Brain Games & Educational (yet fun) Sites
Online sites you're allowed to visit (they're really cool too!):
TED Ed. (http://ed.ted.com/) has short videos on information for all subjects. They specialize in having narratives on top of animations. You can also check out Ted Ed's older brother Ted.com.
Instead of TV (http://unplugthetv.com/) has short videos again, but you can randomly go from one to the next. You never know what you'll learn next.
Conflict History (http://www.conflicthistory.com/) has an interactive world map of every war and conflict ever documented in human history. It's a massive library of interesting information and you start to see a lot of trends!
V Sauce (http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce) has very interesting and funny videos where the stars explain and break down common ideas, important scientific discoveries, and complex ideas into more manageable pieces.
Note: You'll need Mr. Van to log in for you to access YouTube.
Geosense (http://www.geosense.net) is another quiz style site just for places on a map. You learn capitals and countries really fast with this site! Plus you can compete against your high score.
Quizlet (http://quizlet.com/) is an awesome site where you can try and make quizzes by other people on a ton of areas and interests. It's a very well designed site too!
Mind Lab (http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/find/mindlab/english/index.html) looks into how our mind handles optical illusions and other visual stimulation's. Very cool!
BBC Psychology Tests & Surveys (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml) has lots of 15-20 minute tests you can take to look at your stress, personality, art, mind make-up, etc.
Sagan Series (http://saganseries.com/) looks at the miracle of space flight. It's a series of famous lectures set to some amazing photography/photos. Even cooler, it was all put together by a local Victorian.
Tumblebooks (http://www.spectrumlibrary.net/) has access to the Tumblebook library (over 600 books and growing). If it asks for login information... Spectrum's login is "spectrum" and the password is "login". It will work from home too!
PurposeGames (http://www.purposegames.com/) is a fantastic and fun site where you can teach yourself lots of interesting information in a challenging quiz format where you compete against people around the world.
AGoogleADay (http://www.agoogleaday.com) is a quiz like site that tests your knowledge and internet finding skills. Every day is different and draws on 6 different categories!
Smarty Pins (https://smartypins.withgoogle.com/) is a Google Maps based site that brings quiz with demographics. Highly addictive! :)
TED Ed. (http://ed.ted.com/) has short videos on information for all subjects. They specialize in having narratives on top of animations. You can also check out Ted Ed's older brother Ted.com.
Instead of TV (http://unplugthetv.com/) has short videos again, but you can randomly go from one to the next. You never know what you'll learn next.
Conflict History (http://www.conflicthistory.com/) has an interactive world map of every war and conflict ever documented in human history. It's a massive library of interesting information and you start to see a lot of trends!
V Sauce (http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce) has very interesting and funny videos where the stars explain and break down common ideas, important scientific discoveries, and complex ideas into more manageable pieces.
Note: You'll need Mr. Van to log in for you to access YouTube.
Geosense (http://www.geosense.net) is another quiz style site just for places on a map. You learn capitals and countries really fast with this site! Plus you can compete against your high score.
Quizlet (http://quizlet.com/) is an awesome site where you can try and make quizzes by other people on a ton of areas and interests. It's a very well designed site too!
Mind Lab (http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/find/mindlab/english/index.html) looks into how our mind handles optical illusions and other visual stimulation's. Very cool!
BBC Psychology Tests & Surveys (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml) has lots of 15-20 minute tests you can take to look at your stress, personality, art, mind make-up, etc.
Sagan Series (http://saganseries.com/) looks at the miracle of space flight. It's a series of famous lectures set to some amazing photography/photos. Even cooler, it was all put together by a local Victorian.
Tumblebooks (http://www.spectrumlibrary.net/) has access to the Tumblebook library (over 600 books and growing). If it asks for login information... Spectrum's login is "spectrum" and the password is "login". It will work from home too!
PurposeGames (http://www.purposegames.com/) is a fantastic and fun site where you can teach yourself lots of interesting information in a challenging quiz format where you compete against people around the world.
AGoogleADay (http://www.agoogleaday.com) is a quiz like site that tests your knowledge and internet finding skills. Every day is different and draws on 6 different categories!
Smarty Pins (https://smartypins.withgoogle.com/) is a Google Maps based site that brings quiz with demographics. Highly addictive! :)
