~ Early Web Links ~

Brian Bennett is a teacher from Buchanan, Michigan who has been blogging about education technology, teaching, and classroom innovation since the early 2010s. This particular post is a meta-challenge reflecting on his blogging journey, platforms used over the years, and favorite posts, offering a candid look into the life of an educator-turned-blogger.

Chemistry in the City is a thoughtful personal blog covering science education, digital study skills, and the challenges of GCSE and A-level learning in the UK. The author reflects critically on pedagogy, teacher specialization, and independent study tools, making it a useful resource for students navigating post-secondary science education.

A free, publicly available book series teaching ray tracing and path tracing from scratch, written by a veteran graphics instructor who distills course notes into a practical, code-along guide. Readers build a full path tracer step by step, producing impressive rendered images without relying on any graphics API.

Nicky Case is a creator of interactive, playful educational experiences covering topics like game theory, anxiety, AI safety, and news cycles, all freely available under a public domain waiver. The site showcases a remarkable portfolio of explorable explanations, interactive games, essays, and talks that make complex ideas genuinely fun and accessible.

Maintained by John H. Krantz at Hanover College, this American Psychological Society page compiles an extensive directory of teaching resources covering nearly every major subfield of psychology, from cognitive and forensic to evolutionary and health psychology. Instructors and students alike will find links to course materials, graduate program rankings, PowerPoint presentation databases, research methods guides, and interactive educational tools.

Created by Messenjah and hosted on Albino Blacksheep, this tutorial reveals hidden and lesser-known tricks in Microsoft Paint, from scalable brushes to custom stamp tools and 3D extrusion effects. Packed with illustrated examples, it makes a compelling case that MS Paint is far more capable than most users realize.

The Biology Corner is a comprehensive teaching resource built by a biology teacher with 30+ years of experience, offering free worksheets, labs, case studies, and student activities covering anatomy, cells, evolution, genetics, and ecology. Highlights include gel electrophoresis simulations, dissection guides, reading guides for major textbooks, and creative case studies like 'The Honey Badger Heist' and 'The Island of the Colorblind.'

Howtopedia is a collaborative wiki dedicated to practical knowledge and simple, accessible technologies for sustainable and ecological living. Its breadth is impressive, covering everything from agroforestry and water sanitation to food processing, energy, and emergency preparedness, making it a kind of Wikipedia for appropriate technology.

Michael A. Nielsen's free online book 'Neural Networks and Deep Learning' provides a comprehensive, mathematically grounded introduction to deep learning concepts including backpropagation, gradient descent, and convolutional networks. The book is structured as a series of detailed chapters with exercises, code implementations, and visual proofs, making it an exceptional self-study resource for anyone learning AI and machine learning fundamentals.

April (also known as Sammi) is a 17-year-old Australian building a cozy personal homepage with a standout 'study centre' featuring a music player loaded with classical, lofi, and jazz tracks alongside a task tracker and clock. The site is actively growing, with blog-style update notes, webrings, a gallery in progress, and a warm invitation to connect with fellow web builders.