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= Educational Software for Kids =
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== Educational Software for Kids ==
  
 
This list will grow in time. It started approximately 8 years ago when I was searching for Linux application for them to use.
 
This list will grow in time. It started approximately 8 years ago when I was searching for Linux application for them to use.
 
There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful...
 
There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful...
  
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== Preschool / Primary  ==
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==== Learning ====
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:*  [http://gcompris.net/-en- http://gcompris.net/-en- Gcompris (Educational Suite for Children 2 - 10)]
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:* [http://www.phelios.com/linuxgames/lualua.html LuaLua for Linux (Collection of Games for Preschoolers)]
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==== Online Teaching Resources ====
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:* Kindergarten
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:* Grade One
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:* Grade Two
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:* Grade Three
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== Junior / Senior ==
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==== Math & Sciences ====
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:* [http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/ Tux Math]
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:* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kturtle/ Kturtle (Math, Geometry & basic Programming - Similar to "Tell Turtle")]
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:* [http://edu.kde.org/kig/ Kig (Interactive Application for Building Geometrical Shapes)]
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:* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kbruch/ Kbruch (Learn calculating with fractions)]
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==== Language ====
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:* [http://www.free-soft.ro/everest/everest.html Dictionary]
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:* [http://artha.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Home Artha (Thesaurus)]
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:* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/shiftygames-hangman-for-linux.html Hangman]
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:* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/sg-scramble.html Scramble]
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:* [http://www.peterandlinda.com/kwordquiz/ Kwordquiz (Flashcard & Vocabulary Learning System)]
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:* [http://edu.kde.org/parley/getinvolved.php Parley (Second Language Vocabulary Training Program)]
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:* [http://edu.kde.org/kanagram/ Kanagram (rearrange Jumbled letters to form a word)]
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==== Social Studies ====
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:* [http://kgeography.berlios.de/ Kgeography (Geography Map Learning Application)]
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:* [http://edu.kde.org/marble/ Marble (World Atlas Program - "Desktop Globe")]
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:* [http://edu.kde.org/kstars/ Kstars (Desktop Planetarium - Accurate Display of Stars)]
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==== Psycho-Motor Skills ====
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:* [http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php Tux Type]
  
= Preschool =
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==== Comprehension ====
  
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:* [http://www.brothersoft.com/games/concentration-for-linux.html Concentration]
  
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==== Art ====
  
= Grades 1 - 3 =
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:* [http://www.tuxpaint.org/ Tux Paint]
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:* [http://www.solfege.org/ Solfedge (Ear Training Exercises)]
  
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==== Projects / Research ====
  
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:* [[OpenOffice.org Writer (Word Processor)]]
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:* [[OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet)]]
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:* [[OpenOffice.org Impress (SlideShow)]]
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:* [[OpenOffice.org Draw (Draw Pictures)]]
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:* [[Scribus (Desktop Publishing)]]
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:* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html FireFox (Web Browser)]
  
= Grades 4 - 8 =
 
  
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==== Online Teaching Resources ====
  
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:* Grade Four
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:* Grade Five
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:* Grade Six
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:* Grade Seven
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:* Grade Eight
  
  
= Webpage Links =
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== Webpage Links ==
  
* [http://www.filegate.net/linux4kids/ Linux4Kids]
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:* [http://www.filegate.net/linux4kids/ Linux4Kids]
* [http://www.schoolforge.net/education-softwareSchoolforge.net Schoolforge.net]
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:* [http://www.schoolforge.net/education-softwareSchoolforge.net Schoolforge.net]
* [http://edubuntu.org/ Ebuntu]
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:* [http://edubuntu.org/ Ebuntu]
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:* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7606 Music Education With Linux Sound Tools]
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:* [http://www.phelios.com/linuxgames/lualua.html Kid's Linux Games]
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:* [http://www.osv.org.au/index.cgi?tid=155 Catalogue of Free and Open Source Software for Education (Open Source Victoria - Australia)]
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:* [http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page Teaching Open Source]
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:* [http://www.schoolforge.net/ Schoolforge]
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:* [http://eduforge.org/ Eduforge]
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:* [http://openeducation.org.au/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Open Education WIKI]
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:* [http://www.k12opensource.com/ http://www.k12opensource.com/]
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:* [http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer/fossPrimer-Education.pdf FOSS Education Primer]

Latest revision as of 19:33, 31 March 2010


Educational Software for Kids

This list will grow in time. It started approximately 8 years ago when I was searching for Linux application for them to use. There is an astonishing number of open source educational software. It is really a matter of which ones the children find useful...

Preschool / Primary

Learning

Online Teaching Resources

  • Kindergarten
  • Grade One
  • Grade Two
  • Grade Three


Junior / Senior

Math & Sciences

Language

Social Studies

Psycho-Motor Skills

Comprehension

Art

Projects / Research


Online Teaching Resources

  • Grade Four
  • Grade Five
  • Grade Six
  • Grade Seven
  • Grade Eight


Webpage Links