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drawingden:

DrawingDen’s Beginners Masterlist 

All the basics you need to begin learning to draw and think visually like an artist from a starter level!

Note: Feel free to leave suggestions as there may still be topics left uncovered, since art is such a wide subject the list could go on for miles so I’ve chosen what I see as the most basic fundamentals

Intro/Extras

Light/Value

Form/Perspective 

Colour

Anatomy

Recommended Books

code-bug:

I was asked to make a masterpost on websites like Codecademy, so I’ve tried to compile a list of the best (and mostly free!!). In no particular order: 

1. Codecademy [x]

I couldn’t not include Codecademy! Just in case you haven’t checked it out, it’s pretty neat. It has courses for learning languages and web developer skills.

Languages: Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML/CSS

Extras: Git, SQL, Command Line, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails

2. Code School [x]

This is pretty similar to Codecademy with the in-browser coding and such. It also has additional features like teaching videos. A good introduction to programming languages.

Languages: Python, Ruby, Javascript, HTML/CSS

Extra: iOS development with Objective-C or Swift, Git, SQL

3. Learnaroo [x]

Has tutorials followed by mini challenges based on the concepts you’ve just learnt! It also has some reference pages called “Learn x by Example”. Looks pretty good.

Languages: Python, Java, Ruby, HTML/CSS

Extra: Algorithms, Mathematics, + a bunch of premium membership stuff

4. Learn … 

A set of related websites (see below) which have mini tutorials on language concepts followed by mini challenges, similar to Learnaroo.

Languages: Python, Java,

C, C#,  JavaScipt, PHP, Shell

5. Code Combat [x]

Basically, it turns learning to code into a game! As you move through the levels, new concepts are introduced, so the code you need to write to play the game gets harder. 

Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Clojure, Lua

6. Codingame [x]

Similar idea to Code Combat, but a little more advanced. 

Languages: Python, Java, Ruby, C, C++, C#, Haskell, VB … there’s actually loads it supports.

7. Code Wars [x]

This is more for ‘training’ with a language you already know. It offers plenty of practice through challenges, so it’s really good for improving your coding skills. 

Languages: Python, Ruby, Java, C#, Haskell, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Clojure

8. Coderbyte [x]

This offers some video tutorials and challenges for a few languages, plus special courses on specific algorithms and bootcamp/interview prep. You need a premium membership for quite a lot of things, though (e.g. I don’t think you can watch any of the videos with a free membership).

Languages: Python, Ruby, JavaScript

Extras: Algorithms, Bootcamp Prep, Job Interview Prep

9. Free Code Camp [x]

Mini tutorials followed by mini challenges. Has a number of courses on the languages below!

Languages: HTML/CSS, jQuery, JavaScript

Extras: Git, Algorithms, + a bunch of projects to complete

10. Programmr [x]

Has courses to learn various languages through doing little exercises/challenges in the browser, similar to previous examples. Also has ‘zones’ for more languages, where you can find challenges, example code and projects people have shared. 

Languages: Python, Java, C++, C#, PHP, jQuery

11. CheckIO [x]

Only offers Python, but I still think it’s really great. You move from level to level, getting challenges which are gradually trickier. Learn by doing!

12. Rails for Zombies [x]

For people who already know a bit of Ruby, but nothing about Ruby on Rails! 

Each level begins with a short video followed by interactive challenges where you program Rails in the browser.

That’s all (for now!) Hope this is helpful! (ﾉ^∇^)ﾉﾟ

mujistudies:

A compilation of chrome extensions and iOS + Android apps (some are paid and some are free) 

°☆.。.:*・°☆

| For your computer |

| For your note taking |

| For your to-do lists | 

|

For your planners + calendars |

| For your timing + focus | 

| For your presentations |

| For your storage | 

| For your mindmaps + diagrams | 

| For your tests + flashcards | 

| For your writings | 

| For your health |

| For your inner peace  | 

compilation of apps & websites

thegrangersapprentice:

hey, guys! i’m back again, with another masterpost (!!!) it’s my fifth one this month bc its one of my new year’s resolutions to make a masterpost for each week of the month! hopefully this helps u guys!!!

some tips //

  • using an extension/app/website to block distracting sites is a lifesaver
  • i use the blocksite extension on chrome
  • u can also use forest to block ur sites + time ur studying
  • pomodoro is one of my personal favorites bc it’s 25 minutes of work (which is a pretty short time, so u can concentrate better) + 5 minutes of a break (to refresh urself!!!)
  • remember not to get too caught up in these, bc too many sites + apps are just a waste of time, and u’ll end up studying even less
  • everything in moderation!!!

resources //

wow, that was a long post, and now my eyes hurt from staring at the screen. but hopefully this is useful to someone!!! also, shoutout to @studyquill bc her tags and navigation is so organized and easy to use; when i was researching for other studyblr masterposts on apps and websites, i ended up reblogging a bunch from her tag!!! hugs, mel.

study-katherine:

Part 2 / Grammar

Nouns

Videos on Youtube about nouns:

+ more quizzes: Gender, Gender 2 , Gender 3

Adverbs

+ Adverbs , Adverbs 2 ( lessons )

Videos on Youtube about adverbs:

+ quiz: Adverbs

Adjectives

Videos on Youtube about adjectives:

+quiz: Adjectives

Pronouns

Videos on Youtube about pronouns:

+ quiz: Pronouns

Verbs

Videos on Youtube about Verbs:

+quizzes: Verbs

Tense/aspect/mood/voice

Videos on Youtube about tenses:

+quizzes: tenses,  imparfait vs. the passé composé, past tenses

Good luck! Bonne chance!

Japanese Studying Resources Masterpost

nihongotime:

Hi Langblr/Studyblr! I’m making this post to recommend and keep track of the digital resources I use to study Japanese. Here we go!

–Erin’s Challenge (Listening/Reading/Culture/Mild Grammar) Intermediate

Cute live-action skits with semi-natural speech. Lots of quizzes, vocab, and culture presented in a fun way!

–Textfugu (Grammar/Reading/Writing/Vocabulary) Beginner-Intermediate

Quirky digital textbook. A bit pricey but entertaining and smart. I especially love their hatred for romaji. 

–Wanikani (Reading/Kanji/Vocabulary) All levels

Great way to learn kanji but you can basically get the same experience for free learning with AnkiFlash.

–Memrise (Vocabulary) All levels

Good, casual vocab boost. Not the end-all-be-all for vocab but keeps your mind fresh.

–KanjiPal (Kanji/Reading) All levels

Another casual, bite-sized way to keep your mind fresh. Good way to test kanji skills.

–NHK News Web Easy (Reading/Listening) Intermediate

Read actual news! Furigana makes it easy and the shortness of the articles prevents you from getting overwhelmed. As an added bonus, the articles can be read aloud if you want.

–JapaneseTease (Language Learning Advice) All Levels

Great advice such as tips for good manga to read for beginners 🙂

–Tofugu (Language Learning Advice) All Levels

Awesome blog that’s fun and informative. They seem to be the most up-to-date on what study methods actually work. Also post a lot about Japanese culture.

–NHK for School & NHK High School (Listening) Intermediate

Haven’t used these much yet but they seem to be unsubtitled educational videos which is great for listening practice. Simpler Japanese since they’re for kids 🙂

–Imabi (Grammar/Reading/Kanji) Beginner-Veteran 

Surprisingly good and thorough digital textbook, all free! Love how they cater to veterans

–Junior Asahi (Reading/Kanji/Vocabulary) Upper-intermediate 

Awesome daily magazine subscription. Similar to NHK News Web Easy but way more content and a good variety of content. Real news but also comics, pop culture stuff, and funny advertisements. Furigana-included. 

–JapanesePod101 (Listening) All Levels

You can get so much for free on this site that I don’t know why you would pay. Fantastic listening practice. Listen to it to natural, slow and bilingual variants to practice and check yourself. SO many audio clips. Fun dialogues

–Jisho.org (Dictionary) All Levels 

Everyone knows this one but I use it so frequently I had to include it. I love how you can search in romaji, kanji, hiragana, or katakana. Thoroughly benri ;D

–YesJapan (Grammar/Vocabulary/Reading) Beginner-Intermediate

Decent textbook aimed at otaku. I hate the overuse of romaji but the grammar explanations are fine. 

–AnkiFlash (Flashcards/Vocabulary/Reading/Kanji) All Levels 

BEST way to learn kanji and vocab. Premade lists linked to textbooks are plenty.

learnjapanesebod:

Learning Japanese Master Post #02.

Here’s a master post for video lessons #51-#100 in the Learning Japanese video series, all view-able for free on YouTube! That’s right, each topic gets its own episode! All arranged in order and linked below. Check out all 200+ video lessons at the official YouTube channel here and the other Master Posts: 1 3

  1. Conjugations of Desu (です) 
  2. Conjugating い-Adjectives 
  3. Conjugating な-Adjectives 
  4. How-to Say “(I/We) want X” and “Do you want X?” (Xがほしいです) 
  5. How-to Say “X wants Y” (Third Person) (XはYをほしがっている) (cont.) 
  6. “VERBAL NOUN ＋ に(行く/来る)” as “Going/coming to do VERBAL NOUN” 
  7. Using adjectives as adverbs 
  8. How-to say “try to do VERB” (VERB て-Form ＋ みる) 
  9. How-to say “in order to VERB/for the sake of VERBing” (VERB Dictionary Form + ために) 
  10. Potential Form (Verb Conjugation) 
  11. て- Form VERB + いる as “has VERB-ed” (Resultant State) 
  12. X ので Y as “Because X, Y” 
  13. How-to say “VERB while VERBING” with Pre-ますForm VERB + ながら + VERB 
  14. How-to use しまう to emphasize finality of an action (て-Form + しまう) 
  15. How-to say “to VERB2 without doing VERB1” (Negative ない-Form VERB1 + で + VERB2) 
  16. How-to say “it is (easy/hard) to do VERB” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + (やすい/にくい) 
  17. The たり-Form – たり-Form V1 + たり-Form V2 + する (Do VERB1, VERB2, and other such things) 
  18. The て-Form as “and” (CLAUSE1 + て + CLAUSE 2 as “CLAUSE1 and CLAUSE2”) 
  19. X までに as “by the time of X” 
  20. How-to say “become (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + なる 
  21. How-to say “make X (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with X を (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + する 
  22. How-to say “Before CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (Dictionary Form C1 + 前に + C2) 
  23. How-to say “After CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (た-Form C1 + 後で + C2) 
  24. How-to say “do nothing but VERB” (て-Form VERB + ばかりいる) 
  25. How-to say “VERB nothing but NOUN” (NOUN + ばかり + VERB) 
  26. How-to say “start VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める) 
  27. How-to say “finish VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 終わる) 
  28. (Dictionary/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようにする as “make an effort (to/not to) VERB” 
  29. (Dictionary/Potential/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようになる as “it has become that” 
  30. How-to say “I think that” (Plain-Form + と思う） 
  31. Volitional Form (Verb Conjugation)
  32. Plain Form + かも知れない as “(may/might/possibly) be _”
  33. (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJECTIVE) + すぎる as “(VERB too much/too ADJECTIVE)” 
  34. Volitional-Form VERB + と思う as “I think I will VERB” 
  35. “A (is/isn’t) as ADJ as B” – AはB(と同じぐらい ADJ/ ほど Negative-Form ADJ) 
  36. Plain-Form A + のに + B as “Even though A, B” 
  37. AてからB as “After A, B” 
  38. Plain-Form + でしょう as “probably ___” 
  39. How-to say “should do VERB/it’s best to do VERB” (た-Form VERB + 方がいい） 
  40. How-to say “should not do VERB/it’s best to not do VERB” (ない-Form VERB + 方がいい） 
  41. Conditional ば-Form (Verb Conjugation + Adjective and Noun Conjugation) 
  42. ば-Form CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 
  43. Negative ば-Form （なければ） CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If not CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 
  44. たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 1 of 2) 
  45. たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 2 of 2) 
  46. (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 1 of 2) 
  47. (Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 2 of 2) 
  48. Plain-Form CLAUSE + (そう/だ) as “heard that ___” 
  49. て-Form VERB + おく as “to do VERB ahead of time” 
  50. How-to ask/allow/deny permission to do something (て-Form VERB + もいいですか） 

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scholarc:

As a student learning French, I thought it would be neat to offer French resources not only for myself, but for other French learners!

Learning Websites

Dictionaries & Checkers

Pronunciation

Grammar Basics

Vocabulary

Extra

Tips

  • Definitely keep a notebook
  • Take a class if possible
  • If you’re taking a class, write down any extra French vocabulary you may get; my teacher likes to call it “bonus free knowledge” when she gives us extra vocabulary
  • Practice pronouncing. All. The. Time.
  • Take notes
  • Have readable notes
  • Practice writing & grammar
  • Once you start learning, do not stop or else you’re going to forget things!!
  • Take quizzes & tests online for practice
  • Make some online French friends :))

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