• Digital Library

    Wikipedia for Schools

    Wikipedia

    English

    French

    Spanish

    Portuguese

    Malay

    Khmer

    This curated selection of articles from Wikipedia can be used offline by school children around the world. 6000 articles, 26 million words and 50,000 images make Wikipedia for Schools bigger than Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia put together!

    PhET

    PhET

    Interactive Simulations for Science and Maths

    PhET is a suite of applications, developed by University of Colorado, Boulder that provide fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations.

    Siyavula

    Siyavula

    World-class online Maths and Physical Sciences education.

    Khan Academy

    Khan Academy

    English

    Over 2000 videos on math and science, from the basic to the advanced. All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.

    African Story Books

    African Story Books

    Open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa. For children’s literacy, enjoyment and imagination

    Blockly Games

    Blockly Games

    Blockly Games is a series of educational games that teach programming. It is designed for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming. By the end of these games, players are ready to use conventional text-based languages.

    Book Dash

    Book Dash

    Book Dash gathers creative volunteers to create new African storybooks that anyone can freely print, translate and distribute.

    Boundless Textbook Innovation

    Boundless - Textbook Innovation

    Serving the entire education ecosystem with quality content, increased choice, and affordable prices.

    Cat and Dog Books

    Cat and Dog Books

    Cat and Dog books are funny and easy to read. Learn only 200 words and start reading the books

    Cause Books for Sierra Leone

    Cause Books for Sierra Leone

    Selected children's stories in English from the OSU Children’s Library Fund Presented in PDF format for printing or reading on a screen.

    Mustard Seed Books

    Mustard Seed Books

    High quality low-cost books for beginning readers from MustardSeed Library.

    OLE Nepal

    OLE Nepal

    E-Paath is a collection of digital learning materials, designed and developed by
    Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal with Government of Nepal's Department of Education.

    English Storybooks

    English Storybooks

    English language storybooks from StoryWeaver, Let's Read and Bloom Library.

    Women in African History

    Women in African History

    Stories of Women in African History.

    Maps of the World

    Maps of the World

    Maps of the World with seven levels of zoom.

    MedlinePlus

    MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    More than 4,000 cross-referenced medical articles from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Includes comprehensive illustrations and photographs.

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    These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.

    Hesperian

    Hesperian Health Guides

    Easy to understand, practical, accurate, and heavily illustrated guides on health topics that for remote areas where access to medical personnel and facilities is limited.

    These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.

    Khan Academy Health

    Khan Academy Health & Medicine

    English

    Nearly 200 videos on health topics, covering the workings of major body systems and the diseases that affect them. All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.

    These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.

    infonet-biovision

    Infonet-Biovision

    Well organized and illustrated information on a wide range of agricultural, environmental, and health topics.

    The Organic Farmer - Magazine

    Over 80 printable magazines on farming from Kenya. Used by over 60,000 farmers for guidance and practical tips on securing and increasing their harvests through simple, environmentally friendly means.

    Practical Action

    Practical Action

    Practical Action has been using appropriate technology to help people in the developing world for more than four decades. The focus is on helping local people do what they already do even better. Here you will find broad knowledge bank of technologies that you can replicate.

    Great Books of the World

    Great Books of the World

    A searchable, categorized selection of over 400 of the most beloved and respected books from around the world, collected from Project Gutenberg.

    CK-12 Textbooks

    CK-12 Textbooks

    High quality textbooks on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) from ck12.org.

    Sugarizer

    Sugarizer

    Sugarizer is a free/libre learning platform. The Sugarizer UI uses ergonomic principles from the Sugar platform, developed for the One Laptop per Child project and used every day by more than 2 million children around the world.

    MusicBlocks

    MusicBlocks

    Guide to MusicBlocks

    Music Blocks is a programming environment for children interested in music and graphics. It expands upon Turtle Blocks by adding a collection of features relating to pitch and rhythm.

    TurtleBlocks

    Turtle Blocks

    Guide to TurtleBlocks

    Turtle Blocks expands upon what children can do with Logo and how it can be used as the underlying motivator for “improving” programming languages and programmable devices.

    OLPC Educational Packages

    OLPC Educational Packages

    A collection of educational materials consolidated by the OLPC project.

    UNESCO's IICBA Electronic Library

    UNESCO's IICBA Electronic Library

    Teachers' resources from the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa.

    Math Expression

    Math Expression

    Math tutoring materials that include Math videos, Study Tips, Practice Questions and Step-by-Step solutions.

    For each lesson, read the study tips carefully and take note of the important concepts/ideas before watching the video. These tips will guide you in your math thinking strategies.

    Powertyping

    Powertyping

    Full lessons and exercises to learn touch typing or improve your typing skills. Include many entertaining typing games, tests an practice drills.

    MIT Scratch

    MIT Scratch

    Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.

    As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Scratch is designed especially for ages 8 to 16, but is used by people of all ages.

    Music Theory

    Music Theory

    Comprehensive music theory lessons and exercises to begin your journey into the realm of music.

    Understanding Algebra

    Understanding Algebra

    A complete, concise, and illustrated textbook introducing algebra that can be viewed here or printed out.