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| [http://www.logosdictionary.org Lit01a]<br />''[http://wiki.laptop.org/images/2/27/Translation_Dictionary_Images.txt Lit01b]''
| [http://www.logosdictionary.org Lit01a]<br />''[http://wiki.laptop.org/images/2/27/Translation_Dictionary_Images.txt Lit01b]''
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| Translation Dictionary for Children<br />''Replacement images can be found here:''
| Translation Dictionary for Children<br />''Replacement images can be found here:''
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| [http://www.fullbooks.com Lit02]
| [http://www.fullbooks.com Lit02]
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| Contains many books in full-text
| Contains many books in full-text
| [http://www.fullbooks.com en]
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| [http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/spanish.htm Lit03]
| [http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/spanish.htm Lit03]
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| Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish
| Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish
| [http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/spanish.htm en->es]
| [[english]] => [[spanish]]
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| Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library
| Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library
| [http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp en], [http://www.storyplace.org/sp/storyplace.asp es]
| [[english]]
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| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/index_html.shtml Lit05]
| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/languages.shtml Lit05]
| child x-y
| child 4-11
| Introduction from English to French
| BBC's Introduction to Languages: from English to French & Spanish
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| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/ en->fr],<br />[http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/ en->es]
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| [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/ Lit06]
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| child x-y
| Introduction from English to Spanish
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| '''--not free--'''
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| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html Mat01]
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html Math01]
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| parents K-3
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html en]
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| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/funmath.html Mat02]
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/funmath.html Math02]
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| parents K-5
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
| [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathhome.html en]
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| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp Mat03]
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp Math03]
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| An online graphing tool. ([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| An online graphing tool. ([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/index.asp en]
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| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/math_teasers/challenge.asp Mat04]
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/math_teasers/challenge.asp Math04]
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| adolescent?
| Math problems, fun for kids. For some reason they seemed to be Italy themed. ([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| Math teaser problems, fun for kids.([http://nces.ed.gov US Gov])
| [http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/grabbag/math_teasers/challenge.asp en]
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| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/teach00006.cfm Mat05]
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/teach00006.cfm Math05]
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| NSA Collected learning units. Aside from some mention of U.S. currency, thoroughly appropriate lessons in mathematics
| 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]
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| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/es/arith_score_with_soccer_sub.pdf Mat06]
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/es/arith_score_with_soccer_sub.pdf Math06]
| child x-y?
| child x-y?
| Football/Soccer related math activities for kids
| Football/Soccer related math activities for kids
| [http://www.nsa.gov/teachers/es/arith_score_with_soccer_sub.pdf en]
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| [http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs.cfm?from= Hea01]
| [http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs.cfm?from= Hea01]
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| The milk matters campaign! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.)
| The milk matters campaign plus others! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.)
| [http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs.cfm?from= en]
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| [http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements Hea02]
| [http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements Hea02]
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| NiH curriculum supplements. Needs to be parsed extensively, there are some amazing interactive activities. '''Deserves more examination.'''
| 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]
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| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ Hea03]
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ Hea03]
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| National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov)
| National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov)
| [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/ en], [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kidspan/home.htm es]
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| [http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html Hea04]
| [http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html Hea04]
| child x-y
| child x-y
| Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov)
| 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]
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| US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov)
| US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov)
| [http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm en]
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| Kids' Health
| Kids' Health
| [http://kidshealth.org/kid/ en]
| [[english]]
| '''--not free--'''
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| MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov)
| MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov)
| [http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/ en]
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| [http://www.bam.gov/ Hea08]
| [http://www.bam.gov/ Hea08]
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| BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov)
| BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov)
| [http://www.bam.gov/ en]
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| [http://photobank.unesco.org Img01]
| [http://photobank.unesco.org Img01]
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| [http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library Oth01]
| [http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library Oth01]
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| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ Misc01]
| [http://www.free.ed.gov/ Misc01]
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| [http://www.syvum.com/ Stud01]
| [http://www.syvum.com/ Stud01]
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| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Tea01]
| [http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/index_grades35.htm Tea01]
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| [http://www.davidrumsey.com Geo01]
| [http://www.davidrumsey.com Geo01]
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| [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ Sci01]
| [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ Sci01]
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| [http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Arts/Showcases_for_Kids'_Art/ Art01]
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| [http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/worldhistorygeneral.htm Hist01]
| [http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/worldhistorygeneral.htm Hist01]
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| [http://www.syvum.es/ Stu07]
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| [http://typo38.unesco.org/ar/unesco-home.html UNK01]
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Revision as of 18:27, 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 unknown
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
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
Hea03 child x-y National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov) en, es
Hea04 child x-y Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov) (Kids, Teens, Adult & Teacher sections) en, es
Hea05 child x-y US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov) en
Hea06 child x-y Kids' Health en --not free--
Hea07 child x-y MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov) en
Hea08 child+ BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov) en

Great Images

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

Other

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Oth01 undetermined New Zealand Digital Library english --not free--
Oth02 undetermined Digital Librarian, massive compendium of "librarian's choice" links english --not free--
Oth03 undetermined UNESCO -not free-?

Misc Resources

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Misc01 portal Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites english gen. 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? english
Misc03 teachers? Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms english -free'?

For Students

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Stud01 portal Syvum - Education portal english --not free--
Stud02 child x-y Eduplace.com international english, others? --not free--
Stud03 child x-y PBS Kids english --not free--
Stud04 child x-y Getty Foundation for kids (includes whyville and other games) english --not free--
Stud05 child x-y UMich Internet public lib kidspace english --not free--

For Teachers

Site Audience Content Lang(s) © licen.
Tea01 teacher Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content english --not free--
Tea02 teacher Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities english NC license

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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