Since many Coloradans are at home during the one month or longer ‘stay home’ coronavirus period, Here are several ideas to keep you, your children, or grandchildren busy. Technology is key to getting you through this troublesome time. This requires a computer and the Internet to access several educational databases, webinars, programs, videos, or digital books at your local library, providing you have a library card.
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But if you don’t have a library card, then consider the many webinars or educational videos hosted by companies such as Ted Talks or Khan Academy on their YouTube channel. Of course, the old standby is recommended for your tots are the morning cartoon shows or exercise & educational programs on PBS-TV for you and your spouse!
Sal Kahn, a Harvard graduate, decided to help many students after his cousin needed help, so he created short videos to help her graduate, which she did. They became so popular on YouTube, that he started his own learning academy for educators and a nonprofit website for both learners and educators. Visit https://www.khanacademy.org or his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy. You will be amazed at all the free classes Sal offers in many languages.
For college students or professionals, a free webinar channel under TED Conferences provides over 2,600 TED Talk videos that are freely available on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector. The categories are endless with many professional speakers including entrepreneur Elon Musk, past physicist Stephen Hawking, environmentalist Jane Goodall, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners to name a few. This is another great example of technology educating our human race of all ages!
~ Bob Larson is a technologist and Marketing Director for 50 Plus Media Solutions