International Children’s Digital Library
The International Children’s Digital Library puts hundreds of books from around the world at the fingertips of anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Children, parents, and teachers will enjoy the wealth of wonderful reading that is available at this site with an interface in fifteen different languages. Users will want to enter by clicking on the “Read Books” button to be presented with the virtual library. Here they can choose from the featured list or search in more than forty languages and in a variety of ways, including the age level, thematic listing, such as kid characters or animal characters, award winning books, book cover color, short books or long books, easy books or hard books, and the list goes on. There are four ways most books can be read; the Standard Reader, the Plus Reader, the Comic Reader, and Adobe Reader. With a free library account, users can create a bookshelf to save their personal ICDL favorites in one place. This would be a great way for teachers to select books for a classroom bookshelf for students to read. (Education World Site Reviews, 10/13/09)
Sound Junction
SoundJunction is a great multimedia site for anyone to learn about music. The content is divided into seven major sections where users can access interactive games, musical excerpts, interviews and videos to explore music, see how it works, learn about musicians, and of course listen to music. For the would-be composer there is a Composer Tool that allows users to create their own compositions. Navigating the site in Journey mode allows users to track their progress and suggest further steps or use the Learning trail forum for some step-by-step trails on particular subjects and issues. Music educators will find an
enormous free music resource with around 1,000 pages of information and activities as well as curriculum materials such as packets of lesson plans, ideas for using the site with students, quick links for learning how to use features the site, and a forum for sharing learning ideas. This is one to bookmark for further exploration! (Education World Site Reviews, 10/13/09)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
The institute "conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations." The site features an alphabetical listing of health and human development topics, an overview of NICHD research, news, links to health education campaigns, information about research funding opportunities, publications, and related material. The NICHD is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (Copyright 2009 Librarians' Internet Index, LII, 20/2/09)
The Chemistry of Autumn Colors
This site briefly describes the chemical process that occurs each fall when the leaves of plants in the Northern Hemisphere change from green "to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red." From a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor. (Copyright 2009 Librarians' Internet Index, LII, 20/2/09)
- CEO, Youth Services Update, Issue 334, October 14, 2009
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