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.
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Lit01a
Lit01b
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child x-y
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Translation Dictionary for Children
Replacement images can be found here:
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many => many
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unk
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| Lit02
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adolescent
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Contains many books in full-text
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en
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unk
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| Lit03
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portal
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Kennesaw resources for learning Spanish
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en->es
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not free
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| Lit04
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child x-y
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Charlotte and Mecklenberg countries children's library
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en, es
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free?
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| Lit05
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child 4-11
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BBC's Introduction to Languages: from English to French & Spanish
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en->fr,
en->es
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not free
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Math
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Math01
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parents K-3
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Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
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en
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| Math02
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parents K-5
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Some simple math exercises geared toward parents trying to informally teach their youngish children.
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en
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| Math03
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child+
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An online graphing tool. (US Gov)
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en
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| Math04
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child+
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Math teaser problems, fun for kids.(US Gov)
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en
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| Math05
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teachers
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NSA Collected learning units. Aside from some mention of U.S. currency, thoroughly appropriate lessons in mathematics
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en
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| Math06
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child x-y?
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Football/Soccer related math activities for kids
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en
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Health
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Hea01
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various / parents
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The milk matters campaign plus others! (Some decent kids materials, re: calcium, brushing teeth.)
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en
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unk
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| Hea02
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K-12
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NiH Curriculum Supplements (Elementary, Middle & High school sections). Needs to be parsed extensively, there are some amazing interactive activities. Deserves more examination.
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en
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unk
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| Hea03
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child x-y
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National Institute of Environmental Health Science (US Gov)
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en, es
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unk
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| Hea04
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child x-y
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Smallstep Nutrition (US Gov) (Kids, Teens, Adult & Teacher sections)
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en, es
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unk
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| Hea05
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child x-y
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US Food and Drug Administration for kids (US Gov)
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en
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unk
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| Hea06
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child x-y
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Kids' Health
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en
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not free
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| Hea07
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child x-y
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MyPyramid.gov food pyramid (US Gov)
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en
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unk
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| Hea08
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child+
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BAM! Body and Mind. Lessons on disease, nutrition and fitness (US Gov)
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en
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unk
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Great Images
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Img01
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all
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A UNESCO collection of images
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en, es, fr
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not free
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| Img02
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all
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National geographic photos
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en
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not free
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| Img03
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all
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Corbis - Royalty free images apparently, the site claims you can use them "any way you want."
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en, es, fr, pt, others
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not free
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| Img04
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all
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Tech4Learning images
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en
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©-friendly donated images
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| Img05
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all
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More royalty free images (from images.com)
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free? 403-Forbidden
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Other
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Other01
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adults?
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New Zealand Digital Library
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en
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not free
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| Other02
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portal
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Digital Librarian, massive compendium of "librarian's choice" links
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en
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not free
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| Other03
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adult
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UNESCO
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ar, en, es, fr
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not free
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Misc Resources
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Misc01
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K-12
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. Primarily a portal to free educational resources, often to US Gov't sites
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en
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free license
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| Misc02
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parents (& child?)
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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?
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en, es
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public domain
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| Misc03
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K-8 + teachers
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Almost certainly free, electronic classrooms from Los Angeles Country Dept. of Ed. Good stuff. Direct link to the classrooms
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en
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free?
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For Students
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Stud01
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K-12 portal
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Syvum - Education portal
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en, es, fr, pt
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not free
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| Stud02
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child x-y
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Eduplace.com international
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en
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not free
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| Stud03
|
child x-y
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PBS Kids + teachers & parents
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en
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not free
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| Stud04
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K-12+
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Getty Foundation for kids (includes whyville and other games)
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en
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not free
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| Stud05
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child x-y
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UMich Internet public lib kidspace
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en
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not free
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For Teachers
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Tea01
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K-12 teacher
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Scholastic (not free), however we're in talks to receive some of their content
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en
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not free
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| Tea02
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K-6 teacher
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Teaching Ideas. Decent site, lots of (primarily lesson plans) with what appear to be an excellent collection of activities
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en
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CC-by-nc-sa 2.5
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Geography
Science
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Sci01
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child+
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Interactive solar system exploration. Has a low bandwidth version (US Gov)
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en, es
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may be required
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| Sci02
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K-12
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National Science Digital Library collections by topic (primarily National Science foundation)
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en
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unk
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| Sci03
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child x-y
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cool Science (mostly Biology)
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en
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not free
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| Sci04
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child x-y
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Smithsonian for students (Science and Nature)
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en
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not free
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| Sci05
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child x-y
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"My first garden"
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en, es
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not free
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| Sci06
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child x-y
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US Geo. Survey - biology (US Gov)
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en
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free?
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| Sci07
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child x-y
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Whyfiles - Science behind the news
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en
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not free
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| Sci08
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child x-y
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UNESCO Exploratorium - Children's digital museum
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en, es, fr
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not free (by-nc-nd for edu)
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Art
History
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Hist01
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portal child x-y
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Social Studies for Kids - History links
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en
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not free
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| Hist02
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undetermined
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites List
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en, fr
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not free?
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Português
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Misc04
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portal
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Open Directory, Educational activities
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en, es, fr, pt
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mostly not free
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| Art06
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portal
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Open Directory, Art links
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ar, en, es, fr, pt
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mostly not free
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| Stu06
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K-12+
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Syvum Learning, comprehensive educational site, resources k-12 and beyond
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en, es, fr, pt
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not free
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| Misc05
|
search
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Brazilian Public Domain (Dominio Publico) Search
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pt
|
not free
|
| Misc06
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adult?
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Brazilian External Relations Ministry (with texts and images from Brazil)
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en, es, pt
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unk
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| Sci09
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child+
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Brazilian birds (Brazilian govt)
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en, fr, pt
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unk
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Español
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Stu07
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K-12+
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Syvum Education Portal
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en, es, fr, pt
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not free
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| Misc07
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adult?
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UNESCO portal
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ar, en, es, fr
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not free?
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| Img06
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all
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UNESCO Fotobanco
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en, es, fr
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not free
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| Hea09
|
child x-y
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US Gov)
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en, es
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free?
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| Misc08
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undetermined
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Open Directory School activities
|
en, es, fr, pt
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mostly not free
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| Sci10
|
child x-y
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Mi primer jardin
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en, es
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not free
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| Sci11
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child+
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NASA Interactive solar system exploration (US Gov)
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es
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may be req.
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| Misc09
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various
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A CD titled "Activities with Free Software" (Actividades con Software Libre) with subjects ranging mathematics, language, drawing and transportation/road-sign codes
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es
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CC-by-sa
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| Misc10
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various
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A Chilean publisher with text subjects in math, science, language, and social science
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es
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CC licensing
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| Lit07
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child x-y
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Story Place (US local Gov.)
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en, es
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free?
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| Misc11
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various
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Great site in Spanish with lesson plans, articles, and forums for teachers
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es
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CC by-nc-nd
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| Misc15
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K-12
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Collection of several CD's published by educ.ar
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es
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not free
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| Img07
|
child x-y
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Collection of schooler images
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es
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unk
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| Img08
|
unk
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Central American and Mexican Video archive
(es - needs to be checked by a Spanish speaker)
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en, es
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not free
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| Hea09
|
child x-y
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kidshealth.org
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en, es
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not free
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Arabic (اللغة العربية)
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| UNK01
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undetermined
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UNESCO
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arabic
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--not free--
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| Misc12
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K-12 portal
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Arabic Kids Sites (US local)
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arabic
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free linking to non-free probably
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| Misc12
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undetermined
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More Arabic Kids Sites
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arabic
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'non-free/commercial
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| Lit08
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undetermined
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القاموس. Arabic to English (and English to Arabic dictionary)
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arabic
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not free? university
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Open Directory Resources
| Site |
Audience |
Content |
Lang(s) |
© licen.
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| Misc13
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Ed.Inst. portal
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Open Directory - Educational Institutions
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arabic
|
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| Misc14
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portal
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Open Directory - Languages
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arabic
|
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| Tea03
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Open Directory - Lesson plans
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arabic
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