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By Tim Marcin on February 2, 2022 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabled Play/PauseSPACE Increase Volume↑ Decrease Volume↓ Seek Forward→ Seek Backward← Captions On/Offc Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf Mute/Unmutem Decrease Caption Size- Increase Caption Size+ or = Seek %0-9 facebook twitter Email Linkhttps://mashable.com/article/fun-websites-improve-skills Copied Embed<iframe src="//cdn.jwplayer.com/players/MEDIAID-dloDxAmE.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto"></iframe> Copied Auto360p (707 kbps)1080p (4525 kbps)720p (2057 kbps)480p (1125 kbps)360p (814 kbps)360p (707 kbps) Live 00:02 01:13 01:16 Ad in -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pandemic has relegated millions of people to their homes, with not much to do but stare at various screens. There's the bad screen, otherwise known as the work or school screen. Then there's the good screen, or the thing you stare at in your free time to watch TV, play video games, or mindlessly scroll through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media. But perhaps, after roughly four months of quarantine, it's time to introduce something akin to a useful screen. We've got free time — not really by choice, but still — so maybe you want to make the best of it. It might just be the perfect time to learn a new skill, practice a language, or any number of other useful things. That in mind, 7 sites to learn something new that can help you learn a new skill or at least waste a little time. Here they are, in no particular order. 1. LIVECHAT TYPING SPEED TEST A free, nifty way to test — and improve — your typing speed and accuracy. Hey, you may even learn how to properly type if you've never been taught. SIMILAR SITES: * Here's another typing test site. * And another! 2. FUCKING HOMEPAGE Sure, the name is crass. But it's less boring than Google and FuckingHomepage.com is updated every day with interesting facts and websites. SIMILAR SITES: * Try this page with a poem a day. * Try Useful Interweb, which links to helpful sites daily. Fucking Homepage for July 9. Credit: Screenshot / Fuckinghomepage.com 3. BASICS WITH BABISH I love to cook and have found that the Basics With Babish YouTube series is a handy way of learning the skills, recipes, and base-level knowledge necessary to educate yourself on becoming a good home cook. RECIPES TO TRY: * Three words: Mac and cheese. * Learn how to make pan sauces. 4. SPORCLE A quiz or test for like literally everything, from pop culture items like movies and music to weird history. Put your education to the test. QUIZZES TO CHECK OUT: * How well do you know The Office? * Test your history skills. 5. EDX Edx provides free online education courses from Harvard, MIT, Berkley, and other colleges. Become the student for a college you never attended. POPULAR COURSES: * A Harvard course that studies history through art and artifacts. * An intro to music theory. 6. COURSERA Coursera offers more free online courses for students from schools like Duke, IBM, University of Michigan, and more. POPULAR COURSES: * Learn about AI. * The science of well-being. 7. KHAN ACADEMY Khan Academy is a very popular site for students to learn for free. There are also tools for teachers and educators to help educate students. COURSES TO TRY: * If you're taking the SATs, here's some prep. * A course about macroeconomics. 8. SKILLSHARE Skillshare is a place to learn all kinds of different creative endeavors and new skills, like photography and illustration. Some online classes are free but a premium account will run you $15 per month of $99 for the year. * Learn how to write a short story based on your life. * A guide to making great videos on a budget. 9. PROJECT GUTENBERG Project Gutenberg is a clearinghouse of more than 60,000 free e-books. There's really no easier way to educate yourself than reading. BOOKS TO READ: * Moby Dick, ever heard of it? * Frankenstein, ever heard of it? 10. CODE ACADEMY If you're looking to learn how to code, Code Academy provides basic lessons for free but a pro version will cost about $20 per month. Don't let the lack of a classroom stop you from a learning experience. EXAMPLE LESSONS TO TRY: * Here's a course on the basics if you're just starting out. * If you want to make cool and beautiful sites, here's a course focused on web development. 11. DUOLINGO Duolingo is a very popular language instruction app and website that has an extremely terrifying owl that will shame you into learning a new language. We guarantee it's a better learning experience than whatever your high school teacher tried to cram into 30 minutes. COURSES TO TRY: * Learn Spanish! * Learn French! * Or learn so many other languages! 12. HOUSEHOLD HACKER Household Hacker is a YouTube channel dedicated to simple DIY tricks to improve your home and educate yourself on simple tricks that will help you be a better person around the house. Learning how to clean your house has never been so fun. POPULAR VIDEOS: * As seen on TV egg gadgets, tested. * Tips for stain removal. 13. PIANU A site for learning how to play the piano. If you seriously want to become a music student and learn how to play, you'll have to pay a monthly fee. But you can also mess around and play with your keyboard. SONGS TO LEARN: * In the sha-la-la-la-la low. * "Chasing cars." A look at Pianu's set-up. Credit: Pianu / Screenshot 14. JUSTIN GUITAR A free site to learn how to play the guitar. It has lessons for total beginners that later ramp-up in difficulty. Justin Sandercoe (thus Justin Guitar) has been teaching online for decades and has tons of tutorials for just about anything. His YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers and his lessons are free online. POPULAR LESSONS: * This might be the first thing you need to know: literally how to hold the instrument. * A super easy first lesson. 15. DRAWSPACE Pretty simple: Drawspace is a resource for learning how to draw. You can do some courses for free, but eventually, it'll cost money. A membership costs $10 per month. LESSONS TO TRY: * A free beginner's course. * A free intro on drawing people. 16. ALISON Alison is a hub for free classes on all kinds of things, from professional development, to marketing and math. CLASSES TO CHECK OUT: * Learning how to be a better parent. * Learn about nutrition. 17. GARDEN ANSWER Gardening is more popular than ever. The Garden Answer YouTube channel has helpful tips if you're trying to begin a gardening journey. POPULAR VIDEOS: * Homegrown potatoes made easy. * Putting together an indoor water garden. 18. WORDLE Don't you want to expand your vocabulary? Don't you want to keep your brain busy? Don't you want to take part in perhaps the most unlikely internet sensation ever? All you have to do is visit the site and try to guess the word — and it's just one puzzle a day, so there's no big commitment. SIMILAR GAMES: * A Wordle copy that lets you play unlimited games. * Try Lewdle, which is basically just Wordle but bad words. 19. TEDED Basically, TedEd is the education arm of Ted Talks. TedEd has courses and lessons for all ages and abilities. If you want to hear college-level lectures for free, they're all there. LESSONS TO CHECK OUT: * Why Juneteenth is so important * The history of manners 20. VORACIOUSLY Voraciously is a resource center from the Washington Post aimed at helping home cooks. They also have a super comprehensive How To section that can walk you through the basics of learning how to cook. If you'e never picked up a knife before, it's a great place to start. RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT: * How to chop, dice, mince, julienne, chiffonade and master common knife skills vocabulary * Why food sticks to your pan and what you can do about it This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in February 2022. Topics Innovations Tim Marcin Tim Marcin is a culture reporter at Mashable, where he writes about food, fitness, weird stuff on the internet, and, well, just about anything else. 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