Open Educational Resources (OER)

Blended Learning Universe: provides a comprehensive overview of various blended learning models, offering insights, resources, and strategies to integrate online and in-person learning effectively. 

CK-12 Foundation (Student) (Teacher): an online platform offering free, customizable educational resources, including textbooks, interactive lessons, and practice tools, across a wide range of K-12 subjects. 

Creative Commons Search: a tool for discovering openly licensed and public domain content, including images, audio, and other media, for free and legal use. 

Curriki: an open educational resource platform that enables educators to create, manage, and share interactive and engaging digital learning experiences for free. 

Edutopia: an educational resource hub providing research-based strategies, articles, and videos to support innovative teaching and learning practices. 

HathiTrust: a digital library that provides access to millions of digitized books, journals, and other scholarly materials, primarily from research libraries and institutions.

HippoCampus: a free, open educational resource offering high-quality multimedia content, including videos and interactive lessons, across various middle school, high school, and college subjects. 

Khan Academy: a free online learning platform offering personalized lessons, practice exercises, and instructional videos across a wide range of subjects for learners of all ages.

Library of Congress: serves as the digital gateway to the U.S. Library of Congress, offering access to its vast collections, resources, and services related to American history, culture, and scholarly research. 

LibriVox: is a free online platform that offers public domain audiobooks read by volunteers, making classic literature accessible to everyone. 

MIT OpenCourseWare: a free, open educational resource providing access to a vast collection of course materials from MIT’s curriculum, covering a wide range of subjects for self-paced learning. 

OER Commons: a comprehensive online library of open educational resources, enabling educators and learners to discover, create, and share free teaching and learning materials. 

OpenStax: a nonprofit educational platform offering free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks and resources for high school and college students.

PhET Interactive Simulations: is an educational platform offering free, interactive science and math simulations that help learners explore and visualize complex concepts.

Smithsonian Learning Lab: an online platform that provides access to a vast collection of digital resources, enabling educators and students to create, share, and explore personalized learning experiences. 

Ted-Ed: an educational platform offering free, animated videos and lessons on a variety of topics, designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages. 

W3Schools: an educational website that provides tutorials, references, and interactive coding exercises for web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and more.  

WolframAlpha: provides free access to educational tools, computational knowledge, and interactive resources to enhance learning in various fields, including mathematics, science, and engineering.