Mindfield
Mind Field is an American streaming television series created and presented by Michael Stevens, the creator of the YouTube channel Vsauce. The format of the series is based heavily on that of Vsauce, with Stevens presenting documentary-style episodes which focus on aspects of human behavior, particularly the brain and the influences of consciousness. Every episode contains multiple experiments, in which either volunteers or Stevens himself participates, that relates to the topic of the episode. This module is provided by Kiwix and World Possible.
College Credit Courses
This is a collection of courses that can help you earn college credits in a variety of topics. The courses are gathered from a variety of Open Educational Resources, and reorganized by World Possible, the team that maintains RACHEL.
College credits are granted through CLEP exams. The College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) has been the most widely trusted credit-by-examination program for over 40 years, accepted by 2,900 colleges and universities and administered in more than 1,800 test centers, including in many prison facilities.
Saylor Academy Textbooks
Over 100 Free Textbooks covering a wide range of topics that can help with earning college credits.
Wikipedia for Schools
This curated selection of articles from Wikipedia can be used offline by school children around the world. 6000 articles, 26 million words and 50,000 images make Wikipedia for Schools a rich and safe resource for teaching, learning, and research.
Wikispecies
Wikispecies is a free species directory with 754,244 articles that cover Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life. This module is provided by Kiwix.
Wikiversity
Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning. This offline version was provided by Kiwix.
The Salvation Poem
High quality content created for all ages to learn about Jesus and The Gospel: "We want everyone to have the opportunity to know Jesus and to choose for themselves whether to follow him. We are a team of artists who are obsessed with Jesus, and this is our contribution to the Great Commission".
Great Books of the World
A searchable, categorized selection of over 400 of the most beloved and respected books from around the world, collected from Project Gutenberg.
- Top 100 Favorites
- Top 100 Non-Fiction
- Adventure (24 titles)
- Biographies (24 titles)
- Children's Stories (23 titles)
- Comedy & Humor (38 titles)
- Drama (35 titles)
- Fantasy (20 titles)
- Folklore (7 titles)
- Historical Fiction (38 titles)
- Historical Non-Fiction (30 titles)
- Horror (18 titles)
- Mystery (17 titles)
- Philosophy & Religion (30 titles)
- Poetry (41 titles)
- Romance (35 titles)
- Science Fiction (27 titles)
- Short Stories (25 titles)
GCF LearnFree.org
Hundreds of high-quality illustrated articles and videos focusing on technology, job training, reading, and math skills, produced by the Goodwill Community Foundation.
- Career Planning
- Computers
- Devices
- Digital Lifestyle
- Email Basics
- Everyday Life
- Internet Basics
- Job Development
- Mac OS Basics
- Math Basics
- Money
- Office 2000
- Office 2003
- Office 2007
- Office 2010
- Office 2013
- Office XP
- OpenOffice
- Online Safety
- Photos and Graphics
- Reading
- Social Media
- Using the Cloud
- Windows
- Workplace Skills
ICM - The Global Church Developer
A healthy church within walking distance of everyone in the world, whose vision is to nurture believers and assist church growth worldwide. ICM has gathered biblical content from around the world for leaders and laypeople alike. Their website is icm.org
Khan Academy
Over 2000 videos on math and science, from the basic to the advanced. All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
More than 4,000 cross-referenced medical articles from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Includes comprehensive illustrations and photographs.
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These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.
PhET
PhET Interactive Simulations, a project at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a non-profit[1] open educational resource (OER) project founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman. PhET began with Wiemans vision to improve the way science is taught and learned. Their stated mission is "To advance science and math literacy and education worldwide through free interactive simulations."
Kolibri
Kolibri is an open-source offline ed-tech platform developed by Learning Equality, focused on increasing the availability of relevant and aligned learning materials, fostering innovative pedagogy, and boosting learning outcomes.
You can create an account to track progress. Later, you can login again and continue where you left off.
Bible For Children
The Bible For Children collection is provided by BibleForChildren.org and includes core stories direct from both the New and Old Testaments. These Bible stories are told in English, but other languages are available.
The Bible Project
The Bible Project is a US (Portland OR) based group that utilizes short-form, fully animated videos to make the biblical story accessible to everyone and everywhere. They create videos, podcasts, and study guides that explore the Bibles unified story by focusing on its overarching themes and each books literary design. They are committed to understanding the Bible in its historical context and communicating its wisdom for the modern world.
GHI - Biblical
A categorized selection of Open Education Biblical references from multiple sources and curated by the Global Horizons (GHI) Field Technology Project. Prominent sources include:
- Global Horizons Incorporated
- Project Gutenberg Christianity
Bino and Fino
Nigerian cartoons - Teaching children around the world about African culture and much more.
Book Dash Books
African storybooks for children, available for anyone to freely print, translate and distribute. BookDash believes that every child should own a hundred books by the age of five.
Boundless Textbooks
An amazing collection of searchable textbooks on a variety of advanced subjects, including extensive linked definitions of terms.
Core Knowledge
The Core Knowledge Curriculum Series provides comprehensive, content-rich learning materials based on the Core Knowledge Sequence. Student readers, teacher guides, activity books, and other materials are available for Language Arts and History and Geography.
Educate!
Educate! provides youth with skills training in leadership, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness, along with mentorship, to start real businesses at school.
Feed the Monster
Feed The Monster teaches your child the fundamentals of reading. Collect monster eggs and feed them letters so they can grow into new friends!
Hesperian Health Guides
Easy to understand, practical, accurate, and heavily illustrated guides on health topics that for remote areas where access to medical personnel and facilities is limited.
- Where There Is No Doctor. A village health care handbook. (Printable PDF)
- Where There Is No Dentist (Printable PDF)
- Where Women Have No Doctor (Printable PDF)
- Disabled Village Children (Printable PDF)
- Women with Disabilities - A Health Handbook (Printable PDF)
- A Book for Midwives: Care for pregnancy and birth (Printable PDF)
- Helping Children Who Are Deaf (Printable PDF)
- Helping Children Who Are Blind (Printable PDF)
- Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet (Printable PDF)
- Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment (Printable PDF)
- Water for Life - Community water security (Printable PDF)
- A Community Guide to Environmental Health (Printable PDF)
- Helping Health Workers Learn (Printable PDF)
These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.
UNESCO's IICBA Electronic Library
Teachers' resources from the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa.
Infonet-Biovision
Well organized and illustrated information on a wide range of agricultural, environmental, and health topics.
- Plant
- Crops, fruits, vegetables and grains
- Pests and diseases
- Medicinal plants
- Fruit and vegetable processing
- Natural pest control
- Cultural control practices
- Human
- Healthy food
- Nutrition related diseases
- Insect transmitted diseases
- Zoonotic diseases
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Animals
- Animal husbandry and welfare
- Livestock species and commercial insects
- Livestock health and diseases
- Fodder production
- Products
- Environment
- Agro-ecological zones
- Water management
- Soil management
- Sustainable and organic agriculture
- Conservation agriculture
- Trees
- Processing and value addition
Over 80 printable magazines on farming from Kenya. Used by over 60,000 farmers for guidance and practical tips on securing and increasing their harvests through simple, environmentally friendly means.
Math Expression
Math tutoring materials including videos, study tips, practice questions and step-by-step solutions.
For each lesson, read the study tips carefully and take note of the important concepts/ideas before watching the video. These tips will guide you in your math thinking strategies.
Music Theory
Comprehensive music theory lessons and exercises to begin your journey into the realm of music.
OER Africa - Reading
Reading is an essential skill for all of us and developing our skills in reading is a good investment. This unit is packed with practical activities which are aimed at making reading more enjoyable and rewarding. This unit also includes sections on how to read actively and critically.
OER Africa is a ground-breaking initiative established by the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide). We play a leading role in supporting higher education institutions across Africa in the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance teaching and learning. Click here to download the OER Africa brochure.
OLPC Educational Packages
A collection of educational materials consolidated by the OLPC project.
Peacebuilding Resources
This collection of articles, guides, and videos on building peace is a valuable resource for addressing issues that arise in conflict zones.
Somali Curated Materials
A categorized selection of references from multiple sources, in particular from the Ohio State University (OSU.EDU) Somali website (https://u.osu.edu/somali) curated by Jibril Aw Mohamed.
Tanzanian Exams
These test examples from The National Examinations Council of Tanzania are a useful guide for study and preparation.
Teacher Training
The module contains information for teachers and facilitators to help them gain the skills they need to incorporate digital content from RACHEL into their classroom teaching.
Understanding Algebra
A complere, concise, and illustrated textbook introducing algebra that can be viewed here or printed out.
WASSCE
This collection of files will help you study for The West African Senior School Certificate Examination. These files are provided in both .docx and .pdf format and will require appropriate software to view.
Wikibooks
A collection of free textbooks for educational use, created and maintained by users, for users. This module is provided by Kiwix.
Women In African History
A collection of comics, biographies, and audiobooks on prominent women from African history.
Interactive World Map
Browse the world from the global to the local with this interactive and searchable world map from OpenStreetMaps and the XSCE project.