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Homes by Tinybop
Explore homes -- and cultures -- around the world in exquisite detail
Bottom line: Offers a delightful and accessible way for kids to learn about the world's cultures.
One Globe Kids - Friends Around the World
Beautiful photos and stories build cultural knowledge, self-awareness
Bottom line: Beautiful photos and high-quality audio add to this amazing cultural and social learning experience.
Maps101
Maps and more in this vast history, geography, and civics resource
Bottom line: A well-rounded selection of helpful classroom and research materials; better organization would help kids navigate the site with ease.
Grades: K–12
Price: Free to Try Annual subscriptions are $400 to $650 and provide unlimited remote access for an entire school. Teachers can purchase an annual license for $199.
Barefoot World Atlas
Visually stunning 3-D globe piques students' interest in world facts
Bottom line: Dive right in to world geography with a beautiful, interactive globe full of narratives and photos of different cultures and traditions.
National Geographic Kids
Stunning photos and in-depth stories of Earth's peoples and wildlife
Bottom line: This amazing collection of multimedia resources teaches kids about animals, habitats, countries, and cultures.
Grades: 1–6
Price: Free, Paid Online content is free; magazine subscriptions are $15 per year for print and iPad versions (digital-only subscriptions are $12 per year).
Stack the Countries
A whole world of facts, maps, and fun waiting to be stacked
Bottom line: Kids learn about the world through easy-to-use flashcards and exciting stacking games.
Stack the States 2
Geography trivia game balances facts and fun
Bottom line: This is a clear go-to if you're looking to help students memorize state locations, shapes, capitals, history, and more.
Wizard School
Curated videos and creative challenges ignite active learning
Bottom line: There's plenty of material to inspire kids to embark on learning adventures that get them to explore, create, and share safely on the screen and off.
National Geographic Education
Explore the fascinating, wide world with multimedia resources
Bottom line: It's a wonderful resource for anyone looking to learn more about science, geography, ecology, current events -- basically, the world we live in.
Grades: 2–10
Price: Free
Intro to Geography - North America, by Montessorium
From Canada to Cuba, learn the shapes, names, and flags of N. America
Bottom line: Kids become familiar with maps of North America as they learn about its countries and flags.
Oddizzi
Kids travel the world, cultivate global curiosity and responsibility
Bottom line: Kids get a sense of culture and global responsibility via kid-friendly articles and great multimedia.
Grades: 3–8
Price: Free to Try, Paid 95 GB Pounds/year classroom and 280 GB Pounds/year for 99 students or under, up to 800 GB Pounds/year for 700 + students
Discovery VR
Immersive videos let students enter the magical world of VR
Bottom line: VR videos will grab the viewer's attention; just be sure to carefully select the content for your class.
Expeditions
Fire up the warp drive to bring VR field trips to your classroom
Bottom line: With stunning scenes and a flexible delivery method, your students will thank you for journeying together through space and time.
ePals
Kids learn together in well-rounded, collaborative global classroom
Bottom line: A safe communication system and excellent learning materials help create a global youth community.
Grades: 4–7
Price: Free
BrainPop
Clever animated hosts Tim and Moby masterfully tackle complex topics
Bottom line: Cartoon videos in this extensive collection break down ideas in clever and thoughtful ways.
Grades: 4–8
Price: Paid From $220.
Seterra Geography
Drill geography facts with oddly compelling, no-frills app
Bottom line: A basic but useful way to drill and memorize geography basics.