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===Ideas===
 
This English language, wiki, subject page at WUaS - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language - is becoming part of an online university in English, paralleling the other United Nations' languages', wiki, subject pages, which will become MIT OCW-centric, WUaS universities, also in those languages:
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/French_language
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mandarin_language_(Chinese)
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_language
 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Spanish_language
 
 
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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs 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 Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.
 
 
 
===Q item in Wikidata===
 
 
===Select Analytics===
 
 
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===Select Blogs, Blog Aggregators===
 
 
===Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.===
 
Language Practice Hangouts. 2014. [https://plus.google.com/communities/117021348126795052161 Language Practice Hangouts]. plus.google.com/communities/117021348126795052161 .
 
Learn English. 2014. [https://plus.google.com/communities/116896170154804056086 Learn English]. plus.google.com/communities/116896170154804056086 .
 
Learn English on Google Plus. 2014. [http://www.learnenglish.de/learnenglishongoogleplus.html Learn English on Google Plus]. learnenglish.de/learnenglishongoogleplus.html .
 
MacLeod, Scott. 2015. [https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cugki3s9ads2fjbuelovr7aldt4 Open English-speaking Practice in a Google group video Hangout]. (August 29, September 5 & 12). World University and School.
 
 
Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts
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===Select Books===
 
 
===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===
 
 
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===Select Databases===
 
 
===Select Facts===
 
 
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===Select Museums===
 
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
 
 
===Select Newspapers, News===
 
 
===Select Office Hours===
 
 
===Select Poetry===
 
 
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===Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software===
 
 
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===Select References===
 
Cummings, Michael. 2014. [http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/06/beinecke-library-acquires-rare-english-translations-bible Beinecke Library acquires rare English translations of Bible]. February 6. New Haven, CT: Yale University.
 
English Tongue Twisters. 2019. [https://ivypanda.com/tongue-twisters English Tongue Twisters].
 
===Select Reviews===
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===Select Video Conferences===
 
 
===Select Videocasts and Podcasts===
 
 
===Select Websites===
 
Acronym Finder. 2014. [http://www.acronymfinder.com/Slang/WUA.html Acronym Finder]. acronymfinder.com/Slang/WUA.html
 
 
===Select Wikis===
 
 
===Select Workshops===
 
 
===Select Writers, Researchers, etc.===
 
 
===Subject's Social Networking Sites===
 
 
===Tutoring===
 
Hanson, Erika. 2013. [http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/english-lessons English lessons]. (An English tutor is at
http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/english-lessons helping people improve
their English writing skills. My internet connection is terrible right now so I can't help out, but if you're having trouble connecting, you can contact Erika
<writeresh@gmail.com> personally). notes.wikimediadc.org/p/english-lessons.
 
 
===Wikimedia Commons===
 
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
===Wikipedia===
 
English Language Wikipedia. 2015. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page English Language Wikipedia]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page .
 
 
Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/
 
 
===Wikiquotes===
 
Wikiquotes: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
===Wikisource===
 
Wikisource: https://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
===Wikivoyage===
 
Wikivoyage: https://www.wikivoyage.org/
 
 
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English_as_a_Second_Language_for_Kids: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_as_a_Second_Language_for_Kids
 
English_language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language
 
English_Literature: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_Literature
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France: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/France
 
Scotland: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Scotland
 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland
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United States of America: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_States_of_America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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==WUaS Navigation==
 
New WUaS in MediaWiki:
http://worlduniversityandschool.org/mediawiki-1.24.1/index.php?title=Main_Page
 
 
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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, MITGreatest OCWUniversities-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.
 
 
Digital and Print catalog
 
 
===Assistive Technologies===
 
WUaS plans to anticipate numerous developing assistive technologies for sight-impaired, hearing-impaired, and similar -
 
Assistive Technologies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Assistive_Technologies
 
 
 
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===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
 
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
 
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/ .
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===Coordinates===
 
Geodetic datums such as WGS84 or GPS
 
Geohash keys
 
... in a virtual world
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Broadcast to radio frequencyfrequencies
 
 
Broadcast to TV / television
 
 
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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
 
 
Google Glass
 
 
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
 
 
Oculus Rift
 
 
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===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
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probablybeginning inwith United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
 
 
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===In Virtual World===
 
(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
 
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
 
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
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
 
Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/
 
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://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
 
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.
 
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.
 
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
 
There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/
 
Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
 
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
 
WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/
 
World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage
 
 
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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
 
 
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===Learning Networking===
 
Teach and Learn using free Social BookmarkingNetworking software to identifyshare what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....
 
 
About Me - World University and School -
http://about.me
 
 
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DiggFacebook.com's World University and School - http://diggwww.facebook.com/worlduniversityandschoolgroup.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').
 
 
Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).
 
 
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
 
 
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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/
 
 
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Wer Kennt Wen - World University &and School subject- grouphttp://www.wer-kennt-wen.de/
 
 
World University & School 'subject page' group
 
 
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===TutoringLinked Open Data===
 
Linked Open Data, Linked Data for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a focus on privacy and security.
 
 
 
===List of Wikipedias===
 
List of Wikipedias. 2015. [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias List of Wikipedias]. meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias .
 
 
===RSS Feed===
 
 
 
===Save this page for download in the following formats===
 
atom
 
GeoJSON
 
csv.csvm
 
map.html
 
csv
 
xls
 
rdf
 
klm
 
 
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Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts
 
 
Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
 
 
MIT UnHangouts - https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/
 
 
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''Free, group video conferencing''
 
AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
 
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
 
Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin
 
ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx
 
Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com
 
sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎
 
Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok
 
Vyew - http://vyew.com/
 
Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/
 
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
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http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
 
Google Translate language:
 
Sugar Labs: Translation System language:
 
Region:
 
 
'''Select Translators'''
 
Babelxl. 2015. [http://babelxl.com/ Babelxl: the best translator]. http://babelxl.com/ .
 
Babylon Online Translation. 2015. [http://translation.babylon.com/ Babylon Online Translation]. (Offering hundreds of dictionaries and translation in more than 800 language pairs). translation.babylon.com/ .
 
Free-translator.com. 2015. [http://free-translator.com/ Free-translator.com]. free-translator.com/ .
 
Google Translate. 2015. [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate]. translate.google.com/ .
 
SDL Free Translation. 2015. [http://www.freetranslation.com/ SDL Free Translation]. freetranslation.com/ .
 
Word Lingo Free Translation Tools. 2015. [http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products/ Word Lingo Free Translation Tools and Machine Translation Products]. worldlingo.com/en/products/ .
 
 
'''Select Video with Subtitles for Translation'''
 
Amara.org. 2015. [http://www.amara.org/en/ Amara.org: Captions, subtitles, and translations simplified]. (Amara makes video globally accessible: Captions, subtitles, and translations simplified). amara.org/en/
 
TED Open Translation Project. 2015. [https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-open-translation-project TED Open Translation Project]. (See - https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-open-translation-project - and - https://www.ted.com/participate/translate/get-started). ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-open-translation-project .
 
 
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
 
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS]]
 
 
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Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaintwikifoundry.com/
 
 
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===World University and School Licensing===
 
World University and School - like Wikipedia with Greatest Universities' OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit effective April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, educational organization charity.
 
World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.
 
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-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 34.0 licenseInternational (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/34.0/us/ .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
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Courses: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Courses
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation
 
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LANGUAGE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/LANGUAGE_TEMPLATE
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LIBRARY TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/LIBRARY_TEMPLATE
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MUSEUM TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/MUSEUM_TEMPLATE
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NATION STATE TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/NATION_STATE_TEMPLATE
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SUBJECT TEMPLATE: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE
 
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Volunteers at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Volunteers
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For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com
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WUaS's Guidestar.org listing -
https://www.guidestar.org/organizations/27-3105368/world-university-school.aspx .
 
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Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at
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