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| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ Misc01]
| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ Misc01]
| K-12
| ''portal''
| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites
| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites
| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ en]
| [[english]]
| gen. ''free license''
| style="background:green" | free license
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| [http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html Misc02]
| [http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html Misc02]
| parents (& child?)
| 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?
| 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]
| [[english]]
| style="background:green" | [http://www.ed.gov/notices/copyright/index.html public domain]
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| [http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/classrooms.html Misc03]
| [http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/classrooms.html Misc03]
| ''teachers?''
| K-8 + teachers
| Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms
| 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]
| [[english]]
| style="background:yellow" | free?
| ''-free'?''
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| [http://www.syvum.com/ Stud01]
| [http://www.syvum.com/ Stud01]
| ''portal''
| K-12 portal
| Syvum - Education portal
| Syvum - Education portal
| [http://www.syvum.com/ en], [http://www.syvum.es/ es], [http://www.syvum.fr/ fr], [http://br.syvum.com/ pt]
| [[english]]
| '''--not free--'''
| style="background:red" | not free
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| [http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=intl&go.x=46&go.y=16&go=About+submit+buttons Stud02]
| [http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=intl&go.x=46&go.y=16&go=About+submit+buttons Stud02]
| child x-y
| child x-y
| Eduplace.com international
| Eduplace.com international
| [http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.jsp?state=intl&go.x=46&go.y=16&go=About+submit+buttons en]
| [[english]], others?
| '''--not free--'''
| style="background:red" | not free
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| [http://pbskids.org/ Stud03]
| [http://pbskids.org/ Stud03]
| child x-y
| child x-y
| PBS Kids
| PBS Kids + teachers & parents
| [http://pbskids.org/ en]
| [[english]]
| '''--not free--'''
| style="background:red" | not free
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| [http://www.getty.edu/education/for_kids/ Stud04]
| [http://www.getty.edu/education/for_kids/ Stud04]
| child x-y
| K-12+
| Getty Foundation for kids (includes whyville and other games)
| Getty Foundation for kids (includes [http://www.whyville.net whyville] and other games)
| [http://www.getty.edu/education/for_kids/ en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.getty.edu/legal/copyright.html not free]
| '''--not free--'''
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| [http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Stud05]
| [http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Stud05]
| child x-y
| child x-y
| UMich Internet public lib kidspace
| UMich Internet public lib kidspace
| [http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ en]
| [[english]]
| '''--not free--'''
| style="background:red" | not free
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| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Tea01]
| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Tea01]
| teacher
| K-12 teacher
| Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content
| Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content
| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm en]
| [[english]]
| style="background:red" | [http://www.scholastic.com/terms.htm not free]
| '''--not free--'''
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| [http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Tea02]
| [http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ Tea02]
| teacher
| K-6 teacher
| Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities
| 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]
| [[english]]
| style="background:yellow" | [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ CC-by-nc-sa 2.5]
| '''NC license'''
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Revision as of 19:50, 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 undetermined Huge collection of maps, nearly 15,000 from numerous historical periods english? NC license
Geo02 undetermined Geography from the Smithsonian institution english --not free--
Geo03 undetermined World Flags english --not free--
Geo04 undetermined Nat'l Geographic Map Machine english --not free--
Geo05 undetermined UN Maps english --not free--
Geo06 undetermined Perry-Castaneda maps (UTexas) english probably not free

Science

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Sci01 undetermined Interactive solar system exploration. Has a low bandwidth version (US Gov) english free?
Sci02 undetermined National Science Digital Library collections by topic (primarily National Science foundation) english unable to determine
Sci03 undetermined Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science (mostly Biology) english --not free--
Sci04 undeteremined Smithsonian for students (Science and Nature) english --not free--
Sci05 undeteremined "My first garden" english --not free--
Sci06 undeteremined US Geo. Survey - biology (US Gov) english free?
Sci07 undeteremined Whyfiles - Science behind the news english --not free--
Sci08 undetermined UNESCO Exploratorium - Children's digital museum english --not free--

Art

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Art01 various Open Directory Showcase for Kids Art english free?
Art02 child x-y Kids art site english --not free--
Art03 undetermined International Child Art foundation resources english --not free--
Art04 undetermined Metropolitan museum of art resources english --not free--
Art05 various Classical archives - 7300 classical midis english --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
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