Learning and Living in the Online World

Plans for GCFLearnFree.org in 2012 include the introduction of new topics, additional mobile apps, working with more platforms, and more open slots in our popular online classes!

Streaming is one of the biggest buzzwords of 2010 – you hear about streaming music from Pandora, movies from Netflix, and TV shows from Hulu.

Part 2 in our Holiday Wish List series looks at the Roku Player. With a user-friendly interface, the Roku allows you to watch streamed content from the Internet on your TV.

If you are a Reading Teacher, ESL Tutor, or just want to help someone with their reading – be sure to check out the Reading section of our site. Since its launch in April of 2010, GCFLearnFree.org has helped over 40,000 learners improve their English reading skills.

Now, in addition to our popular self-paced “Learn to Read” program we have added eight new stand alone activities that teachers can use in their classrooms.

Check out GCFLearnFree.org’s new design!

Our classes are accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) which is the association that sets the standards for making sure education providers meet strict guidelines and quality in their continuing education programs.

On September 23, 2010, GCFLearnFree.org was awarded the IACET Exemplar Award for external training. We are particularly noted for being the only organization to be presented with this award twice, as we also won in 2007.

With the recent addition of the new - Basic Conversation 2 – category of words, we now offer 72 ways to practice reading English!

Launch the reading program to explore the new category of commonly used words – or try the new launcher to create your own combination of activities and words.

On January 19, 2010 we welcomed our millionth member to our site.

Local ABC 11 news in Raleigh discusses our programs.

17,100,000. That is how many results I received when I used an Internet search engine to search for a talking clock.

Obviously, I don’t have the time to look through 17 million web pages to locate the exact item I need, and I’m guessing you don’t have that kind of extra time either.
That is why it is important for you to know how to use search engines effectively.

Children and teens represent a growing number of online users who, like adults, are surfing the Internet, exchanging email, posting and reading messages in newsgroups, and joining conversations in chat rooms.

While there are numerous benefits for children to use this technology, there are times when they have and can become targets for crime and exploitation on the Internet.