Monday, March 30, 2009
Curriculum Materials Center - temporarily relocating to the Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall, Upper Level of the Library
In Preparation for the renovation project, The CMC -Curriculum Materials Center is temporarily being relocated to the Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall on the upper level of the Library. This is with effect April 1, 2009.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database: Educational Materials
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Databasehas lesson plans that are tied to national standards in Social Studies (National Council for the Social Studies), History (National Center for History in the Schools), and Geography (National Council Geography Education). Relevant lesson plans and educational resources located on other websites have also been identified, to help educators build a broad study of the trans-Atlantic slave trade into their curriculum. http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/education/index.faces
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE).
FREE provides educators with lesson plans, primary documents, science visualizations, math challenges, literary works, paintings, music manuscripts and many other vital classroom resources. http://www.free.ed.gov/
Monday, March 16, 2009
Database Trial: Testing and Education Reference Center.
TRIAL LINK (4 weeks) : http://access.gale.com/academic/go/?key=5276_138504
Here is a link to further information on the product: http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/facts/TestingRC.pdf
Here is a link to further information on the product: http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/facts/TestingRC.pdf
Thursday, March 5, 2009
New From YouTube: Free Downloads of College Lectures
New From YouTube: Free Downloads of College Lectures
YouTube began testing a new feature that lets users download videos posted to the site from partner institutions — including colleges — rather than just watching the videos in a streaming format. That means people can grab lectures from Duke and Stanford Universities and several institutions in the University of California system to watch any time, with or without an Internet connection. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3615/new-from-youtube-free-downloads-of-college-lectures
YouTube began testing a new feature that lets users download videos posted to the site from partner institutions — including colleges — rather than just watching the videos in a streaming format. That means people can grab lectures from Duke and Stanford Universities and several institutions in the University of California system to watch any time, with or without an Internet connection. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3615/new-from-youtube-free-downloads-of-college-lectures
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
Please check out this new database at http://www.auctr.edu/rwwl/Home/databasesincludinggalileo/tabid/108/Default.aspx#c
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database is the most comprehensive source for PreK-12 and young adult reading materials, with over 300,000 reviews, all of which are keyword searchable. There are over 1.4 million records in the database and they are searchable by awards, prizes, best book and reading list entries. Links are included to over 100,000 authors and illustrators, with links to lesson plans. Most reading measurement programs are included. A free newsletter is also available to anyone interested.
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database is the most comprehensive source for PreK-12 and young adult reading materials, with over 300,000 reviews, all of which are keyword searchable. There are over 1.4 million records in the database and they are searchable by awards, prizes, best book and reading list entries. Links are included to over 100,000 authors and illustrators, with links to lesson plans. Most reading measurement programs are included. A free newsletter is also available to anyone interested.
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