Online Learning

Recipes and cultural background of US regional food and traditions.

Recipes and overviews of food from around the world.

NEW: Fun interactive online lessons for learners ages 2-8. Features over 10,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities—over 1000 of which are in Spanish. Includes assessment tools for parents. |  App Information

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Got older kids? Try Adventure Academy for kids aged 8-13!

NEW: A fun, PC/Mac/app-based educational multi-player game for kids 8-13, from the makers of ABCmouse. Create and customize a character, and then embark upon special quests based on science, reading, math, geography, US history and more. Visit our setup page for details on getting started. 

Got younger kids? Try ABCmouse!

Bluebird is an app from Pronunciator for learning languages through quick audio lessons via your mobile device. Read these sign-up instructions to get started!

NEW: Learn about 100+ trades in more than a dozen industries, including pay and career growth data. Fields include automotive, construction, energy, hospitality, and many more. Once you've completed your learning, you can make your profile visible to prospective employers via  BlueRecruit. Local employers can sign up for a discount on BlueRecruit's matching services.

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Helps students learn math, science, and engineering through bite-sized, interactive learning experiences. Covers algebra, geometry, number theory, logic, science and computing concepts.

Our educator's access to Brilliant.org is for users under 18 years old, upon parental/guardian request. Parents/guardians can request an account for their child HERE.

More than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Includes sewing/quilting/knitting, paper crafts, food, jewelry, holiday crafts and more. | Privacy note

Free online events: 
See previous online events here, or under Resources > CBTV on the Creativebug menu. 

Seven days' unlimited web access (no app/Roku/smart TV, etc.) to documentaries and nonfiction series. Watch award-winning original and curated factual films, shows, and series covering science, nature, travel, history, technology, and more.

Free online tech training on topics like basic PC/Mac skills, Word, Excel, using the web, job searching, etc.

Practice tests and FAQs to help get and renew your driver's license.

Resources for teachers, administrators, and parents from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Offers short, easy-to-understand personal finance lessons, videos and interactive tools that empower you to make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals.

In-depth, instructor-led, 6-week classes on tech topics, health care training, business/accounting, personal development, law, test prep, and more. Some classes can lead to certification and continuing education units (CEUs)

(Formerly GCFLearnFree) Free tutorials, designed by Goodwill, focusing on computer, job and life skills.

Binge-watch selected Great Courses on science, history, art, culture and more via Kanopy for 30 days.

Detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts, with full text from leading hobby and craft magazines. Learn how to create a search alert here.

NEW: Provides detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of do-it-yourself home improvement and repair projects. Learn how to create a search alert here.

eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, videos and music, as well as one-week "Binge Passes" for external services like CuriosityStream and Medici.TV. "Kids' Mode" available to highlight age-appropriate titles.

Stream thousands of classic/foreign/independent films, documentaries, and educational videos via your PC or device web browser, up to 10 per month (three-day loan period)."Kids' Mode" available to highlight age-appropriate titles. 

NEW: Interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development, resume creation and more.

Language learning for kids, pre-K to Grade 2; covers Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Russian.

LOTE (Languages Other Than English) is collection of thousands of children's read-alongs from around the world, presented in both their original languages and English. Also try the new LOTE4Kids app for Android/iOS.

Languages/cultural awareness. French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese German, English (for Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish speakers) and more, plus Little Pim for kids. Also has apps for iOS and Android (sign up via the website version first to get your username and password).

Information on the effectiveness of herbs, supplements, vitamins, minerals, diets, nutrition, and exercises. Includes a Continuing Education section for medical professionals and a "Colleagues Interact" discussion forum.

Easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

NEW: Especially for parents, ParentTV offers hundreds of on-demand videos to support the parenting and care of children from birth to teens.

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Prep/practice tests for GED, ACT, GRE, GMAT, SAT, AP, job-related tests, TOEFL, citizenship and more. Search for colleges/scholarships or use the online resume builder and career exploration tools. Full list of tests & courses.

U.S. citizenship preparation course from the makers of the Pronunciator language-learning product.

UPDATE: Lessons in over 315 languages, including English, from dozens of source languages. Also try Pronunciator's new Bluebird app for quick audio-based lessons on mobile devices. Those preparing for the US Citizenship test can also use the ProCitizen preparation course by Pronunciator. Now offers an AI-based multilingual conversation partner for language practices, enhanced grammar tools and a high-quality translator from English to dozens of other languages.