Content projects/websites/details

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

المجلس | inglés | anglais | inglês

Literacy

أدب | literatura | littérature | literatura

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

Music

National Anthems

Brazil [1]

Argentina [2]

Libya [3]

Rwanda [4]

Thailand [5]

Nigeria [6]

Uruguay [7]

World Music [8] [9] [10] [11]

Brazilian music: [12] [13] [14] (MIDIs)

Nigerian Music: http://www.nigeria-arts.net/music/ http://www.onlinenigeria.com/music/ http://www.afromix.org/html/musique/pays/nigeria/index.en.html

Argentinian Music: [15] [16] (Jose Gonzalez)

Libyan Music: http://www.libyanet.com/libmusic.htm http://www.libyaonline.com/music/index.php http://www.libyana.org/music/

Uruguayan Music: Candombe (en Espanol) [17]

Thai Music: http://www.ethaimusic.com/ http://www.imeem.com/tag/thailand/music http://www.music.th.com/ (does not seem to be mostly unprotected content) http://www.mahidol.ac.th/ (University – royal)

Math

الرياضيات | matemáticas | mathématiques | matemática

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

الصحة | salud | santé | saúde

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

صور جيدة | buenas imágenes | bonnes images | imagens boas

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	not free
Img04	all	Tech4Learning images	en	©-friendly donated images
Img05	all	More royalty free images (from images.com) From Argentina, this site gives a 403-Forbidden error. Could it be that this site only works within USA?		not free

Other

آخرون | otros | autres | outros

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

متفرقات الموارد | recursos varios | ressources diverses | recursos variados

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

الطلاب | para alumnos | pour des étudiants | para estudantes

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

المعلمين | para docentes | pour des professeurs | para professores

Geography

جغرافيا | geografía | géographie | geografia

Science

العلم | ciencias | science | ciência

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

فن | arte | l'art | arte

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

التاريخ | historia | histoire | história

Site	Audience	Content	Lang(s)	© licen.
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?

Português

البرتغالي | portugés | portugais | português

Site	Audience	Content	Lang(s)	© licen.
Misc04	portal	Open Directory, Educational activities	en, es, fr, pt	mostly not free
Art06	portal	Open Directory, Art links	ar, en, es, fr, pt	mostly not free
Stu06	K-12+	Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources k-12 and beyond	en, es, fr, pt	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
Sci09	child+	Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt)	en, fr, pt	unk

Spanish

الاسبانيه | castellano/español | l'espagnol | espanhol

Site	Audience	Content	Lang(s)	© licen.
Stu07	K-12+	Syvum Education Portal	en, es, fr, pt	not free
Misc07	adult?	UNESCO portal	ar, en, es, fr	not free?
Img06	all	UNESCO Fotobanco	en, es, fr	not free
Hea09	child x-y	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov)	en, es	free?
Misc08	undetermined	Open Directory School activities	en, es, fr, pt	mostly not free
Sci10	child x-y	Mi primer jardin	en, es	not free
Sci11	child+	NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov)	es	may be req.
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
Lit07	child x-y	Story Place (US local Gov.)	en, es	free?
Misc11	various	Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers	es	CC by-nc-nd
Misc15	K-12	Collection of several CD's published by educ.ar	es	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
Hea09	child x-y	kidshealth.org	en, es	not free

Arabic (اللغة العربية)

العربية | árabe | arabe | árabe |

Site	Audience	Content	Lang(s)	© licen.
UNK01	portal	UNESCO	ar, en, es, fr	not free
Misc12	K-12 portal	Arabic Kids Sites (US local)	ar	links to non-free?
Misc12	undetermined	More Arabic Kids Sites	ar, en	non-free/commercial
Lit08	undetermined	القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary)	ar->en, en->ar	unk

Open Directory Resources

DMOZ - الدليل المفتوح | directorio abierto | l'annuaire ouvert | diretório aberto

Site	Audience	Content	Lang(s)	© licen.
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
Tea03	portal	Open Directory - Lesson plans	ar, en	mostly not free