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List of Educational Websites | Part Nine

Whoever thought that we'd get to part nine of this Ultimate List of Educational Websites"? Today is a short list of websites to learn programming.

Programming

• Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy
• Learn Code the Hard Way redirected from learncodethehardway.com
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog
• Pluralsight + Code School: Code Courses | Pluralsight redirected from trypython.org
• RubyMonk - Interactive Ruby tutorials
• CodingBat Java

I don't have to talk about how important programming is for the modern web. Just for a quick example, this website required programming to create.

List of Educational Websites | Part Eight

Now we have part eight of the "Ultimate List of Educational Websites" where we go to one of my favorite subjects.

Books

• Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg - this was a typo as gutenburg.org in the original entry
• LibriVox | free public domain audiobooks
• Homework Help and Textbook Solutions | bartleby
• PoemHunter.com: Poems - Quotes - Poetry

There are so many great sources for books online. Most local libraries also have freely available ebook options now.

List of Educational Websites | Part Seven

Here is part seven of the "Ultimate List of Educational Websites" and we focus on learning languages today.

Language Learning

• Duolingo
• Learn a language. Meet the world. | Memrise
• BBC Languages – Free online lessons to learn and study with - This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
• livemocha.com now forwards to Rosetta Stone
• Busuu - Learn languages online: start for free
• Verbling - The Modern Way to Learn a Language.

List of Educational Websites | Part Six

Here is part six of the "Ultimate List of Educational Websites" where we list out some culinary links.

Cooking

• Cooking For Engineers - Step by Step Recipes and Food for the Analytically Minded
• cooklet.com - site down
• Learn How to Cook Like a Professional - The Reluctant Gourmet
• how2heroes » How-To Instructional Food Videos

Cooking is often referred to as both an art as well as a science. It can seem challenging, but is actually simple and fun and rewarding.

List of Educational Websites | Part Five

We proceed with part five of the "Ultimate List of Educational Websites" and we concentrate this time on habits that may improve your life.

Lifehacks

• zen habits - breathe zen habits
• Lifehacker - Do everything better
• The Art of Manliness - Men's Interests and Lifestyle
• lifehackninja.com - domain has expired

Our day-to-day lives are made up of habits, some that have been purposely well developed and others that are less effective. It never hurts to learn new skills. I'm not sure about recommending a site called "The Art of Manliness" as they may have some outdated concepts for masculinity, but it's worth reading with a critical eye open.

List of Educational Websites | Part Four

Continuing part four of the "Ultimate List of Educational Websites" and my efforts to make it browsable and clickable, we get a miscellaneous list.

Random Knowledge

• Mental Floss
• F*cking Homepage (warning, language)
• Snopes.com - The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
• Now I Know - Learn Something New Every Day, By Email by Dan Lewis
• Badass of the Week
• Sporcle - World’s Largest Trivia Quiz Website
• ifeveryoneknew.com - appears to be down
• Wikipedia

Of course, I'm a big fan of Wikipedia, and I'm fond of calling it the current repository of the grand sum total of all human knowledge (so far). Sure enough, it really is the encyclopedia that anyone can update. And that is not without flaws. But the fact that anyone can edit it and there are subject matter volunteers curating and moderating most edits, I've found it reliable and trustworthy on most things.

The site Now I Know is new to me, but their catch-phrase of That's Half the Battle is a well-worn meme from my childhood, when the G.I. Joe cartoons were popular.