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


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* Subjects (in descending priorities) literacy, math, health, great images, geography/science/landmarks/art/history
* Subjects (in descending priorities) literacy, math, health, great images, geography/science/landmarks/art/history


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== Literacy ==
:'''أدب | literature | literatura | littérature | literatura'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.logosdictionary.org Lit01a]<br />''[http://wiki.laptop.org/images/2/27/Translation_Dictionary_Images.txt Lit01b]''
| child x-y
| Translation Dictionary for Children<br />''Replacement images can be found here:''
| ''many'' => ''many''
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.fullbooks.com Lit02]
| adolescent
| Contains many books in full-text
| [http://www.fullbooks.com en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/spanish.htm Lit03]
| portal
| Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish
| [http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/spanish.htm en->es]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.storyplace.org/ Lit04]
| child x-y
| Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library
| [http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp en], [http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp es]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/languages.shtml Lit05]
| child 4-11
| BBC's Introduction to Languages: from English to French & Spanish
| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/ en->fr],<br />[http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/ en->es]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp Lit06]
| child x-y
| Story Place (US local Gov.)
| [http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp en], [http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp es]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://www.tps.edu.ee/nastik/ar-en/ Lit07]
| ''undetermined''
| القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary)
| [http://www.tps.edu.ee/nastik/ar-en/ ar->en], [http://www.tps.edu.ee/nastik/ar-en/ en->ar]
| style="background:orange" | ''unk''
|-
|}

== Music ==
:'''موسيقى | music | música | musique | música'''
''Warning: Most of these resources are protected by intellectual property laws, those that are not have been so flagged''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! © license
|-
| [http://files.national-anthems.net/web/find.webpage?from=media&what=Himno_Nacional_Argentino_v&id=AR Mus01]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Argentina|Argentina]]'s National Anthem lyrics
| [http://files.national-anthems.net/web/find.webpage?from=media&what=Himno_Nacional_Argentino_v&id=AR es]
| style="background:orange" | assume not free
|-
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hino_Nacional_Brasileiro Mus02]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Brazil|Brazil]]'s National Anthem
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hino_Nacional_Brasileiro en], [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_Nacional_Brasile%C3%B1o es], [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hino_nacional_do_Brasil pt]
| style="background:orange" | assume not free
|-
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/ly.htm Mus03]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Libya|Libya]]'s National Anthem
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/ly.htm en]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://david.national-anthems.net/faq.html#1.2 not free w/o trivial auth]
|-
| [http://ibadanculturalstudiesgroup.org/index.php?q=audio/download/42/nigeriaanthem.mp3 Mus04]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]]'s National Anthem (.mp3)
| [http://ibadanculturalstudiesgroup.org/index.php?q=audio/download/42/nigeriaanthem.mp3 .mp3]
| style="background:orange" | assume not free
|-
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/rw.htm Mus05]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Rwanda|Rwanda]]'s National Anthem
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/rw.htm en]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://david.national-anthems.net/faq.html#1.2 not free w/o trivial auth]
|-
| [http://www.prd.go.th/thaisound/mp3/01-Track1.mp3 Mus06]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Thailand|Thailand]]'s National Anthem (.mp3)
| [http://www.prd.go.th/thaisound/mp3/01-Track1.mp3 .mp3]
| style="background:yellow" | assume free
|-
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/uy.htm Mus07]
| ''all''
| [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]]'s National Anthem
| [http://david.national-anthems.net/uy.htm en]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://david.national-anthems.net/faq.html#1.2 not free w/o trivial auth]
|-
| [http://www.WorldMusic.net Mus08]
| child+
| World music (in mp3)
| [http://www.worldmusic.net/listen/mp3.html en]
| style="background:orange" | assume not free
|-
| [http://www.classicalmidiconnection.com/cmc/index.html Mus08]
| child+
| Classical Music (in Midi)
| [http://www.classicalmidiconnection.com/cmc/index.html en]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com Mus10]
| child+
| National Geographic World Music
| [http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com en]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/community/terms.html not free]
|-
| [http://www.bossanovaguitar.com/links/music.html Mus11]
| child+
| [.br] Bossanova Guitar
| [http://www.bossanovaguitar.com/links/music.html en+pt]
| style="background:orange" | assume not free
|-
| [http://www.carnaval.com/music/samba.htm Mus12]
| child+'
| [.br] Samba Carnaval
| [http://www.carnaval.com/music/samba.htm en]
| style="background:white" | ''unk''
|-
| [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9609/ Mus13]
| child x-y
| [.br] Brazilian Midis
| [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9609/ pt]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://www.nigeria-arts.net/music/ Mus14]
| child+
| [.ng] Nigeria-arts.net, a participatory site for Nigerian artists to share their music digitally
| [http://www.nigeria-arts.net/music/ en]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.argentour.com/tangoi.html Mus15]
| child+
| [.ar] Argentine Tango Site with clips
| [http://www.argentour.com/tangoi.html en]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5519098 Mus16]
| ''unk''
| [.ar] Jose Gonzalez and Juana Molina in Concert from NPR
| [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5519098 en]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.libyanet.com/libmusic.htm Mus17]
| ''unk''
| [.ly] Libyanet.com Music Page (in Arabic)
| [http://www.libyanet.com/libmusic.htm ar]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.libyana.org/music/ Mus18]
| ''all''
| [.ly] Libyana Organization - Cultural Music
| [http://www.libyana.org/music/ en]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://toquecandombe.tripod.com/ritmos.htm Mus19]
| child+
| [.uy] Ritmos de Candombe
| [http://toquecandombe.tripod.com/ritmos.htm es]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.ethaimusic.com/ Mus20]
| ''unk''
| [.th] eThaiMusic - Learning Thai through music
| [http://www.ethaimusic.com/ en+th]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
|}

== Math ==
:'''الرياضيات | mathematics | matemáticas | mathématiques | matemática'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html Math01]
| parents K-3
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html en]
|
|-
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/funmath.html Math02]
| parents K-5
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html en]
|
|-
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp Math03]
| child+
| An online graphing tool. ([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp en]
|
|-
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/math_teasers/challenge.asp Math04]
| child+
| Math teaser problems, fun for kids.([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/math_teasers/challenge.asp en]
|
|-
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/teach00006.cfm Math05]
| teachers
| NSA Collected learning units. Aside from some mention of U.S. currency, thoroughly appropriate lessons in mathematics
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/teach00006.cfm en]
|
|-
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/es/arith_score_with_soccer_sub.pdf Math06]
| child x-y?
| Football/Soccer related math activities for kids
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/es/arith_score_with_soccer_sub.pdf en]
|
|-
|}

== Health ==
:'''الصحة | health | salud | santé | saúde'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs.cfm?from= Hea01]
| various / parents
| The milk matters campaign plus others! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.)
| [http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs.cfm?from= en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements 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.'''
| [http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ Hea03]
| child x-y
| National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov)
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ en], [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kidspan/home.htm es]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html Hea04]
| child x-y
| Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov) (Kids, Teens, Adult & Teacher sections)
| [http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html en], [http://www.smallstep.gov/kids_esp/html/index.html es]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm Hea05]
| child x-y
| US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov)
| [http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://kidshealth.org/kid/ Hea06]
| child x-y
| Kids' Health
| [http://kidshealth.org/kid/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/ Hea07]
| child x-y
| MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov)
| [http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/ en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.bam.gov/ Hea08]
| child+
| BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov)
| [http://www.bam.gov/ en]
| style="background:white" | unk
|-
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kidspan/home.htm Hea09]
| child x-y
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov)
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm en], [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kidspan/home.htm es]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/ Hea10]
| child x-y
| kidshealth.org
| [http://kidshealth.org/kid/ en], [http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/ es]
| style="background:red" | [http://kidshealth.org/kid/kh_misc/policy.html not free]
|-
|}

== Great Images ==
:'''صور جيدة | great images | buenas imágenes | bonnes images | imagens boas'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://photobank.unesco.org Img01]
| ''all''
| A UNESCO collection of images
| [http://photobank.unesco.org en], [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/index.htm?lang=es es], [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/index.htm?lang=fr fr]
| style="background:red" | [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/copyright.htm?lang=en not free]
|-
| [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/ Img02]
| ''all''
| National geographic photos
| [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://pro.corbis.com/sectionfront/royaltyfree.aspx Img03]
| ''all''
| Corbis - ''Royalty free images apparently, the site claims you can use them "any way you want."''
| [http://pro.corbis.com/sectionfront/royaltyfree.aspx en], es, fr, pt, others
| style="background:red" | [http://pro.corbis.com/creative/terms/ not free]
|-
| [http://pics.tech4learning.com/ Img04]
| ''all''
| Tech4Learning images
| [http://pics.tech4learning.com/ en]
| style="background:green" | &copy;-friendly donated images
|-
| [http://images.com/rf_front.shtml Img05]
| ''all''
| More royalty free images (from images.com)
|
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/search.htm?lang=es Img06]
| ''all''
| UNESCO Fotobanco
| [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/index.htm?lang=en en], [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/search.htm?lang=es es], [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/index.htm?lang=fr fr]
| style="background:red" | [http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/copyright.htm?lang=es not free]
|-
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/coleccion/CD4/contenidos/recursos/bancos-de-imagenes/imag_educar.html Img07]
| child x-y
| Collection of schooler images
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/coleccion/CD4/contenidos/recursos/bancos-de-imagenes/imag_educar.html es]
| style="background:white" | ''unk''
|-
| [http://www.indiana.edu/~clacs/CAMVA/scamva.html Img08]
| ''unk''
| Central American and Mexican Video archive<br />''(es - needs to be checked by a Spanish speaker)''
| [http://www.indiana.edu/~clacs/index.php en], [http://www.indiana.edu/~clacs/CAMVA/scamva.html es]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
|}

== Other ==
:'''آخرون | other | otros | autres | outros'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library Other01]
| adults?
| New Zealand Digital Library
| [http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.digital-librarian.com Other02]
| portal
| Digital Librarian, massive compendium of "librarian's choice" links
| [http://www.digital-librarian.com en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://portal.unesco.org Other03]
| adult
| UNESCO
| [http://portal.unesco.org/ar ar], [http://portal.unesco.org/en en], [http://portal.unesco.org/es es], [http://portal.unesco.org/fr fr]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
|}

== Misc Resources ==
:'''متفرقات الموارد | misc resources | recursos varios | ressources diverses | recursos variados'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ Misc01]
| K-12
| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites
| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ en]
| style="background:green" | free license
|-
| [http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html 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?
| [http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html en], [http://www.ed.gov/espanol/bienvenidos/es/index.html?src=gu es]
| style="background:green" | [http://www.ed.gov/notices/copyright/index.html public domain]
|-
| [http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/classrooms.html Misc03]
| K-8 + teachers
| Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms
| [http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/classrooms.html en]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Portugu%c3%aas/Atividades_Escolares/ Misc04]
| portal
| Open Directory, Educational activities
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/ en], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Espa%c3%b1ol/Actividades_escolares/ es], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Fran%c3%a7ais/Scolaire/ fr], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Portugu%c3%aas/Atividades_Escolares/ pt]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
| [http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br Misc05]
| search
| Brazilian Public Domain (Dominio Publico) Search
| [http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br pt]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br/PoliticaDoAcervo/PoliticaDoAcervo.jsp not free]
|-
| [http://www.mre.gov.br/ Misc06]
| ''adult?''
| Brazilian External Relations Ministry (with texts and images from Brazil)
| [http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/index.htm en], [http://www.mre.gov.br/espanhol/ es], [http://www.mre.gov.br/ pt]
| style="background:white" | ''unk''
|-
| [http://portal.unesco.org/es Misc07]
| ''adult?''
| UNESCO portal
| [http://portal.unesco.org/ar ar], [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ en], [http://portal.unesco.org/es/ es], [http://portal.unesco.org/fr fr]
| style="background:red" | not free?
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Espa%c3%b1ol/Actividades_escolares/ Misc08]
| ''undetermined''
| Open Directory School activities
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/ en], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Espa%c3%b1ol/Actividades_escolares/ es], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Fran%c3%a7ais/Scolaire/ fr], [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Portugu%c3%aas/Atividades_Escolares/ pt]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/coleccion/CD7/index.html Misc09]
| ''various''
| A CD titled "Activities with Free Software" (''Actividades con Software Libre'') with subjects ranging mathematics, language, drawing and transportation/road-sign codes
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/coleccion/CD7/index.html es]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://coleccion.educ.ar/coleccion/CD7/licencias/index.htm CC-by-sa]
|-
| [http://www.arrayaneduca.cl/ Misc10]
| ''various''
| A Chilean publisher with text subjects in math, science, language, and social science
| [http://www.arrayaneduca.cl/ es]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://www.creativecommons.cl/publica/show.php?id=395 CC licensing]
|-
| [http://www.educar.org Misc11]
| ''various''
| Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers
| [http://www.educar.org es]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.es CC by-nc-nd]
|-
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/ Misc12]
| K-12
| Collection of several CD's published by [http://www.educ.ar educ.ar]
| [http://coleccion.educ.ar/ es]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.educ.ar/educar/legales/condiciones.jsp not free]
|-
| [http://www.jsd.k12.ca.us/bf/bflibrary/Arabkid.htm Misc13]
| K-12 portal
| Arabic Kids Sites (US local)
| [http://www.jsd.k12.ca.us/bf/bflibrary/Arabkid.htm ar]
| style="background:orange" | links to non-free?
|-
| [http://www.arabo.com/links/,200,230,199,200,199,202/,199,225,216,221,225/ Misc14]
| ''undetermined''
| More Arabic Kids Sites
| [http://www.arabo.com/links/,200,230,199,200,199,202/,199,225,216,221,225/ ar], [http://www.arabo.com/home.html en]
| style="background:orange" | non-free/commercial
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%85%d8%a4%d8%b3%d9%91%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%aa_%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9/ Misc13]
| Ed.Inst. portal
| Open Directory - Educational Institutions
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%85%d8%a4%d8%b3%d9%91%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%aa_%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9/ ar], [http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/ en], [http://dmoz.org/World/Espa%c3%b1ol/Educaci%c3%b3n/Universidades/ es], [http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/Formation/Enseignement_sup%c3%a9rieur/Universit%c3%a9s/ fr], [http://dmoz.org/World/Portugu%c3%aas/Refer%c3%aancia/Educa%c3%a7%c3%a3o/Universidades_e_Ensino_Superior/ pt]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%a7%d8%aa/ Misc14]
| ''portal''
| Open Directory - Languages
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%a7%d8%aa/ ar], [http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/R%c3%a9f%c3%a9rences/Langues/Formation/Anglais/ en], [http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/R%c3%a9f%c3%a9rences/Langues/Formation/Espagnol/ es], [http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/R%c3%a9f%c3%a9rences/Langues/Formation/ fr], [http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/R%c3%a9f%c3%a9rences/Langues/Formation/Portugais/ pt]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
| [http://typo38.unesco.org/ar/unesco-home.html Misc15]
| ''portal''
| UNESCO
| [http://portal.unesco.org/ar/ ar], [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ en], [http://portal.unesco.org/es/ es], [http://portal.unesco.org/fr/ fr]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
|}

=== For Students ===
:'''الطلاب | for students | para alumnos | pour des étudiants | para estudantes'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.syvum.com/ Stud01]
| K-12 portal
| Syvum - Education portal
| [http://www.syvum.com/ en], [http://www.syvum.es/ es], [http://www.syvum.fr/ fr], [http://br.syvum.com/ pt]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=intl&go.x=46&go.y=16&go=About+submit+buttons Stud02]
| child x-y
| Eduplace.com international
| [http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=intl&go.x=46&go.y=16&go=About+submit+buttons en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://pbskids.org/ Stud03]
| child x-y
| PBS Kids + teachers & parents
| [http://pbskids.org/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.getty.edu/education/for_kids/ Stud04]
| K-12+
| Getty Foundation for kids (includes [http://www.whyville.net whyville] and other games)
| [http://www.getty.edu/education/for_kids/ en]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.getty.edu/legal/copyright.html not free]
|-
| [http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Stud05]
| child x-y
| UMich Internet public lib kidspace
| [http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://br.syvum.com Stu06]
| K-12+
| Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources k-12 and beyond
| [http://www.syvum.com/ en], [http://es.syvum.com/ es], [http://fr.syvum.com/ fr], [http://br.syvum.com pt]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.syvum.es/ Stu07]
| K-12+
| Syvum Education Portal
| [http://www.syvum.com/ en], [http://www.syvum.es/ es], [http://fr.syvum.com/ fr], [http://br.syvum.com/ pt]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
|}

=== For Teachers ===
:'''المعلمين | for teachers | para docentes | pour des professeurs | para professores'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Tea01]
| K-12 teacher
| Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content
| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm en]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.scholastic.com/terms.htm not free]
|-
| [http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Tea02]
| K-6 teacher
| Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities
| [http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ en]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ CC-by-nc-sa 2.5]
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ad_%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9/ Tea03]
| ''portal''
| Open Directory - Lesson plans
| [http://dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85/%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ad_%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9/ ar], [http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/How_to_Study/ en]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
|}

== Geography ==
:'''جغرافيا | geography | geografía | géographie | geografia'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.davidrumsey.com Geo01]
| child+
| Huge collection of maps, nearly 15,000 from numerous historical periods
| [http://www.davidrumsey.com en]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ CC-by-nc-sa 2.0]
|-
| [http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/mywonderfulworld/ Geo02]
| child+
| Geography from the Smithsonian institution
| [http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/mywonderfulworld/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.flags.net/fullindex.htm Geo03]
| child+
| World Flags
| [http://www.flags.net/fullindex.htm en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ Geo04]
|
| Nat'l Geographic Map Machine
| [http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm Geo05]
| child+
| UN Maps
| [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm en], [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/french/htmain.htm fr]
| style="background:orange" | [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/about.htm not free for 'by'/free else]
|-
| [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Geo06]
| child+
| Perry-Castaneda maps (UTexas)
| [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ en]
| style="background:green" | [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/usage_statement.html?maps=yes most public domain w/ exceptions]
|-
|}

== Science ==
:'''العلم | science | ciencias | science | ciência'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ Sci01]
| child+
| Interactive solar system exploration. Has a low bandwidth version (US Gov)
| [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ en], [http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/En_Espanol.html es]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/copyrights.cfm#copyright may be required]
|-
| [http://nsdl.org/browse/?GEM_cat=true Sci02]
| K-12
| National Science Digital Library collections by topic (primarily National Science foundation)
| [http://nsdl.org/browse/?GEM_cat=true en]
| style="background:white" | ''unk''
|-
| [http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ Sci03]
| child x-y
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science (mostly Biology)
| [http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html Sci04]
| child x-y
| Smithsonian for students (Science and Nature)
| [http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/basics/index.html Sci05]
| child x-y
| "My first garden"
| [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/basics/index.html en], [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden_sp/basics/index.html es]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://biology.usgs.gov/features/learningrm/lr_learn.html Sci06]
| child x-y
| US Geo. Survey - biology (US Gov)
| [http://biology.usgs.gov/features/learningrm/lr_learn.html en]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
|-
| [http://whyfiles.org/ Sci07]
| child x-y
| Whyfiles - Science behind the news
| [http://whyfiles.org/ en]
| style="background:orange" | [http://whyfiles.org/welcome/index.php?g=1.txt not free]
|-
| [http://www.unesco.org/science/ Sci08]
| child x-y
| UNESCO Exploratorium - Children's digital museum
| [http://www.unesco.org/science/ en], [http://www.unesco.org/science/index_sp.shtml es], [http://www.unesco.org/science/index_fre.shtml fr]
| style="background:orange" | [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13482&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html not free (by-nc-nd for edu)]
|-
| [http://www.mma.gov.br/ingles/cgmi/cantoave/canto.html# Sci09]
| child+
| Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt)
| [http://www.mma.gov.br/ingles/cgmi/cantoave/canto.html# en], [http://www.mma.gov.br/frances/cgmi/contoave/canto.html fr], pt
| style="background:white" | ''unk''
|-
| [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden_sp/basics/index.html Sci10]
| child x-y
| Mi primer jardin
| [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/basics/index.html en], [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden_sp/basics/index.html es]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/En_Espanol.html Sci11]
| child+
| NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov)
| [http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/En_Espanol.html es]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/copyrights.cfm#copyright may be req.]
|-
|}

== Art ==
:'''فن | art | arte | l'art | arte'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ Art01]
| portal
| Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art
| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ en]
| style="background:green" | free?
|-
| [http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/ArtTeacher/ Art02]
| child x-y
| Kids art site
| [http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/ArtTeacher/ en]
| style="background:red" | not free
|-
| [http://www.icaf.org/resources/ Art03]
| child 8-12y
| International Child Art foundation resources
| [http://www.icaf.org/resources/ en]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.icaf.org/legal/copyright.html not free]
|-
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp Art04]
| teachers
| Metropolitan museum of art resources
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp en]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms.asp not free]
|-
| [http://www.classicalarchives.com/ Art05]
| ''all''
| Classical archives - 7300 classical midis
| [http://www.classicalarchives.com/ en]
| style="background:orange" | [http://www.classicalarchives.com/copy.html public domain not free]
|-
| [http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%c3%aas/Artes/ Art06]
| portal
| Open Directory, Art links
| [http://www.dmoz.org/World/Arabic/%d9%81%d9%86%d9%88%d9%86/ ar], [http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/ en], [http://www.dmoz.org/World/Espa%c3%b1ol/Artes/ es], [http://www.dmoz.org/World/Fran%c3%a7ais/Arts/ fr], [http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%c3%aas/Artes/ pt]
| style="background:orange" | mostly not free
|-
|}

== History ==
:'''التاريخ | history | historia | histoire | história'''

{|
|-
! Site !! Audience !! Content !! Lang(s) !! &copy; license
|-
| [http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/worldhistorygeneral.htm Hist01]
| portal child x-y
| Social Studies for Kids - History links
| [http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/worldhistorygeneral.htm en]
| style="background:orange" | not free
|-
| [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list Hist02]
| ''undetermined''
| UNESCO World Heritage Sites List
| [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list en], [http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/ fr]
| style="background:orange" | [http://whc.unesco.org/en/disclaimer/ not free?]
|-
|}

== Multilingual names ==


; languages : english | المجلس | inglés | anglais | inglês
: portuguese | البرتغالي | portugés | portugais | português
: spanish | الاسبانيه | castellano/español | l'espagnol | espanhol
: arabic (اللغة العربية) |
العربية | árabe | arabe | árabe


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[[Category:Content]]
[[Category:Content]]

Latest revision as of 22:05, 6 April 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


links: +/-

Literatura

أدب | literature | literatura | littérature | literatura
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Lit06 child x-y Story Place (US local Gov.) en, es free?
Lit07 undetermined القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary) ar->en, en->ar unk

Música

موسيقى | music | música | musique | música

Warning: Most of these resources are protected by intellectual property laws, those that are not have been so flagged

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
Mus01 all Argentina's National Anthem lyrics es assume not free
Mus02 all Brazil's National Anthem en, es, pt assume not free
Mus03 all Libya's National Anthem en not free w/o trivial auth
Mus04 all Nigeria's National Anthem (.mp3) .mp3 assume not free
Mus05 all Rwanda's National Anthem en not free w/o trivial auth
Mus06 all Thailand's National Anthem (.mp3) .mp3 assume free
Mus07 all Uruguay's National Anthem en not free w/o trivial auth
Mus08 child+ World music (in mp3) en assume not free
Mus08 child+ Classical Music (in Midi) en free?
Mus10 child+ National Geographic World Music en not free
Mus11 child+ [.br] Bossanova Guitar en+pt assume not free
Mus12 child+' [.br] Samba Carnaval en unk
Mus13 child x-y [.br] Brazilian Midis pt free?
Mus14 child+ [.ng] Nigeria-arts.net, a participatory site for Nigerian artists to share their music digitally en not free
Mus15 child+ [.ar] Argentine Tango Site with clips en not free
Mus16 unk [.ar] Jose Gonzalez and Juana Molina in Concert from NPR en not free
Mus17 unk [.ly] Libyanet.com Music Page (in Arabic) ar not free
Mus18 all [.ly] Libyana Organization - Cultural Music en not free
Mus19 child+ [.uy] Ritmos de Candombe es not free
Mus20 unk [.th] eThaiMusic - Learning Thai through music en+th not free

Matemáticas

الرياضيات | mathematics | matemáticas | mathématiques | matemática
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Math07 unk El Aula de Mate (too many ads, but CC) es CC-by-nc-sa 2.5

Salud

الصحة | health | salud | santé | saúde
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Hea09 child x-y National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov) en, es free?
Hea10 child x-y kidshealth.org en, es not free

Buenas imágenes

صور جيدة | great images | buenas imágenes | bonnes images | imagens boas
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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 not free
Img04 all Tech4Learning images en ©-friendly donated images
Img05 all More royalty free images (from images.com) not free
Img06 all UNESCO Fotobanco en, es, fr not free
Img07 child x-y Collection of schooler images es unk
Img08 unk Central American and Mexican Video archive
(es - needs to be checked by a Spanish speaker) 		en, es not free

Otros

آخرون | other | otros | autres | outros
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Other04 news TeleSur News channel es CC-by-nc-nd 2.5

Recursos varios

متفرقات الموارد | misc resources | recursos varios | ressources diverses | recursos variados
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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?
Misc04 portal Open Directory, Educational activities en, es, fr, pt mostly not free
Misc05 search Brazilian Public Domain (Dominio Publico) Search pt not free
Misc06 adult? Brazilian External Relations Ministry (with texts and images from Brazil) en, es, pt unk
Misc07 adult? UNESCO portal ar, en, es, fr not free?
Misc08 undetermined Open Directory School activities en, es, fr, pt mostly not 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 es CC-by-sa
Misc10 various A Chilean publisher with text subjects in math, science, language, and social science es CC licensing
Misc11 various Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers es CC by-nc-nd
Misc12 K-12 Collection of several CD's published by educ.ar es not free
Misc13 K-12 portal Arabic Kids Sites (US local) ar links to non-free?
Misc14 undetermined More Arabic Kids Sites ar, en non-free/commercial
Misc13 Ed.Inst. portal Open Directory - Educational Institutions ar, en, es, fr, pt mostly not free
Misc14 portal Open Directory - Languages ar, en, es, fr, pt mostly not free
Misc15 portal UNESCO ar, en, es, fr not free

Para alumnos

الطلاب | for students | para alumnos | pour des étudiants | para estudantes
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Stu06 K-12+ Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources k-12 and beyond en, es, fr, pt not free
Stu07 K-12+ Syvum Education Portal en, es, fr, pt not free

Para docentes

المعلمين | for teachers | para docentes | pour des professeurs | para professores
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Tea03 portal Open Directory - Lesson plans ar, en mostly not free

Geografía

جغرافيا | geography | geografía | géographie | geografia
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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

Ciencias

العلم | science | ciencias | science | ciência
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
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)
Sci09 child+ Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt) en, fr, pt unk
Sci10 child x-y Mi primer jardin en, es not free
Sci11 child+ NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov) es may be req.
Sci12 child+ Palaeos - The Trace of Life on Earth (Fossil Galore!) en not free
Sci13 child+ xeno-canto :: bird songs from tropical america en, es, pt CC-by-nc-nd 2.5
Sci14 child+ The Encyclopedia of Earth (plenty of topics) en CC-by-sa 2.5
Sci15 unk El Aula de Mate - Ilusiones Opticas es CC-by-nc-sa 2.5

Arte

فن | art | arte | l'art | arte
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
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
Art06 portal Open Directory, Art links ar, en, es, fr, pt mostly not free

Historia

التاريخ | history | historia | histoire | história
Site Audience Content Lang(s) © license
Hist01 portal child x-y Social Studies for Kids - History links en not free
Hist02 undetermined UNESCO World Heritage Sites List en, fr not free?

Language names

languages
english | المجلس | inglés | anglais | inglês
portuguese | البرتغالي | portugés | portugais | português
spanish | الاسبانيه | castellano/español | l'espagnol | espanhol
arabic | árabe | arabe | árabe | اللغة العربية
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