Academic Earth is a website that offers free online video lectures from universities such as UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Yale. It is a company founded with the goal of using the internet to extend high-quality educational opportunities to people around the globe. This website is perfect for college students, like myself, who are interested in learning more about a subject that a top scholar can provide for free. The website consists of videos based on all subjects that are being taught at many Universities worldwide that a college student will definitely find handy in his/her college life. This website is perfect for those who wish to expand their knowledge about certain subject areas, or if they simply just want to know more. Because this website benefits college students tremendously, I am rating it a five out of a five star rating.
I found WEEBLY to be extremely interesting and very useful. Because this site allows anyone to create their very own website and their very own blog without costing them a dime, I would definitely recommend that people take advantage of this because it is a fun way to explore the Internet world and to get yourself and your creativeness out there. It is fairly simple to use. When visiting the web site, it will show you guidelines in creating your very own webpage, which are pretty self explanatory, yet very convenient. This would definitely be a great source to use for the individuals who are just learning how to create a website/blog. I am sure that many students would find this site interesting because they can basically teach themselves how to operate such a user friendly source and have fun with it. With that said, it deserves a four out of a five star rating.
YouTube is a very successful video-sharing website that millions of people in this world utilizes. It consists of all types of videos that one can learn from and find extremely entertaining. YouTube is actually the website I like to visit in order to learn something at a quicker pace instead of reading about it and boring myself. You can find videos of just about anything. And I REALLY do mean ANYTHING. This source is so popular. What is interesting to me is that a lot of celebrities were discovered through the videos they posted on YouTube. Like Justin Bieber, for example. He was just a little kids who enjoyed singing and putting on a show for others, until some big shot discovered him through the videos of his performances his mother uploaded onto YouTube. Most importantly, students too can learn a lot of educational things through this source. If they're stuck on something they did not fully understand in class, they can easily look up a video and choose from the hundreds of videos pertaining to what they are searching for that will automatically pop up. Therefore, this source, without doubt, deserves a five out of a five star rating.
Mozilla Firefox is one of the greatest web browser's I have come across since I learned about the internet and all that I can find using the Internet. I trust the security Firefox offers, because so far, it has not let me down. Additionally, I enjoy how Mozilla Firefox enables many add-ons, which is really good for me because I can customize my very own Firefox. Mozilla Firefox is also much faster than the other browser's I have used in the past, such as the Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. This is one great source that many students, teachers, business individuals, etc. will find very helpful because it offers so much. Therefore, this source definitely deserves a five out of a five star rating*
Scriblink is a free digital sketchpad that users can share online and in real time. It is somewhat like pen and paper, except you are not using dead trees, plastic, and the inconvenience of being at the same place at the same time. This source actually allows people to GO GREEN. In fact, Scriblink has something to offer everyone. Scriblink is a fun way to scribble alone or with the enjoyment of your friends. With privacy, personal invites, a chat box, and advanced editing tools. In addition, the site is also great for educational things like studying with classmates for chemistry or even going over new product designs. This source is very interesting to me and I would definitely recommend that people take a look at it because it has so much to offer. Therefore, I give it a four out of a five star rating.
Wolfram Alpha seems like a very useful source for mathematicians. However, the website alone is a bit boring. It doesn't advertise much in order to capture an audiences attention. It provides very simple guidelines and somewhat leaves its audience all over the pace trying to figure things out on their own. At least that's what happened to me. However, for those who are more interested in finding out further information about Wolfram Alpha, it wouldn't hurt to read up on it. But because the web page itself is not as user friendly, I am giving it a three out of a five star rating*
Sound cloud seems pretty interesting. However, it seems like it's a more useful source for those who love listening to music or those who have a passion for music. Maybe this website/source would be a perfect utilization tool for music teachers or musicians since it deals with collaborating, promoting and distributing music of their own. Although I am not as fascinated with music, I would still consider this source to be extremely handy for those who are in this field. With that said, I am giving it a four out of a five star rating.
I personally enjoyed exploring the Diigo website. I would definitely recommend this to those who do a lot of online research because it seems pretty useful. I, myself, would definitely love to sign up for this site since I tend to lose a lot of information I find interesting because of how I constantly flip through sites without remembering to save the url's of the previous sites I found fascinating information on. Since Diigo would allow me to highlight, tag and bookmark webpages I come across that hold information I find very handy, I would, without doubt, take this site into consideration as one of my must have sources. Therefore, it deserves a four out of a five star rating*
