The International Children's Digital Library Enhances the Multicultural Collection

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Main Author: Lemmons, Karen
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2009
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contents The International Children's Digital Library Enhances the Multicultural Collection Lemmons, Karen School Libraries Electronic Libraries Media Specialists Internet Access to Information Cultural Awareness Web Sites Student Participation Library Materials Reading Materials Computer Uses in Education Online Searching In this article, the author talks about the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL), an online digital library which gives students an opportunity to read and learn about other cultures and countries in a different way. The library's web site (http://www.icdlbooks.org) was designed by children, with the guidance and expertise of adults. The books on ICDL are carefully chosen for their literary and cultural merits. The library now has a collection of thousands of books written in hundreds of languages. Special collections and award-winning books are included in ICDL. ICDL offers many opportunities for the library media specialist to integrate it into the curriculum. If the school district has adopted a theme based Language Arts program, ICDL has books that can match practically any theme. It also has a page that provides suggestions for using the books and a teacher-training manual. The statement, "one can travel the world through reading," comes to life with the books in ICDL. Students can read and learn about many countries and travel the world without leaving the computer.
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spellingShingle The International Children's Digital Library Enhances the Multicultural Collection
Lemmons, Karen
School Libraries
Electronic Libraries
Media Specialists
Internet
Access to Information
Cultural Awareness
Web Sites
Student Participation
Library Materials
Reading Materials
Computer Uses in Education
Online Searching
The International Children's Digital Library Enhances the Multicultural Collection Lemmons, Karen School Libraries Electronic Libraries Media Specialists Internet Access to Information Cultural Awareness Web Sites Student Participation Library Materials Reading Materials Computer Uses in Education Online Searching In this article, the author talks about the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL), an online digital library which gives students an opportunity to read and learn about other cultures and countries in a different way. The library's web site (http://www.icdlbooks.org) was designed by children, with the guidance and expertise of adults. The books on ICDL are carefully chosen for their literary and cultural merits. The library now has a collection of thousands of books written in hundreds of languages. Special collections and award-winning books are included in ICDL. ICDL offers many opportunities for the library media specialist to integrate it into the curriculum. If the school district has adopted a theme based Language Arts program, ICDL has books that can match practically any theme. It also has a page that provides suggestions for using the books and a teacher-training manual. The statement, "one can travel the world through reading," comes to life with the books in ICDL. Students can read and learn about many countries and travel the world without leaving the computer.
title The International Children's Digital Library Enhances the Multicultural Collection
topic School Libraries
Electronic Libraries
Media Specialists
Internet
Access to Information
Cultural Awareness
Web Sites
Student Participation
Library Materials
Reading Materials
Computer Uses in Education
Online Searching
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