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PhET

Advantages: Free. Many simulations updated to HTML5 (compatibility with many browsers and devices). Makes abstract scientific concepts...

CK12

Advantages: Free. Open, flexible textbooks for many elementary to secondary grade level science and math subjects. Books themselves...

Canada's History

Advantages: Full list of content and resources relevant to Canadian history. Usable for all grade levels. Disadvantages: List is limited...

WeAreTeachers

Advantages: Useful lessons and resources for grade school teachers. Aimed particularly at social studies courses. Disadvantages: The list...

StudentGuide

Advantages: Comprehensive list of resources for multiple types of humanities courses. Disadvantages: Some of the available links are no...

OpenLearn: Spanish

Advantages: Free comprehensive course for learning Spanish. Disadvantages: This course and the others require accounts in order to access.

Duolingo

Advantages: Full courses available to teach hundreds of languages. Disadvantages: Certain topics are not available unless the entire...

Writing Commons

Advantages: Countless guides about every aspect of writing. Resources also include links to YouTube videos. Disadvantages: Contributions...

Open BC

Advantages: Resources are generally used for local BC secondary and post-secondary courses. Relevant and comprehensive information....

Markal

Advantages: Unique DIYs related to industrial arts. User-generated resources make them simple and easy to follow. Disadvantages: Limited...

Instructables

Advantages: User generated tutorials and DIYs. Endless amount of resources for creating and building anything the brain can imagine....

Humboldt OERs

Advantages: Extensive library of resources related to social sciences and other arts. Includes: eBooks, OERs, textbooks and more....

Google Arts and Culture

Advantages: exceptional application in teaching art history and culture. Links, images, and resources are all included with extensive...

TeachersPayTeachers

Advantages: Resources made by classroom teachers. Flexible search functionality by grade level or subject. Teachers gain income from...

Openstax

Advantages: free, peer-reviewed textbooks for introductory university courses. Many file formats. New mobile app. Teacher resources and...

OER Commons

Advantages: Huge library of resources suitable for multiple course subjects. Also includes lesson and unit plan builders. Disadvantages:...

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