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The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},

Multilingual University & School

where anyone can teach or take a class or course


 * Add or take a free, open Google course.

Select Courses

 * Add free, open Google courses below.

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject
Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu).

Select Blogs
Google's Official Blog. 2012. Insights from Googlers into our products, technology and the Google culture. Mountain View, CA: Google Inc.

Vaidhyanathan, Siva. 2011. The Googlization of Everything: How one company is disrupting commerce, culture, and community. Charlotte, VA: The Googlization of Everything.

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Communities, Email lists, etc.
(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

Select Museums
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

Select References
Adams, Tim. 2013. Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph. January 19. m.guardian.co.uk.

alphadogg. 2011. Free Software Activists Take On Google Search. November 28. tech.slashdot.org.

Au, Wagner James. 2011. Google, Here's Why You Should Allow Pseudonymous Accounts: There's Likely 150 MILLION+ in the West Alone!. July 19. New World Notes.

Buck, Stephanie. 2011. 7 Ways Google+ Users Are Getting More Out of Their Circles. July 26. New York, NY: Mashable.

Buck, Stephanie. 2011. 19 Essential Google+ Resources. July 16. New York, NY: Mashable.

Buck, Stephanie. 2011. Essential Google+ Resources. July 16. New York, NY: Mashable.

Cabebe, Jaymar. 2011. I'm Getting Arrested for Android. October 12. download.cnet.com.

Chafkin, Max. 2013. [http://www.fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb UDACITY'S SEBASTIAN THRUN, GODFATHER OF FREE ONLINE EDUCATION, CHANGES COURSE: HE CAPTIVATED THE WORLD WITH VISIONS OF SELF-DRIVING CARS AND GOOGLE GLASS AND HAS SIGNED UP 1.6 MILLION STUDENTS FOR ONLINE CLASSES. SO WHY IS HE PIVOTING AWAY FROM MOOCS? "WE DON'T EDUCATE PEOPLE AS OTHERS WISHED, OR AS I WISHED," THRUN SAYS]. November 14. fastcompany.com/3021473/udacity-sebastian-thrun-uphill-climb.

Cieply, Mariusz. 2011. 6 Tips for Providing Better Online Customer Support. July 1. New York, NY: Mashable.

CWMike. 2012. Google Trying New Strategy to Fix Fragmentation. July 1. tech.slashdot.org.

Eddy, Melissa. 2013. German Copyright Law Targets Google Links. March 1. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Efrati, Amir. 2012. Google to Rein In Free Version of Software. December 6. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal.

Elliott, Amy-Mae. 2011. Google+ Tips & Tricks: 10 Hints for New Users. July 26. New York, NY: Mashable.

Etherington, Darrell. 2013. Google Visualizes Massive Changes To The Face Of The Earth With New Timelapse Project. May 9. techcrunch.com.

Farivar, Cyrus. 2013. Germany wants Google to pay for news citations, passes re-publishing bill: Google can post "short excerpts" freely—but what that means, nobody knows. Mar 1. arstechnica.com.

Franzen, Carl. 2013. Google testifies to Congress calling for more email privacy, says current law 'fails'. March 19. theverge.com.

Haselton, Bennett. 2012. The Google Transparency Project Transparency Project. June 26. yro.slashdot.org.

Higgins, Parker. 2013. Copyright Industries Pushing for Search Engine "Voluntary Agreements," Despite Risks to Users. September 19. San Francisco, CA: Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Hölzle, Urs, 2913. A second spring of cleaning. March 13. Australia: googleblog.blogspot.com.au.

Indvik, Lauren. 2011. HOW TO: Become a Google+ Beta Tester. July 29. New York, NY: Mashable.

Indvik, Lauren. 2011. Samsung Lets Apple Users Get a 3D Glimpse of Its New Smartphone. New York, NY: Mashable.

Kessler, Sarah. 2011. The History of Android - INFOGRAPHIC. July 26. New York, NY: Mashable.

Lam, Oiwan. 2013. Former President of Google China Reveals Censorship Statistics. Cambridge, MA: Global Voices Online.

McAfee, Andrew. 2011. [Google+ and the Unsettled World of Social Media]. July 13.

MacKinnon, Rebecca. 2011. Kudos and Concerns for Google. Washington DC: rconversation.blogs.com.

Mann, Adam. 2013. Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist on Creating the Interplanetary Internet. May 6. wired.com.

O’Brien, Kevin. 2012. Dismayed at Google’s Privacy Policy, European Group Is Weighing Censure. December 7. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Parr, Ben. 2011. Google+: The Complete Guide. July 16. New York, NY: Mashable.

Parr, Ben. 2011. Google Labs Closure Won’t Affect Google 20% Time. July 20. New York, NY: Mashable.

Parr, Ben. 2011. Google Responds to Google+ Account Suspension Controversy. July 26. New York, NY: Mashable.

Peters, Meghan. 2011. 5 Ways Journalists Are Using Google+. July 17. New York, NY: Mashable.

Peters, Meghan. 2011. HOW TO: Get Started With Google Analytics. May 24. New York, NY: Mashable.

van Schewick, Barbara. 2011. [https://netarchitecture.org/2011/12/is-verizon-wireless-illegally-blocking-google-wallet-its-time-for-the-fcc-to-investigate/ Is Verizon Wireless illegally blocking Google Wallet? It’s time for the FCC to investigate]. December 19. Stanford, CA: Net Architecture.

Schroeder, Stan. 2011. Google Takeout Lets You Liberate Your Data From Google. June 29. New York, NY: Mashable.

Sheldon, Doc. 2013. Can Google be Trusted to Do No Evil?. April 17. searchenginewatch.com.

Singel, Ryan. 2009. Cool Search Engines That Are Not Google. June 30. San Francisco, CA: Wired Magazine.

snydeq. 2012. Insights Into Google Compute Engine. July 1. tech.slashdot.org.

Soulskill. 2013. Google: Our Robot Cars Are Better Drivers Than You. October 26. tech.slashdot.org.

Svei, Donna. 2011. 7 GooglePlus Job Search Tips. www.avidcareerist.com.

Swallow, Erica. 2011. HOW TO: Import Your Facebook Contacts on Google+. July 4. mashable.com.

Swallow, Erica. 2011. HOW TO: Use Google+ For Your Job Search. July 24. New York, NY: Mashable.

Timothy. 2011. Extension To Chrome Brings Remote Desktop Abilities. October 8. tech.slashdot.org.

Timothy. 2012. Google CEO Larry Page Says "Nothing Seriously Wrong". June 23. slashdot.org.

Warren, Christina. 2011. Google Makes It Easier for Small Businesses To Create Mobile Websites. June 29. New York, NY: Mashable.

Wasserman, Todd. 2011. Google+ Users’ Genders Are Set To Become Private. July 13. New York, NY: Mashable.

Wasserman, Todd. 2011. Google Pays $100M for New California Office. October 22. New York, NY: Mashable.

Wasserman, Todd. 2011. New Directory Makes It Easy To Find Public Google+ Hangouts. July 19. New York, NY: Mashable.

Zimmerman, Gil. 2011. 5 Things You Need to Know About the Security of Google Apps. June 29. New York, NY: Mashable.

Android

Gibbs-Duhem. 2011. Ask Slashdot: How Do You Protect Data On Android?. July 28. ask.slashdot.org.

van Schewick, Barbara. 2011. Public Interest Requires Public Input: Verizon/Android Tethering. June 30. Stanford, CA: Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School.

Google Contacts

Agarwal, Amit. 2010. Use Google Contacts as a Unified Address Book. October 28. labnol.org

Contacts Basics. 2012. Contacts Basics. Mountain View, CA: Google Apps-Getting Started.

Using Google Contacts at work or school. 2012. Using Google Contacts at work or school. Mountain View, CA: learn.googleapps.com/.

Select Timelines
Murphy, Samantha. 2011. The Evolution of Google Search in Six Minutes. Mashable.

Select Video and Audio
Biswas, Soutik. 2013. Digital Indians: Ben Gomes. Mountain View, CA: BBC News.

Cerf, Vinton. 2013. Signal amidst the noise: Vinton Cerf. New Haven, CT: Yale University.

Elliott, Amy-Mae. 2011. 5 Hilarious Google+ Parodies VIDEOS. July 12. New York, NY: Mashable.

Gomes, Ben. 2011. The evolution of search in six minutes. Mountain View, CA: googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com.

Singhal, Amit. 2012. Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings. India: googleblog.blogspot.in.

Riper, Van, Stephanie Liu, Fred Sauer and Adriana Cerundolo. 2013. Google Developers Tech Roundup. July 16. Mountain View, CA: GoogleDevelopers Youtube channel.

Schmidt, Eric. 2001. Google's Eric Schmidt: Perspectives on Tech Leadership. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Schmidt, Eric. 2013. Eric Schmidt on the New Digital Age. London, England: Intelligence Squared.

Android

White, Charlie. 2011. Android App Displays Brain Waves Via Wireless Headband. July 17. New York, NY: Mashable.

Select Websites
Google - Our philosophy: Ten things we know to be true. 2011. Google - Our philosophy: Ten things we know to be true. (""Don't be evil" is the informal corporate motto (or slogan) of Google, originally suggested by Google employees Paul Buchheit and Amit Patel at a meeting," from Wikipedia's "Don't be evil" entry). Mountain View, CA: Google Inc.

Google Analytics. 2013. Google Analytics. (Turning Data Insights into Analytics). Mountain View, CA: google.com/analytics.

The Google + Project updates: What's new in Google+. Mountain View, CA: Google.

Google Accounts' Help - Getting started with 2-step verification. 2011. Getting started with 2-step verification. Mountain View, CA: Google.

World University and School Links
Computer Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computer_Science

Google: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Google

Academic Press at World University and School
Academic Press at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Press_at_World_University_and_School

Access to Live, or Email, University Technical Expertise
Ask a question in a specific discipline, or find, for example, a Robotics' or Computer programmer, or Translator, easily and freely.

Admissions at World University and School
Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, Greatest Universities-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.

Blog at World University and School
http://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/

Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS

with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;

Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)
Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/.

Careers
Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling

Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love

WUaS Job hunting: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Job_hunting

Counseling
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling

Coordinates
... in a virtual world

Credits
Many thanks to each of you!

Please feel free to hyperlink your name to a location of your choice (or tell WUaS where to link to - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com). Please do not hesitate to let WUaS know if you think that somebody (including yourself) has been forgotten, now or in the future; please include a URL, which is, of course, one main way identity created on the internet.

Digital To Do
Android

Brainwave device / Headset

Broadcast to radio frequency

Broadcast to TV

Create EMail group for page

Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)

MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/

Print

Publish to DVD

Recommend

Send to phone

Tablets

Translate

Videophone

Free Degrees / Credit
MIT OCW Audio Video Courses: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/

Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School

Conference Method of Teaching and Learning: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_Method_of_Teaching_and_Learning

The College at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School

Ph.D. Degrees at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Ph.D._Degrees_at_World_University_and_School

World University Law School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School

World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme (beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)

In Google Earth
Google Earth.

In Virtual World
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/

Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/

Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/

WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/

Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:

Travel to this virtual island to learn building:

Item Number
Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system

Bar code

Learning Networking
Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....

Academia.edu's World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/

Delicious.com's World University and School - http://www.delicious.com/WorldUniversityandSchool

Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').

Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool

Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - Scott MacLeod - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/

Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts

Google Groups' World University and School - http://groups.google.com/group/World-University-and-School

Like

LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337

Quora - http://www.quora.com/

Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/

Redditt.com's World University and School - http://www.reddit.com/user/WorldUnivandSch/

Tribe.net's World University and School - http://tribes.tribe.net/worlduniversityandschool

Twitter.com's World University and School - http://twitter.com/WorldUnivandSch

World University & School 'subject page' group

World University & School Share This

Yahoo Groups' World University and School: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worlduniversityandschool/

TV-Live Broadcasting
Broadcast to television

Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:

Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts

Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv

Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com

Ustream TV - http://ustream.tv

Video Communication
Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software

Free video conferencing

iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Free, group video conferencing

AnyMeeting - http://anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/

Universal Translator at WUaS
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

Google Translate language:

Sugar Labs: Translation System language:

Region:

The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School
The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School

Wiki Software for Courses
Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia

Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wikidata / Bots
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Bots

World University and School Licensing
World University and School - like Wikipedia with Greatest Universities' OpenCourseWare (not endorsed by MIT OCW) - incorporated as a nonprofit effective April 2010 and has been a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, educational organization charity through November 12, 2012, and is re-instating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, as of September 2013, effective 2010.

World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.

All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/.

The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.

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Courses: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Courses

Subjects: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Subjects

Languages: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages

Library Resources: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources

Nation States: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States

You at World University: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University

Educational Software: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Educational_Software

Museums: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums

Research: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Research

Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities

Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions

World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation

SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE

Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers

Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University

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