Gapminder
Explore world views with Gapminder. The site contains interactive tools and many videos on a broad range of topics.
Silk – Interactive, Generative Art
Silk is a really cool interactive, generative art site. It does not require a login, but has a camera icon in the top left corner for artists to take a photo of their creations.
Beyond art, this site would offer some fun learning about symmetry in math.
PhET Interactive Simulations
Many of the scientific simulations on the PhET site (from the University of Colorado, Boulder) are now able to be utilized on Chromebooks. They are no longer flash-based simulations.
PhET offers simulations from elementary level through to university.
Play & Learn – French, Spanish or German
Literacy Center offers a few online games to assist with second language teaching and learning.
Bomomo
Bomomo is an art site where adults and kids can experiment with art, colours and textures in an animated and engaging way.
NaNoWriMo for Young People
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!
NaNoWriMo only collects first names of student users and birthdates (for the purposes of protection and security) and NEVER asks for last names. Students use a screen (user) name and can upload an avatar to personalize their experience.