Gimp - Free Image Manipulation Program

An example of the Gimp interface

You can have fun creating Andy Warhol type pictures on Gimp

I've been having some fun with the Gimp program lately.
This free software gives you the tools to undertake many exciting projects.

This excerpt from Wikipedia explains Gimp pretty well.

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available in versions tailored for most popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux.

In addition to detailed image retouching and free-form drawing, GIMP can accomplish essential image editing tasks such as resizing, editing, and cropping photos, photomontages combining multiple images, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create animated images in many formats such as GIF and MPEG through the Animation Plugin.

GIMP's product vision is that GIMP is a free software high-end graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements.

There are lots of Gimp tutorials on the internet, try this website for starters http://garmahis.com/tutorials/gimp-tutorials/
Youtube has  video tutorials (I have posted a few below) and there are books available from Amazon .
To get your free Gimp download go to http://www.gimp.org/

Gimp Tutorial photo editing blending images

GIMP Tutorial: How to remove background using a layer mask

Image in Text using Layer Mask for Gimp. (Quicker method)

GIMP Tutorial - how to put images inside text

Learn Spanish for free

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Online Math Help and Learning

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/index.html

Blogger Video Training

This link  -Blogger Videos | Blogger Video Training takes you to a  great series of videos which teaches you how to set up your
own blog with Blogger. 

Engineering - video and audio

Make called Bill a "brilliant science-and-technology documentarian", whose "videos should be held up as models of how to present complex technical information visually" Wired called them "dazzling." You can see 10 of his best videos below. Series #4 will be out in the fall. To learn about its companion book click on cover image.

Check out his videos here http://www.engineerguy.com/

Don't forget to check out the archived clips as well.

SparkNotes - study guides

SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company that was started by Harvard students in 1999 providing study guides for literature, poetry, history, film, and  philosophy. Later, other subjects including, but not limited to math, health, physics, biology, chemistry, economics and sociology were added.
The content on the site is free.
Check down the left hand side of the home page, for the headings:
Top Video SparkNotes
Top SparkNotes
Top No Fear Shakespeare
Top No Fear Literature
Test Prep
http://www.sparknotes.com/

SparkNotes are also available in book form.

Famous Moments in Early American History -Short Films of Noteworthy Events

Each film in the 'Famous Moments' series highlights a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era.

Of added interest for viewers, each film tells its story using scenes and portraits from the Early American Digital Library. Many of the images are primary source documents — engravings, woodcuts and drawings that date back to the early to mid-1800s.

The movies include:

* The Ben Franklin Story
* The Life of George Washington
* Declaring Independence
* Paul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution
* The Shot Heard Around The World
* The Treason of Benedict Arnold
* The Real Face of George Washington
*Molly Pitcher, An American Heroine
Visit the website here: http://www.earlyamerica.com/series.html

Paintings Names of 70 Million videoclip

http://rtfm.es/2010/03/05/de-viaje-por-la-historia-del-arte-con-hold-your-horses/

70 Million -(The Paintings)

Liberty`s Kids: #01 "The Boston Tea Party" (1/2)

This series of videos provides an easy way to learn some American history.
There's also a website with more information on the series - here's the link:
http://www.libertyskids.com/story/index.html

Free math tutoring

http://thefreemathtutor.com/

The home page of this website looks very plain but check out the topics on the right hand side. There are a number of videos for each topic and these guys really know their stuff . 

The explanations are really good and easy to understand.

Virtual Nerd - Maths Tutorials

http://virtualnerd.com/

Video tutorials for prealgebra, algebra 1, algebra 2, and intro physics. This will also include practice problems and quizzes sometime during 2010-2011 school year. Includes both a free and paid (premium) versions. When you get to the page, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on one of the courses offered  Below are a few examples of the type of tutorials offered.

Popular tutorials in Using The Pythagorean Theorem:

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  What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
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  What are the Legs and Hypotenuse of a Right Triangle?
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  How Do You Determine if a Triangle is a Right Triangle if You Know its Sides?

  
  

  
  

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Algebra in the Real World Movies

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/algebra/algebra_real_world_movies.php

Algebra in the Real World will enable you to show your students the excitement, the power, the range and the results of the applications of algebra in fascinating career fields. From astronomy to forestry, sports equipment design to saving endangered species, alternative energy to farming, algebra is shown in its vital role as the tool that allows us to create, to understand, and to improve our world.

The Maya and The Aztecs - Engineering an Empire - Documentary

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/engineering-an-empire-the-maya-and-the-aztecs/

THE AZTECS: The Aztecs became one of the greatest civilizations in history through brilliant military campaigns and technological mastery of their harsh environment. 
THE MAYA: By 900 AD, the once-glorious Mayan cities disappeared. Unravel the mystery surrounding this mythic civilization through its spectacular infrastructure and architecture. 

Financial Tutorials

There is also a website to go with this series of videos, it is - http://www.ezfinancialtutorials.com/

Piano Chord Tutorial

A great series of tutorials on piano chords. He has a website to go with the videos too, it is http://www.ezpianochords.com/