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HSBC's 150th anniversary charitable Project An e-book series of E-Learning for Inclusive Education, ELFIE, suitable for students with special learning needs . The e-books at junior Primary level are also suitable for kindergarten students to read. Includes a lot of interactive content.
 572 41 572
共享普通話 A full set e-book of the E-textbook Market Development Scheme (EMADS) of the Education Bureau for Primary 1 to Primary 6, including a variety of Mandarin-related interactive content, as well as human pronunciation for schools to experience for free. The full version can be purchased separately. 12
(96 lessons)		 12 12
（*Full ver. can be purchased additionally)
共享中國語文 A full set e-book of the E-textbook Market Development Scheme (EMADS) of the Education Bureau for Primary 1 to Primary 6, including stroke order and language related exercises, as well as human pronunciation. It is free for schools to experience. 78 78 78
Living Chinese (School version) The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) cooperated with Open Knowledge Association to provide 100 Chinese e-books for non-Chinese speaking students , including 90 comics, animations and picture books with rich and interesting topics, ranging from high to low level. There are also 10 experiential learning topics to help students adjust to life in Hong Kong. The full version can be purchased separately. 10
(100 lessons)		 10 10
（*Full ver. can be purchased additionally)
中華文化讀本 This is funded by the Language Fund to produce 20 textbooks on Chinese culture for non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students based on "中華文化讀本 ‧ 歷史人物篇" written by Professor LEUNG, Pui Wan . With interactive elements and learning content, it can enhance students' interest in learning Chinese and improve learning efficiency.  30 3 30
Learn Chinese through the News The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) cooperated with Open Knowledge Association to produce 150 e-books for non-Chinese speaking students to learn Chinese based on News information, which are divided into three levels, low, middle and high, for primary to junior high school students. Important words are explained in 4 South Asian languages.  157 30 157
愉快學中文 Swire Charitable Trust and Open Knowledge Association have collaborated to produce 10 e-books for non-Chinese speaking students to learn Chinese , which are simple and fun for kindergarten. Indicators are explained in 4 South Asian languages.  10 10 10
非華語生活語文 It is designed for senior Primary School/junior Secondary school non-Chinese speaking students (NCS), divided into three stages: junior, middle and senior. The whole set of e-textbooks are designed with ten themes in the areas of clothing, food, housing, and transportation to meet the needs of students in life. According to the framework of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, assist learning in a clear and systematic manner.  30 30 30
Child's word cards Suitable for kindergarten. It can recognize and read words and provide stroke order games. It can also be modified to be used by junior Primary school students.  8 8 8
全方位學語文 Designed for non-Chinese speaking (NCS) primary school students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The whole set of each lesson is divided into three levels (high school and low group) to cater for students' learning differences. In addition, diversified interactive exercises can increase students' interest in learning and help students lay a solid foundation for Chinese. 120 9 120
Life Planning - Occupational Therapy Home Training Manual For students with special educational needs, it is designed by occupational therapists and teachers to train students' sensory muscles and independent living skills. 26 26 26
Personal e-Social Stories It contains six themes to help students with special educational needs understand and improve social behaviors by designing the social situations that students will encounter in school . Five different situations, including school, outdoor, family, emotion, social... up to twenty-six stories.
 26 8 26
Dr. Dumo et al The electronic version of "Dr. Dumo et al" by Dr. Lucci Lugee Liyeung 2  2 2
Open English ‘Open English’ is a set of open source textbooks developed by the Open University of Hong Kong. It is a set of free and flexible textbooks that can be used and adapted directly by schools. ‘Open English’ (Primary 1 to 6) is also on EDB’s Recommended Textbook List. 120 18 120
My Smart Readers (Trial) Online Extensive Reading Scheme for Primary to Secondary Levels, with a wide range of genres, themes and topics and rich variety of text types ( including classic, fantasy, adventure, myths and legends, non-fiction and many more ). Each e-book contains online challenging games and extended learning tasks. Different learning levels to cater for learners’ diversity. 12 12 12
Little About Everything A series of featured books covering designed for special school and SEN (Special Educational Needs) students. 16 16 16

 

HSBC's 150th anniversary charitable project
Editable Electronic Textbooks for Large Special Schools (572 books)

HSBC's 150th anniversary charitable project has established a shared and sustainable e-learning resource library for special schools in Hong Kong, and established the "E-Learning for Inclusive Education, ELFIE".

The e-textbooks published by this project are suitable for special schools in Hong Kong and students with special learning needs. A total of about 570 e-books will be published throughout the project.

  • For Primary and Secondary School
  • Covering Chinese Language, Mathematics, General Studies, Music, Visual Arts, Information Technology, Design and Technology, Practical Communication (Mandarin and English), designed according to different abilities and learning needs
  • Editable and modified electronic textbooks for teachers and students to use


      Download brochure (Chinese version only)

 

共享普通話
Hong Kong Education Bureau Primary School Electronic Textbooks (96 books)

A full set e-book of the E-textbook Market Development Scheme 2 (EMADS), cooperated by the Education Bureau and Open Knowledge Association. content. All contents is co-authored by Xianggang Putonghua Yanxishe and Openknowledge Assicoiation.

Since many kindergartens have already taught Putonghua, "共享普通話" follows the trend of students learning Putonghua. In Primary 1 & 2, all phonics knowledge is completed, and Primary 3 & 4 are systematically reviewed. Primary 5 & 6 focus on distinguishing and translating Chinese characters and pinyin.

  • Various electronic elements, Native Speaker Voice Over, Diversied learning activities, Pinyin keyboard & Multimedia
  • Focus on classroom interaction between teacher and student, and student achievement sharing


      Download brochure (Chinese version only)

 

共享中國語文
Hong Kong Education Bureau Primary School Electronic Textbooks (72 books)

the E-textbook Market Development Scheme of the Hong Kong Education Bureau aims to assist and encourage potential developers who are interested in producing electronic textbooks to produce various electronic textbooks according to local curriculum requirements. Open Knowledge Association participated in this program in 2013-2014, and completed the e-textbooks for Chinese and Mandarin for Primary 1-6.

All learning content and electronic technology have been reviewed by the Hong Kong Education Bureau and listed in the "Recommended e-Textbook List (eRTL)" by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.

  • Various electronic elements, human pronunciation, various interactive exercises, recorder, stroke order tracking, stroke order animations and exercises of more than 4,500 characters
  • Focus on teacher-student interaction in the classroom, and student achievement sharing


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Living Chinese（School version）
Self-learning Chinese for NCS Primary & junior Secondary School students(100 books)

Learning Chinese in Hong Kong, Non-Chinese Speaking(NCS) students are less likely and less able to use Chinese in their daily lives.

This Programme is supported by the Language Fund to design a collection of teaching materials for NCS students based on daily life situations in order to enhance their reading and speaking skills.

Apart from that, this set of teaching materials is suitable to be used as a supplemental teaching materials or extra-curricular reading materials for the Chinese language subject.

  • 90 Stories are divided into three major life themes. Each theme is divided into three levels with ascending difficulties. Stories can be picture books, comics or animations.
  • 10 interactive parent-child learning themes
  • Key words and sentence patterns are supplemented by English, Nepali (Nepali), Urdu (Urdu), and Hindi (Hindi) translations
  • The teaching material is equipped with a large number of pictures, real voices, automatic voices of the whole book, comparison of spoken and written vocabulary, and multimedia interactive exercises


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中華文化讀本「歷史人物篇」
NCS students reading and self-learning (78 books)

Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students studying Chinese in Hong Kong will always be exposed to words, sentences and passages related to Chinese historical figures. NCS students do not have a deep understanding of Chinese culture, and it is inevitable that they will find it difficult to learn.

In view of the limited number of teaching materials specially designed to help NCS students understand Chinese culture, Open Knowledge Association, together with Professor LEUNG, Pui Wan, specially applied for funding from the Language Fund to optimize the content of the paper "中華文化讀本".

"中華文化讀本" focuses on 20 representative historical figures, highlighting their personalities, behaviors, achievements and historical status, allowing NCS students to understand the development of Chinese culture and traditional Chinese concepts.

 

Learn Chinese through the News
For Senior Primary to Junior Secondary School NCS students (150 books)

Non-Chinese Speaking(NCS) students living and receiving education in Hong Kong must learn Chinese well in order to better integrate into the community. However, there is still a shortage of teaching materials for NCS students to learn Chinese.

For this reason, Open Knowledge Association cooperated with Ming Pao Education Publishing Co. Ltd., to develop "Learn Chinese through the News", helping teachers teach NCS students to learn Chinese. Students can also learn Chinese by themselves. Let students learn Chinese through current affairs and news, enrich practical vocabulary, so that students can apply what they have learnt, and break through language and cultural barriers to integrate into society.

  • 150 news reports covering various areas (with Cantonese audio recordings)
  • With interesting electronic interactive language learning activities
  • English, Urdu, Hindi and Nepali translations for key words
  • All learning activities can store answers and give instant feedback, which is convenient for students to learn by themselves


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愉快學中文
NCS Child learning Chinese (10 books)

Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong are all part of society. However, because they do not understand Chinese, they face many problems, such as communication barriers, low education, difficulties in finding employment, and difficulty in integrating into society. In recent years, the number of ethnic minority school children has been increasing. They have not received adequate Chinese learning support, and there is a shortage of Chinese teaching materials to cater for the needs of non-Chinese speaking students.

Swire Charitable Trust and Open Knowledge Association have collaborated to produce 10 e-books for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students to learn Chinese, helps students improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, allowing them to integrate into the community. In addition, this textbook is also suitable for newly arrived schoolchildren and parents. 

  • 10 units with themes revolve around everyday life, helping non-Chinese speaking students build up basic vocabulary
  • Contents arranged step by step, from easy to hard
  • Learning through games
  • Cantonese recording and translation in five languages ​​(English, Udu, Hindi, Nepali and Thai)


      Download brochure (Chinese version only)

 

非華語生活語文
For Senior Primary/Junior Secondary School NCS students (30 books)

The whole set of e-textbooks are designed with ten themes in the areas of clothing, food, housing, and transportation to meet the needs of students' life. The content of the stories is designed according to the students' life experience, so that students can learn Chinese and understand local culture. According to the framework of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, assist learning in a clear and systematic manner.

  • 10 themes (School Life, Personal Hygiene, Our Community, etc.)
  • Around students' daily life ("buying clothes", "I can order food", etc.)
  • Equipped with different interactive exercises and activities, like  creative exercise questions, recording questions, drawing questions, brain maps, etc. Various group discussions and peer cooperation questions are added, students can apply what they have learned
  • With English, Nepali and Urdu translation functions

 

Child's word cards
Suitable for kindergarten (8 books)

"Child's word cards" provides more than 100 commonly used words in daily life, a total of 6 major life themes (including transportation articles, shapes articles, animals articles (1) (2), daily necessities (1) (2), food articles and Fruits), so that children can learn to recognize things in life early, lay a solid foundation for language learning, and help them seize the golden period of language learning.

  • More than 100 commonly used words, themes revolve around daily life, mainly application
  • Cantonese and English bilingual voice function is available, children can listen repeatedly and master the pronunciation of each word
  • With stroke order exercises to strengthen children's memory of the shape, sound and meaning of new words

 

全方位學語文
For NCS primary school students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities (120 books)

The whole set of teaching materials is divided into three levels (high school and low group) to cater for students' learning differences, so that students of different levels can have a reading book that suits their needs. In addition, diversified interactive exercises can increase students' interest in learning and help students lay a solid foundation for Chinese.

  • Each lesson is divided into high, medium and low levels, teachers can choose according to students' abilities
  • Covering social issues, environmental protection and self-image, such as: school and community, resources and environment, growth and development, and learning Chinese has deep meaning
  • System checks the answers in real time, prompts students to make mistakes, corrects answers or rewards students in a timely manner

 

Life Planning - Occupational Therapy Home Training Manual
For SEN Students (26 books)

"Life Planning - Occupational Therapy Home Training Manual" is designed by occupational therapists and teachers to train students' sensory muscles and independent living skills. The whole set of e-textbooks has different training items and learning objectives:

  1. Users can use the materials obtained in daily life for training
  2. Practice with the prompts in the video
  3. Record your practice results with a video camera

 

Personal e-Social Stories
For SEN Students (26 books)

"Personal e-Social Stories" helps students with special educational needs to grasp the beliefs, feelings, and expectations of others by designing social situations that students will encounter in school, and helps students understand and improve social behaviors.

  • Five different situations, including school, outdoor, family, emotion, social... up to 26 stories
  • With animation and sound
  • books with three different languages (Traditional Chinese, Simple Chinese & English)

 

Dr. Dumo et al
An illustrated informative activity booklet for children (2 books)

"Dr. Dumo et al" series is painted by Dr. Lucci Lugee Liyeung during the coronavirus pandemic. A group of animal doctors led by Dr. Dumo, brought the most practical anti-epidemic information to the general public in a simple and easy way, winning the hearts of children and adults. The work has since been translated into more than ten languages ​​for children around the world to read.

 

Open English
Can be used and adapted directly by schools (120 books)

"Open English" is a set of open source textbooks developed by the Open University of Hong Kong. It is a set of free and flexible textbooks that can be used and adapted directly by schools. "Open English" (Primary 1 to 6) is also on EDB’s Recommended Textbook List.

  • Listen to the read aloud and vocabulary and key sentences
  • See the result directly after answering
  • Record detailed results

 

My Smart Readers (Trial)
Online Extensive Reading Scheme (12 books)

Online Extensive Reading Scheme for Primary to Secondary Levels, with a wide range of genres, themes and topics and rich variety of text types,  including classic, fantasy, adventure, myths and legends, non-fiction and many more. Each e-book contains online challenging games and extended learning tasks. Different learning levels to cater for learners’ diversity.

  • E-storybooks with audio read-aloud function
  • Interesting animations
  • Vocabulary glossary with translation and illustration
  • Post-reading exercises on vocabulary, key structures and grammar
  • Interactive games to motivate seamless learning for students

 

Little About Everything
Designed for special school and SEN (16 books)

"Little about Everything" is a series of featured books covering designed for special school and Special Educational Needs (SEN) students, including English, Mathematics, General Studies, Visual arts, Music, Technology and Living, Information and Communication Technology.

  • Each book separate to different chapters to facilitate effective teaching
  • Real human pronunciation
  • Various interactive exercise and activities, especially games, photo taking, voice recording, drawing

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