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Get Free Knowledge With 3 Cool Internet Tools
One of the most amazing things that the internet has done is to make information freely available
to all. But with an enormous amount of data available online, the process of filtering the good
from the bad is as tedious as it looks. If you have the inquisitiveness to learn new things, you can
learn anything from calculus to organic chemistry at home or watch inspiring videos of changemaking
people. We’ve decided to feature some cool tools for our readers—especially students—
but the vastness of open information available make them suitable for anyone to dive.
iT unes U
Apple is not as evil as it appears. Even though it overcharges us for
a wide range of devices, it has won our heart with the noble pursuit
of making university lectures and talks, educational videos and
audio available to download all under one roof. The only
requirement—you’ll have to download iTunes, which is free anyway.
Simply click on iTunes Store on the left panel in iTunes. Please note
that you will require an internet connection throughout. After some
loading, a screen will show up telling you that the iTunes Store is
not available in Nepal. No worries, we are after iTunes U, the link for
which you will now notice at the centre (top-right). Now come the
goodies! You will be able to download lectures from renowned
universities—MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Yale—for free. And if you think these are high level courses
that you might not be interested in, don’t worry. There are so many videos that you are bound to
find some that appeal to you. Just use the iTunes U Power Search (available on the top-right) or
view the categories in which the videos are organised. (Our pick—Justice with Michael Sandel—
truly thought provoking!)
T ED T alks
Technology, Entertainment and Design—that’s what
TED stands for. And since 2006, they have been
offering downloads of short talks and presentations
by people who have tried to change society. Bill
Gates, Bill Clinton, Larry Page and Sergey Brin
(Founders of Google), Julian Assange, and U2’s Bono are some of the speakers who have shared
“ideas worth sharing”—the central vision of TED Talks. With more than 700 videos, and almost all
of them shorter than 20 minutes, this is a wonderful source of not just information but also for
inspiration and creativity. You will find hundreds of clips to download. Furthermore, you can also
select the quality of the download according to your bandwidth.
YouT ube
Yes, YouTube. But any random video will most certainly
not be a good source of infotainment. To filter out useful
videos, create an account and add channels that you
know are helpful. The place to go to for university lectures
and other educational material is
www.youtube.com/education. The best part is that you
can select the quality of the video you stream according to your internet connection—240p for a
slower connection and 340p and above for faster ones. And with YouTube you are sure to find
many new things to learn.
Source : The Kathmandu Post
