International Children’s Digital Library – literature from around the world online

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Trying to encourage your students to read a variety of books? This free online library provides a wealth of diverse and engaging literature!
The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation is to “excite and inspire the world’s children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance [...]

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WebQuests: more than just internet research …

Friday, December 14th, 2007

 A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most of the information is researched via the web. The model was developed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March at San Diego State University in 1995 (http://webquest.org/index.php)In an interview with Linda Starr of Education World,  Bernie Dodge discusses some of the key aspects of using WebQuests [...]

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