Wikipedia is a web-based, free content encyclopedia operated by a non-profit organization
called Wikimedia Foundation. It’s content is written by volunteers.
The site uses a software that allows users to edit the articles thus, allowing anyone who has access to the internet the capability to edit and add content to the articles. Any changes in the articles are available immediately without undergoing any formal review. Wikipedia’s philosophy is that, allowing unmoderated collaboration from it’s users would provide more breadth, depth and accuracy and that any minor errors would be corrected in time. The software also provides hyperlinks in every article, allowing users to find other relevant articles.
Wikipedia currently boasts of having over 6 million articles in 250 language and is one of the top eleven most visited websites worldwide.
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Kim Possible an animated series produced by Disney Channel. The show is about Kim, a cheerleading squad captain of Middleton High School. Aside from responsibilities in school and her family, Kim also has a bigger responsibility in her hands. In between homework and family issues, Kim find herself crossing the globe trying to fight crimes often caused by her arch-nemesis, the super-villain Dr. Drakken and his henchwoman, Shego. Kim does not do all this alone though. She is joined by her goofy partner, Ron Stoppable and his pet, the naked mole rat named Rufus.
A Series of Unfortunate Events, a set of 13 books, details the experiences of the Baudelaire children – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – after they have been orphaned when their parents died at a fire in their house.
As the title suggests, Lazy Town is about a town with people prone to being lazy. Stephanie, the pink-haired girl comes to Lazy Town and meets a whole bunch of kids and adults. One of the adults, Robbie Rotten lives under the town and happens to be the laziest villains of all. He hates it when the kids start to become active and start to have fun.
Luckily, Lazy Town is also home to Sportacus, a super active hero that encourages the kids to be active. He helps Stephanie and her friends overcome the tricks of Robbie Rotten and guide them into making healthy lifestyle choices such as being active and eating fruits and vegetables or what he likes to call as “sports candy”.
Blue’s Clues is a popular kids’ animated show featuring Joe and his bright blue puppy named Blue. In every episode, kids can play along and think along as Joe embarks on a guessing game care of Blue.
is the popular website formerly known as Yahooligans. It is Yahoo.com’s portal for kids. The website’s content is screened by Yahoo employees to ensure that all content is kid-friendly.
shows that interest children. It also features a joke of the day and a daily “cool stuff” section. Aside from these, it also has unique features such as “Ask Earl”, where kids can simply type in their questions and a character named Earl would answer, and a “Study Zone” which serves as an online encyclopedia to help children with their homework.
is a children’s show created and produced by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans. It aims to be a show that would cater to children’s different interests. The show makes it a point to touch on children’s different areas of intelligence and enhance skills and learning.
Nathan focuses on shapes in space and makes use of different materials such as boxes, play dough, and other things that are easily accessible to children.
