DIY’s, Tutorials, Videos: Learning Things From Internet Was Never So Easy

DIY’s, Tutorials, Videos: Learning Things From Internet Was Never So Easy

Internet or Arpanet as it was called back then in 1983, was designed and created to provide end to end services for the military and as hard as it Is to believe, the inception of the net began with a direct military application. But since then, it has evolved to become one of the mainstays of our society, providing end users with access to relevant information, enabling them to conduct transactions online instantly, and providing secure storage for seams of data along with enabling encryption to secure the same. It has been an interesting thirty four years and the net, as it is tagged today, has certainly proved to be a font of knowledge, no pun intended.

Given the current context, the net does provide you with valuable information that can help you learn educate yourself and even take tests online to get the required certification. But the challenge lies in locating sites that provide the requisite information for free. Here’s our top pick of websites that provide you with access to accurate information that you can use to educate yourself. Read on to know more.

• Information resource: Wikipedia is one of our top picks, it contains reams of data, valuable information that has been collated by thousands of contributors and most have been fact checked, edited and presented in a neat format, which often comes with research links at the bottom of the page. The site does ask request for donations in order to run its operations but there are no hidden charges. Moreover, anyone can become a contributor but your submission will be fact checked and reviewed by multiple users before being hosted on the site. It provides you with the information you need along with research links and often proves to be a valuable source for preparing reports and thesis papers. Wikipedia certainly lives up to the hype and is certainly the site you need, if you are seeking to improve your knowledge on just about anything under the sun.

• Videos: YouTube is a valuable resource that is full of DIY tutorials and videos that come with step by step process, which you can use to collate specific information on nearly every topic, from cooking to organizing your clothes.

• Learn Everything: FabHow is yet another clean site that you may want to check out as it provides you with a wide range of DIY tutorials with images and videos on various topics including home improvement, home remedies, cooking, self improvement, gardening and enables you to develop and refine your knowledge.

• DIY, learn a foreign language: Have you ever wanted to learn a new language but did not want to pay for expensive language classes? Well, with Duolingo, you would not have to anymore, for the site is free to use and provides you with easy to learn classes on multiple languages starting with Spanish, and it even offers classes in High Valyrian. The site promises to teach you any new language in less than 5 minutes which obviously needs to be taken with a pinch of salt but nevertheless of the countless language tutorial sites out there online, this one ranks right at the top for ease of use, convenience and the training methodologies used.

• Psychology: If you had ever wondered about the hidden motivations or your actions or wanted to break down and analyze your current relationships but found the cost of enrolling for a psychology course a tad on the high side, then you may want to head online and enroll for a psychology course, headed by a Yale professor. While the course itself serves as an intro to psychology, it nevertheless gives you a good grounding on the subject. The course is free and anyone can enroll at any time, but the class may have certain restrictions in the near future but at the moment, it is free to enroll and register.

• Learn how to code: Given the resurgent demand for online applications, you may want to learn how to code and if you thought that you had to pay big bucks to learn how to code at some school, you would be mistaken. The easiest way, well, it is easy on the wallet, is to enroll at code academy. The code academy provides you with all the tools and information you need on how to code and even provides you the support you need to get you through the course. Most of the introductory courses are free to join and if you are still interested in learning advanced concepts on the same, you may be required to pay a small fee. But overall, code academy ranks quite well as a free resource that you can utilize to get some much needed information.

• Fiscal management: Chances are that you like everyone else are having issues in managing your finances effectively. But thanks to online applications like MINT, you can now streamline your financials, get a better handle on your budget, streamline expenses and review the same for later, record receipts and get access to many other tools that enables you to handle your finances better. Mint is just one of the many applications that help you to get this done, and you can also opt in for advanced features by subscribing for a small fee.

• Learn how to speak in Public: While you may have to attend classes in person to learn how to speak better, now you can go in for online classes often headed by famous personalities and learn to speak up in public. The University of Washington offers a ‘free to register’ class on learning how to speak in public; the course itself is spread over 10 weeks with 3 to 5 hours per week. All the sessions are online and the webinars, sessions can be reviewed later on by instructors and additional support and guidance may be provided.

• Learn to play guitar: If you had always wanted to learn to play a guitar but found the cost of music lessons to be on the high side, you can always go in for free classes with Justin Guitar or Ultimate-Guitar. Both of these do offer free courses on learning how to play the instrument, and the best part is that most of the course is interactive so you should be able to get feedback on your performance as the sessions begin. And if you were worried about not being able to read sheet music, don’t – for these courses also provide for easy to read tablature which you should be able to play to, with ease.

• Learn to click the perfect photograph: Are you getting increasingly frustrated at your inability to take a picture that is not blurred or has low light resolution or is just plain out of focus? If that sounds similar then all you need to do is to head online and enroll for the free online photography course, with MIT.

• DIY Home brewing: If you had always wanted to brew your own beer but were not sure how to get started or how to go about it, then you definitely need to enroll for the Home brew academy. It is a free to join and provides you with access to resources with which you should soon be able to brew your own beer right away.  Soon you should be able to set up your own brewery and make some scintillating tasty brew in no time at all.

• Learn Economics: If you are into economics and wanted to learn the same from a prestigious university with certification at the end, post exams then enroll online with MITs open courseware. All these courses are free to join and include webinars, video sessions, interactive sessions with trainers and instructors, along with peer review sessions. You should be able to learn all about macroeconomics and even opt in for advanced courses, from anywhere in the world by attending these online open courses.

• Learn Astrophysics: Now you can opt to learn astrophysics for free by enrolling yourself in one of MITs open courses. These sessions are all held online and you should gain access to reams of information and training by some of the top astrophysics in the field and even attend their lectures. As with every course, there may be prerequisites such as being familiar with advanced calculus and much more, but the great part is that MIT provides free courses on those as well. So you can always brush up on your fundamentals before you enroll for the astrophysics course.

• Learn to cook: It goes without saying that knowing how to cook a full course meal would always come in handy and if you do not have a clue on how to even get started, then all you need to do is to head over to all recipes. This portal has a humongous collection of recipes and provides you with the required support and assistance you need to get started, from poaching eggs to cooking rice. They also have advanced cooking classes but these are not free and you would be required to pay a small fee for the same. Overall, this is a good site for those looking to get a good foundation in cooking.

These are some of the online sites that can provide you with free access to verified information, knowledge and can help you build up your skills and talent in the same.  More importantly, all of this is possible only because of the net; the internet has made it possible to interact and communicate in real time, thereby creating the perfect medium through which to exchange information and knowledge.