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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br />
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]].
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
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Multilingual University & School
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course
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* Add or take a '''free, open'''
==Select Courses==
* Add free, open
===Courses===
{| class="infotable sortable"
! <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Add free, open
! Web Site
! Organization (if any)
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| Audio/Video Lectures at MIT OpenCourseWare
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/
| MIT
| non-degree
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| Browser
| WUaS is accrediting for bachelor and Ph.D. degree programs on Audio/Video Lectures at MIT OpenCourseWare.
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| MIT OCW
| http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
| MIT
| non-degree
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| Browser
| Start anytime
| English
| High School, Undergraduate, Graduate
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| MIT OCW Translated Courses
| http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/translated-courses/
| MIT
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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.
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===Select Blogs,
===Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.===
Begin a Google + Hangout:
https://plus.google.com/hangouts
Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
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===Select Books===
''''Select Chapters''''
===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===
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(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).
===Select Conference Materials===
===Select Conferences Online===
===Select Conversations / Dialogues / Idea Competitions===
===Select Databases===
===Select Facts===
===Select Films===
===Select Film Reviews===
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===Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, Repositories, etc.===
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
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===Select Maps===
===Select Multimedia===
===Select Museums===
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page:
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
===Select Newspapers, News===
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===Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software===
===Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems, FAQs===
===Select Quotes, Quotations, etc.===
Wikidata:Wikiquote. 2014. [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote Wikidata:Wikiquote]. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote.
===Select RSS Feeds, SMS, etc.===
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Heneghan, Tom. 2012. [http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-interfaith-center-opens-saudi-help-172706194.html U.N. chief says crises show need for interfaith amity]. Vienna, Austria: news.yahoo.com/
International Literacy Day. 2014. [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/ International Literacy Day 2014: Literacy and Sustainable Development]. New York, NY: unesco.org .
Ireland, Corydon. 2014. [http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/10/coming-up-for-air/ Coming up for air: Mexico City, Harvard alliance to study health changes after two decades of major environmental upgrades]. October 28. Cambridge, MA: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/10/coming-up-for-air/ .
MacKinnon, Rebecca. 2012. [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/08/the_united_nations_and_the_internet_it_s_complicated The United Nations and the Internet: It's Complicated, A battle is brewing, but the black helicopters are not about to invade]. August 8. Foreign Policy.
Obama, Barack. 2013. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/24/remarks-president-obama-address-united-nations-general-assembly Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly]. New York, NY: United Nations.
Titlestad, Gard. 2012. [http://fr.slideshare.net/IAU_Past_Conferences/cs-i3-g-titlestad Open Educational Resources (OER): Tomorrow's Main Educational Provider?]. Oslo, Norway: International Council for Open and Distance Education.
'''UNESCO World Heritage Sites'''
List of "Missing" WHS. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/allmissing.php
Top 50 Missing. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/forums/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=6
World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/
===Select Reviews===
===Select
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===Select Social Networking Pages===
===Select Societies, Associations, Groups, Networks, etc.===
Friends of the United Nations. 2014. [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Friends-United-Nations-3739310 Friends of the United Nations]. (Founded in 1985, Friends of the United Nations is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the United Nations' activities. We work with educational institutions, corporations, the media and entertainment industries, and other organizations to inform and educate people about the UN's efforts on behalf of peace, human rights, the environment, children and...). New York, NY: linkedin.com/groups/Friends-United-Nations-3739310.
===Select Study Guides===
===Select Surveys===
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===Select Timelines===
===Select Twitters===
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===Select Video Conferences===
===Select Videocasts and Podcasts===
===Select Websites===
'''UNESCO World Heritage Sites'''
World Heritage Site. 2014. http://www.worldheritagesite.org/
===Select Wikis===
===Select Writers, Researchers, etc.===
===Subject's Social Networking Sites===
===Tutoring===
===Wikimedia Commons===
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
===Wikipedia===
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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Internet Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies
One Laptop per Child - XO Laptop: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT
Political Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Political_Science
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WUaS Universal Translator: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
'''United Nations' Languages'''
Arabic language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Arabic_language
English language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/English_language
French language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/French_language
Mandarin language (Chinese): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Mandarin_language_(Chinese)
Russian language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Russian_language
Spanish language: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Spanish_language
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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, 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.
Digital and Print catalog
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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)===
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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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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(beginning with United Nations' languages - 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)
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
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
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://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.
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.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
About Me - World University and School -
http://about.me
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Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com
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
World University & School 'subject page' group
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===RSS Feed===
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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
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''Free video conferencing''
iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html
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Skype - http://www.skype.com/
''Free, group video conferencing''
AnyMeeting - http://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
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:
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS]]
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Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.
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===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 International (CC BY-SA 3.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ .
The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.
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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities
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Frequently Asked Questions at World University & School:
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions
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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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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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Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
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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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