February 27, 2015

• "Exercise Is Key to Healthy Aging" by Dr. Richard J. Hodes is the Director of the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Hodes talked about how important it is to exercise regularly—at any age!
  • Healthy Aging with Go4Life®. Go4Life from the National Institute on Aging at NIH is a national exercise and physical activity campaign aimed at people over 50.
• Neuroscience & the Classroom (Annenberg Learner): Making Connections. The course is presented in eight segments, including units about Different Brains, Emotion & Thinking, Seeing Others, Different Learners, Neural Networks, Implications for Schools, and an Introduction and Conclusion. Videos and a variety of Visuals and Interactives make the information compelling and accessible.

February 24, 2015

• USDA Mixing Bowl Web – USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services: a searchable database of more than 1,000 mouth-watering recipes that are scaled for large quantity foodservice. Most recipes for school nutrition yield 50 or 100 portions per recipe, while most recipes for child care centers yield 25 or 50 portions per recipe. So that these popular dishes can be shared with parents and prepared at home, many of these recipes are available in the household search with fewer portions per recipe.

February 20, 2015

• Alison: A new world of free certified online learning. Microsoft Office 2010 Training, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010.
• Beginner's Guides to Using Presentation Software (About.com): Learn How to Use PowerPoint, Windows Movie Maker and OpenOffice Impress.
• StaySafeOnline (National Cyber Security Alliance): to educate and therefore empower a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets.
  • I Want to Stay Safe Online: Learn about malware, bonnets, spam, phishing, hacked accounts, with tips & resources.
  • I Want to Teach Online Safety: Learn about cybersecurity, cybersafety, cyberethics for primary grades, middle & high school, higher education, administrators with tips & resources.
  • I Want to Keep My Business Safe Online: Learn how to protect your business, employees, and customers from online attacks, data loss and other online threats with tips & resources.

February 19, 2015

• Center for Digital Education – Higher Education: News, reports and papers on education in the digital age.
• Google Developers – University Consortium: Browse the Course Catalog for classes on mobile applications and web development.

February 18, 2015

• Pope Francis’ Messages for Lent: available in multiple languages
  • Lent 2015: Make your hearts firm (James 5,8)
• Lent, Holy Week & Triduum (EWTN): reflections, meditations, devotions, Stations of the Cross.
• The Lenten Workshop (CatholicCulture): Lenten information, prayers, hymns, activities, Stations of the Cross.
• Lenten Radio Retreat – Year-B (USCCB). Listen to inspiring messages for Sunday Lenten reflection.
• Birds of America: The National Audubon Society…is making available high-resolution downloads of John H. Audubon’s classic original 435 life-sized watercolors of North American birds. Audubon’s plates were engraved by English engravers and colorists between 1827 and 1838.

February 12, 2015

• CDC – Immunization Schedules for Adults in Easy-to-read Formats.
• Homiletic Directory: Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CatholicCulture.org). Download Homiletic Directory PDF.

February 3, 2015

• Science360 Video Library: features cutting-edge discoveries and big science stories of the day in science, engineering, technology and math. We gather the latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers, the National Science Foundation and more. Each video is embeddable to put on your own personal websites, blogs and social networking pages.
• Public Domain Project: delivers 9,715 HD video clips for use in creative or commercial products and anything else you can think of.

February 2, 2015

• United States Catholic Catechism for Adults online (USCCB): The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a reference book with over 700 pages. Now, thanks to the USCCB, it is even more accessible. View Online English Version | Catecismo Católico de los Estados Unidos para los Adultos.
• Canva: Create stunning photo collages with this amazingly simple drag-and-drop design tool. With over 100 templates to choose from, you’ll never be stuck for inspiration!
• StartaBlog123 – A Free Guide To Starting Your Blog: "A step-by-step guide on starting a personal or business blog, including how to choose a blog name, set up your blogging software, and ideas for your first post."
• Social Anxiety and Alcoholism - The Theory on the Connection.

January 28, 2015

• Prayers to Overcome Addiction

January 27, 2015

• Franciscan University: The Musical. A senior wrote the music and most of the songs for this performance as a project for the Center for Leadership at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is playing the piano (and kazoo in the opening number). This is a parody of the dating situation at Franciscan University along with that of discernment towards priesthood. There are a number of elements that might be confusing as they reflect a distinct local culture. Enjoy!

January 23, 2015

• Sport God’s Way: "What it looks like to be a Christian in sports culture.…to see Christians glorifying God in sports culture rather than just conforming to it." Click on Topics for articles on various different topics that are prevalent in sport.
• Recall Guide: Get critical information regarding FDA recalls, medication warnings and other important information so you can avoid any serious health problems and are alert to the various dangerous side effects of your medications.
• The Consumer Justice Foundation: Informs consumers about defective drugs and medications that are currently being prescribed to patients, and information regarding previously available drugs and products.
• Small Business Loan Calculator: Easily calculate fixed-rate loans for your business.

January 21, 2015

• Nine Days of Prayer, Penance And Pilgrimage (USCCB): 9 Days for Life: January 17-25, 2015.
• The Words of Sacred Admonition by St. Francis of Assisi. Translated from the Critical Latin Edition, edited by Fr. Kajetan Esser, O.F.M. "Of all the writings of St. Francis, The Admonitions contain the most stirring and enduring words of his legacy and are a monument to his profound wisdom of spiritual realization."
• Musopen: non-profit intent on providing classical music resources and educational materials online. On the site, readers will find recordings, sheet music, and even textbooks free of charge. One may click either Music Catalog, Sheet Music, or Music Education to begin scouting the site.
• Animal Facts: National Geographic. This enormously informative site will delight and edify. The Animal Facts are categorized by Amphibians, Birds, Bugs, Fish, Invertebrates, Mammals, Prehistoric, and Reptiles.
• Historical Thesaurus of English (University of Glasgow): online thesaurus of over 800,000 words. "Said to be the only resource to make the meaning of every English word from the last millennium available to the public online. It is a digital version of the Historical Thesaurus of English Project, the printed version of which was first published in 2009 after 44 years of work by academics at the University of Glasgow."

January 13, 2015

• Teaching Climate (NOAA): Earth's climate is a mind bogglingly complex system of interdependent parts and teaching about that system is no easy task. This site from NOAA climate.gov provides all the resources teachers need to bring the subject to life.

January 9, 2015

• Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes: by Hossein Pishro-Nik. An open access peer-reviewed textbook intended for undergraduate as well as first-year graduate level courses. It can be used by both students and practitioners in engineering, mathematics, finance, and other related fields. Includes: short video lectures that aid in learning the material, online calculators for important functions and distributions, solutions manual for instructors.