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| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ Art01]
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ Art01]
| portal
| ''various''
| Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art
| Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:green" | free?
| ''free?''
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| [http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/ArtTeacher/ Art02]
| [http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/ArtTeacher/ Art02]
| child x-y
| child x-y
| Kids art site
| Kids art site
| [http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/ArtTeacher/ en]
| [[english]]
| '''--not free--'''
| style="background:red" | not free
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| [http://www.icaf.org/resources/ Art03]
| [http://www.icaf.org/resources/ Art03]
| child 8-12y
| ''undetermined''
| International Child Art foundation resources
| International Child Art foundation resources
| [http://www.icaf.org/resources/ en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.icaf.org/legal/copyright.html not free]
| '''--not free--'''
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| [http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp Art04]
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp Art04]
| teachers
| ''undetermined''
| Metropolitan museum of art resources
| Metropolitan museum of art resources
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms.asp not free]
| '''--not free--'''
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| [http://www.classicalarchives.com/ Art05]
| [http://www.classicalarchives.com/ Art05]
| ''various''
| ''all''
| Classical archives - 7300 classical midis
| Classical archives - 7300 classical midis
| [http://www.classicalarchives.com/ en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:orange" | [http://www.classicalarchives.com/copy.html public domain not free]
| '''--not free--'''
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Revision as of 21:13, 27 March 2007

The intent of this page is to gather references and source of content that can be used to demo the XO around.

Currently, the constraints are:

  • In english (the intended targets are Nigeria and Rwanda)
  • In spanish (the intended targets are Argentina and Uruguay).
  • In portuguese (the intended target is Brazil)
  • Open - compatible Creative Commons licenses are: CC-Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc) & CC-Attribution (by)
  • Subjects (in descending priorities) literacy, math, health, great images, geography/science/landmarks/art/history


English

Literacy

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Lit01a
Lit01b
child x-y Translation Dictionary for Children
Replacement images can be found here:
many => many unk
Lit02 adolescent Contains many books in full-text en unk
Lit03 portal Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish en->es not free
Lit04 child x-y Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library en, es free?
Lit05 child 4-11 BBC's Introduction to Languages: from English to French & Spanish en->fr,
en->es
not free

Math

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Math01 parents K-3 Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children. en
Math02 parents K-5 Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children. en
Math03 child+ An online graphing tool. (US Gov) en
Math04 child+ Math teaser problems, fun for kids.(US Gov) en
Math05 teachers NSA Collected learning units. Aside from some mention of U.S. currency, thoroughly appropriate lessons in mathematics en
Math06 child x-y? Football/Soccer related math activities for kids en

Health

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Hea01 various / parents The milk matters campaign plus others! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.) en unk
Hea02 K-12 NiH Curriculum Supplements (Elementary, Middle & High school sections). Needs to be parsed extensively, there are some amazing interactive activities. Deserves more examination. en unk
Hea03 child x-y National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov) en, es unk
Hea04 child x-y Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov) (Kids, Teens, Adult & Teacher sections) en, es unk
Hea05 child x-y US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov) en unk
Hea06 child x-y Kids' Health en not free
Hea07 child x-y MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov) en unk
Hea08 child+ BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov) en unk

Great Images

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Img01 all A UNESCO collection of images en, es, fr not free
Img02 all National geographic photos en not free
Img03 all Corbis - Royalty free images apparently, the site claims you can use them "any way you want." en, es, fr, pt, others free
Img04 all Tech4Learning images en ©-friendly donated images
Img05 all More royalty free images (from images.com) free? 403-Forbidden

Other

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Other01 adults? New Zealand Digital Library en not free
Other02 portal Digital Librarian, massive compendium of "librarian's choice" links en not free
Other03 adult UNESCO ar, en, es, fr not free

Misc Resources

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Misc01 K-12 Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites en free license
Misc02 parents (& child?) The helping your child series, from the US Dept. of Ed. Its good stuff, though directed to adults instead of kids. Still, easy enough to understand, and fun enough to include? en, es public domain
Misc03 K-8 + teachers Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms en free?

For Students

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Stud01 K-12 portal Syvum - Education portal en, es, fr, pt not free
Stud02 child x-y Eduplace.com international en not free
Stud03 child x-y PBS Kids + teachers & parents en not free
Stud04 K-12+ Getty Foundation for kids (includes whyville and other games) en not free
Stud05 child x-y UMich Internet public lib kidspace en not free

For Teachers

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Tea01 K-12 teacher Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content en not free
Tea02 K-6 teacher Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities en CC-by-nc-sa 2.5

Geography

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Geo01 child+ Huge collection of maps, nearly 15,000 from numerous historical periods en CC-by-nc-sa 2.0
Geo02 child+ Geography from the Smithsonian institution en not free
Geo03 child+ World Flags en not free
Geo04 Nat'l Geographic Map Machine en not free
Geo05 child+ UN Maps en, fr not free for 'by'/free else
Geo06 child+ Perry-Castaneda maps (UTexas) en most public domain w/ exceptions

Science

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Sci01 child+ Interactive solar system exploration. Has a low bandwidth version (US Gov) en, es may be required
Sci02 K-12 National Science Digital Library collections by topic (primarily National Science foundation) en unk
Sci03 child x-y Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science (mostly Biology) en not free
Sci04 child x-y Smithsonian for students (Science and Nature) en not free
Sci05 child x-y "My first garden" en, es not free
Sci06 child x-y US Geo. Survey - biology (US Gov) en free?
Sci07 child x-y Whyfiles - Science behind the news en not free
Sci08 child x-y UNESCO Exploratorium - Children's digital museum en, es, fr not free (by-nc-nd for edu)

Art

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Art01 portal Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art en free?
Art02 child x-y Kids art site en not free
Art03 child 8-12y International Child Art foundation resources en not free
Art04 teachers Metropolitan museum of art resources en not free
Art05 all Classical archives - 7300 classical midis en public domain not free

History

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Hist01 child x-y Social Studies for Kids - History links english --not free--
Hist02 undetermined UNESCO World Heritage Sites List english --not free--

Português

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Misc04 various Open Directory, Educational activities portuguese --mostly not free--
Art06 various Open Directory, Art links portuguese --mostly not free--
Stu06 K-12+ Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources k-12 and beyond portuguese --not free--
Misc05 search Brazilian Public Domain (Dominio Publico) Search portuguese
Misc06 undetermined Brazilian External Relations Ministry (with texts and images from Brazil) portuguese
Sci09 undetermined Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt) portuguese, french, english

Español

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Stu07 K-12+ Syvum Education Portal spanish --not free--
Misc07 undtermined UNESCO portal spanish --not free?--
Img06 all UNESCO Fotobanco spanish --not free--
Hea09 undetermined National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov) spanish free?
Misc08 undetermined Open Directory School activities spanish --mostly not free--
Sci10 child x-y Mi primer jardin spanish --not free--
Sci11 undtermined NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov) spanish free?
Misc09 various A CD titled "Activities with Free Software" (Actividades con Software Libre) with subjects ranging mathematics, language, drawing and transportation/road-sign codes spanish free
Misc10 various A Chilean publisher with text subjects in math, science, language, and social science spanish CC licensing
Lit07 child x-y Story Place (US local Gov.) spanish free?
Misc11 various Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers spanish NC license
Misc15 K-12 Collection of several CD's published by educ.ar spanish NC / undetermined?
Img07 child x-y Collection of schooler images spanish NC / undetermined?
Img08 undtermined Central American and Mexican Video archive
(es - needs to be checked by a Spanish speaker)
spanish? --not free--
Hea09 child x-y kidshealth.org spanish --not free--

Arabic (اللغة العربية)

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
UNK01 undetermined UNESCO arabic --not free--
Misc12 K-12 portal Arabic Kids Sites (US local) arabic free linking to non-free probably
Misc12 undetermined More Arabic Kids Sites arabic 'non-free/commercial
Lit08 undetermined القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary) arabic not free? university


Open Directory Resources

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Misc13 Ed.Inst. portal Open Directory - Educational Institutions arabic
Misc14 portal Open Directory - Languages arabic
Tea03 Open Directory - Lesson plans arabic