a museum curator to restore the museum's displays and placards by solving 5 trivia questions based on the history of the code girls; or you play as a hacker, where you solve any 3 randomly generated questions picked from the trivia or cipher section, no hints at all, and the plot of the hacker is that the rogues who stole from the museum are your enemies, that's why you hacked into the museum and solved the case -- your reward, is that you get a job at the museum's security there are no punishments or timers, the hints explain everything, hints are earned by answering questions about python/karel -- this is to test the people in my program mainly, since i wanted to do a throwback to my teammates but essentially, i tried to make everything replayable and beginner friendly, since my course also has people worldwide with different levels of english skills, so i wanted everybody to have a shot at my project, AND ALSO, i wanted it to be education, my original goal was to make my project dedicated to women but instead of making a static trivia dump, i decided to try and make it immersive and adding some sort of gameplay or puzzle solving, while you still learn about the code girls and a little bit about caeser and how encryption/decryption works! this was my final project for stanford's code in place, an online program of 6-8 weeks where they teach us python, as well as do other fun activities like a hackathon or this project we got to make for the showcase :)

[anamulappifylab]

Best LMS for Course Creators: Powerful Platforms for Online Teaching

The demand for online learning has grown rapidly over the last few years. Today, educators, coaches, consultants, and content creators are turning their expertise into online courses. But to successfully create and sell courses, you need the right platform.

That’s where a Learning Management System (LMS) comes in.

The best LMS for course creators allows you to build structured lessons, manage students, track progress, and monetize your knowledge — all from one place. With the right LMS, you can focus on teaching while the platform handles the technical side of running an online course business.

In this guide, we’ll explore what makes a great LMS and the features course creators should prioritize.

What Is an LMS for Course Creators?

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software platform designed to help educators create, deliver, and manage online courses.

For course creators, an LMS typically includes tools for:

Creating lessons and course modules

Uploading videos, PDFs, and other learning materials

Managing student enrollments

Creating quizzes and assessments

Tracking learner progress

Selling courses and managing payments

Instead of juggling multiple tools, a modern LMS allows creators to manage their entire learning business in one place.

Why Course Creators Need a Powerful LMS

Choosing the best LMS can dramatically impact your course success. A powerful platform provides several advantages:

1. Easy Course Creation

The best LMS platforms come with intuitive course builders that allow creators to organize lessons, upload videos, and structure learning paths without needing technical knowledge.

2. Student Engagement Tools

Interactive features like quizzes, assignments, discussion boards, and live sessions help keep students engaged and improve course completion rates.

3. Built-In Monetization

Many LMS platforms allow creators to sell courses directly through the platform with payment integrations, subscription models, and bundles.

4. Progress Tracking and Analytics

Analytics tools help course creators monitor student progress, engagement levels, and completion rates so they can improve their course content over time.

5. Community Building

Some modern LMS platforms include built-in communities, discussion spaces, or social learning features that help students interact and stay motivated.

Key Features to Look for in the Best LMS for Course Creators

Not every LMS is built the same. When selecting a platform, course creators should consider the following features.

User-Friendly Course Builder

A drag-and-drop course builder makes it easier to create lessons and organize modules without coding or technical knowledge.

Multimedia Content Support

A good LMS should support various content formats such as:

Video lessons

Audio files

PDFs and downloadable resources

Interactive quizzes

This flexibility allows creators to deliver a richer learning experience.

Assessment and Quiz Tools

Assessments help measure student understanding. Look for an LMS that offers multiple quiz types, automated grading, and detailed reporting.

Marketing and Sales Features

Course creators often need built-in marketing tools such as:

Landing pages

Email marketing integrations

Coupon codes and discounts

Affiliate programs

These features help attract more students and grow course sales.

Mobile-Friendly Learning Experience

Many students access courses on mobile devices. A responsive LMS ensures learners can access lessons anytime, anywhere.

Top LMS Platforms for Course Creators

Selecting the right Learning Management System (LMS) is essential for course creators who want to build, manage, and sell online courses efficiently. The best LMS platforms offer tools for course creation, student engagement, analytics, and monetization — all in one place. Below are some of the most powerful LMS platforms available today for online educators and creators.

1. EzyCourse (Best All-in-One LMS for Course Creators)

EzyCourse is a powerful all-in-one platform designed specifically for creators who want to build, market, and sell online courses without relying on multiple tools. It combines course hosting, community building, and business management features into a single platform.

One of the biggest advantages of EzyCourse is its no-code website and course builder, which allows creators to design their learning platform quickly without technical skills. The platform also offers multiple quiz types, enabling educators to create interactive assessments that improve student engagement and knowledge retention.

In addition to course creation tools, EzyCourse provides features like community spaces, appointment booking, private chat sessions, and digital product sales. This makes it an excellent solution for educators, coaches, and entrepreneurs who want to run their entire online education business from one place.

Best for: Course creators who want an all-in-one platform with powerful course creation, engagement, and monetization tools.

2. Thinkific

Thinkific is a well-known LMS platform that helps course creators design and deliver online courses with ease. It offers a user-friendly course builder, customizable course pages, and built-in analytics to track student progress.

The platform also includes community features and integrations that allow creators to expand their learning ecosystem.

Best for: Educators looking for a simple and structured LMS for course delivery.

Benefits of Using the Right LMS Platform

When course creators choose the right LMS, they gain several long-term benefits.

Scalable learning business without complex infrastructure

Better student engagement through interactive learning tools

Automated administration, saving time and effort

Improved learning outcomes through structured content delivery

Ultimately, the best LMS platforms allow creators to focus on delivering value instead of managing technology.

How to Choose the Best LMS for Your Needs

Before selecting a platform, consider the following:

Your course format (self-paced or live sessions)

The size of your student community

Your marketing and monetization needs

Your technical experience level

A platform that combines course creation, community engagement, and monetization tools is often the best choice for creators looking to grow an online education business.

Final Thoughts

The rise of online education has opened incredible opportunities for educators and creators to share their expertise with a global audience. Choosing the best LMS for course creators is a crucial step toward building a successful online teaching business.

A powerful LMS should provide easy course creation, strong engagement tools, flexible monetization options, and scalable infrastructure. With the right platform, creators can turn their knowledge into a sustainable and profitable online learning business.

[kabillieu]

Lots of blabbing about homeschool, so here's a break.

We're almost finished with week six of this academic year's homeschool. We've seemingly settled into a pattern and workload that both my big kid and I can live with. He's doing everything except writing at this point. I know that means he's not doing a gigantic component of what learning traditionally means, but writing has been a trigger in the past, and I've been trying to establish a homeschool routine that is calm and consistent, where everyone's nervous system (including mine as the person in charge of disseminating and managing his schoolwork) can continue to heal from the fallout of pulling him out of public school nearly a year ago.

Last academic year I started him on an online homeschool curriculum that I paid for monthly, but he kept getting triggered by the ELA and math--(I'm using triggered to mean these subjects triggered lengthy shutdowns and/or meltdowns sometimes lasting hours)--so I dropped the ELA because even I could tell it wasn't designed very well. I eventually had to drop the math too because he just couldn't get through it without freaking out, and because I was in a PhD program last year I didn't have time to help him. He only got about 25% through that course. I dropped the history course because it had a weird focus on Christian culture that was suspiciously evangelical-coded even though this curriculum was marketed as secular. So, the only course he finished was a science course, which he complained about being boring, but he finished it at least.

For this academic year, I dropped the curriculum I was paying for and started doing a very helter skelter, scattershot approach to learning via reading and watching media based on themes. So first we did a space theme and watched a bunch of space movies, and then he just finished reading Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. He's currently reading Grapes of Wrath, which I supplement with contextual articles and media about the Great Depression and Dustbowl. On Fridays, he watches short PBS news videos and reads news articles on technology, science, civics, and current events. In place of an ELA curriculum, he reads Dungeon Crawler Carl books every day. For math, he's using Khan Academy, which is free.

Now that he's finished with Packing for Mars, I'm going to have him complete one of Khan Academy's middle school science courses because while these subject-driven deep dives are a great way for him to learn, he also needs a more generalized education, especially if he wants to go back to in-person school (which is not necessarily something that I think will happen, but I want to keep a window open for the possibility of it, at least). After he finishes Grapes of Wrath, I'm going to have him watch some Ken Burns documentaries. I think when I add writing back in, I'm going to have him do some creative writing. For any other child I would add in writing components for each of the subjects, but for this kid that would be a stumbling block, and I want to focus on learning for the sake of learning and being interested in the world. Writing feels like a punishment to him right now, so that's why I'm being careful about how I reintroduce it.

One thing that's going cautiously well is math. Math is a HUGE trigger for him, not because he isn't smart and capable of it but because he has an extremely low threshold for frustration. And when he exceeds that threshold he can meltdown or shutdown for hours. It's extremely distressing. He's so smart that he gets mad at me if I try to explain something to him, too, because he wants to be able to figure it out himself. But sometimes he can't figure things out himself, and then he goes apoplectic with frustration. He also has gaps in his math knowledge from being super ADHD and not being able to pay attention in any class he's taken almost ever, and then the pandemic did not help at all with learning loss. The result is that he's about two grade levels behind in math. If he ever wants to return to in-person school he really needs to be as close to on grade level as possible, so I've been prioritizing math since September.

And while there have been some hairy spots where he hasn't been able to deal with feeling frustrated, he's slowly making progress with the math course I've assigned him. And the big thing is that he's finally letting me help him some, which is making a huge difference. He's slightly more than 50% finished with this class, and if he stays on track he should be done with it by December, which is GREAT. Then he can move onto 7th grade math, and he'll be one step closer to getting caught up.

So, in a nutshell, that's what he's up to in homeschool right now. Some days I think it's going great. I think I'm doing a great job helping him learn and managing it all. Other days, I'm like WTAF am I doing, who let me be in charge of a whole-ass child's education, this should be illegal.

But do you know what's actually illegal in the state of Alabama? Truancy. And with the level of school refusal we were dealing with this time last year, we would have ended up in court. And sorry I absolutely don't trust the state with my multiracial, autistic child.

Also, you have never met as miserable a child as my big kid was one year ago. Something had to change. So we changed.