Education
165 sites
Subcategories:
- Schools & Universities (15)
- Tutorials & How-To (71)
- Reference (78)
https://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs092/WIRES/internet.html
Hosted on Brown University's CS department server, this page offers an educational look at how the internet works at a foundational level. Part of the CS092 course materials, it serves as an accessible primer on the technical infrastructure and concepts that underpin modern networking.
http://finalbossblues.com/pixel-tutorials
Jason Perry, a pixel artist and game developer known as finalbossblues, offers a comprehensive series of pixel art tutorials originally written for RPG Maker users around 2012. Topics range from color theory and form to sprite animation and walk cycles, making this an invaluable archived reference for anyone learning to create game graphics.
https://ntsc-tv.com/
A deep-dive technical tutorial site covering every aspect of NTSC color television, from scanning and sync to color encoding, digital TV graphics, and VCR circuits. With over 300 URLs spanning 90 subjects, it walks through the full signal chain from antenna to CRT with historical context including the original 1953 NTSC standards.
https://fieggen.com/shoelace
Ian Fieggen, aka 'Professor Shoelace,' has spent over two decades building the internet's definitive reference on shoelaces, covering more than 100 lacing methods with step-by-step tutorials and thousands of photos. The site is home to the famous Ian Knot, claimed to be the world's fastest shoelace knot, and includes an interactive lacing tool, knot comparisons, and detailed guides on shoelace construction and lengths.
http://9houses.org/
JJMK focuses on electricity saving tips and energy conservation, offering guidance on the best ways to reduce power consumption at home. The site covers energy saving devices and practical strategies for cutting electricity costs.
https://harley.com/yp/categories/genealogy
Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages is a classic web directory that organizes internet resources by topic, and this particular page covers genealogy-related sites and links. A well-known resource from the early web era, it serves as a curated guide for users seeking genealogy research tools and communities online.
https://mind-scape.neocities.org/list
MindScape is a mental health reference site that catalogs a wide range of psychological disorders, from personality and mood disorders to dissociative and psychotic conditions, with brief, accessible descriptions of each. Visitors will also find links to crisis helplines, therapist finders, and self-help tools, making it a practical starting point for anyone seeking to understand mental health conditions.
https://cyberphysics.co.uk/
Cyberphysics is a comprehensive web-based physics revision resource written by a qualified British physics teacher, covering GCSE and A-Level topics including atomic physics, electricity, radioactivity, waves, and medical physics. Winner of the IOP Web Awards in 2010, it serves students at KS3, KS4, and KS5 levels as well as their parents and teachers.
http://newbie.org/
Newbie.org has been helping internet beginners navigate the online world since 1996, offering guides on HTML coding, email, instant messaging, virus protection, and web browsing basics. A comprehensive reference hub for those new to the internet, it covers everything from setting up a first website to understanding smiley faces and chat slang.
https://cogdog.info/
Alan Levine, known online as CogDog, is a veteran web educator and consultant who has been building open web tools, storytelling projects, and digital learning resources since the early 1990s. His landing page showcases a career devoted to connected learning, open education, WordPress-based tools like SPLOT, and creative web storytelling experiments such as ds106 and 50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story.