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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.
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
Literacy
- 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 |
Music
Warning: Most of these resources are protected by intellectual property laws, those that are not have been so flagged
National Anthems
Brazil (Free) [1]
Argentina [2]
Libya [3]
Rwanda [4]
Thailand (Government of Thailand - probably free for our purposes) [5]
Nigeria [6]
Uruguay [7]
World Music
WorldMusic.net (in mp3) [8]
Classical Music (in Midi) [9]
National Geographic World Music [10]
By Country
Brazil:
Bossanova Guitar[11]
Samba Carnaval[12]
Brazilian Midis [13]
Nigeria:
Nigeria-arts.net, a participatory site for Nigerian artists to share their music digitally [14]
Argentina:
Argentine Tango Site with clips[15]
Jose Gonzalez and Juana Molina in Concert from NPR [16]
Libya:
Libyanet.com Music Page (in Arabic)[17]
Libyana Organization - Cultural Music[18]
Uruguay:
Candombe (en Espanol) [19]
Thailand:
eThaiMusic - Learning Thai through music[20]
Math
- 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 |
Health
- 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 |
Great Images
- 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 |
Other
- 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 |
Misc Resources
- 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 |
For Students
- 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 |
For Teachers
- 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 |
Geography
- 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 |
Science
- 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 |
| 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) |
| 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. |
Art
- 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 |
History
- 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? |
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
can't seem to edit / merge the above two lines... gets mixed up with the right-left arabic :(