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The Kennedy Center Lessons. ICDL - International Children's Digital Library. NSDL. Videos, Teaching Strategies And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel. Government Information for Kids, Parents and Teachers. University of Virginia Library. The U.Va.

University of Virginia Library

Library holds books, e-books, journal and newspaper subscriptions, online databases, digital image collections, videos, CDs, manuscripts, archives and more. Our subject liaisons welcome purchase requests from the U.Va. community, too. Special Collections Information about our Special Collections with ways to help you discover archival and manuscript materials Virgo. TIB AV-Portal. Audio and Video Sources. From game labs to recording studios, libraries are finding creative ways to provide audio and video production hardware, software, and spaces for users.

Audio and Video Sources

Many libraries maintain media services departments that specialize in innovative technology and media creation including audio and video, along with 3D printing and other activities. These spaces have names like media commons, design studio, and makerspaces. The Denver Public Library's space is called the ideaLAB. Their website states: "call it a makerspace, digital media lab, or just your own workspace: ideaLABs are community spaces to make things.

Design and production spaces have been popular in libraries since the first reel-to-reel audio recorders were introduced. Originally known as the A/V department, these dedicated areas of the library have been around for decades. Academic Libraries Many of Digital Media Commons maintain their own video channel where they can share information about their facilities and their work. Try It! Read! Who is Swank Motion Pictures? Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events. Baker & Taylor. With Axis 360, Baker & Taylor's digital media circulation platform, you enjoy easy integrationand your patrons have a world of digitalcontent at their fingertips.

Baker & Taylor

One purchase - multiple formats. eBooks can be downloaded in EPUB or PDF formats, to serve a range of PCs, ereaders and mobile devices. Mobile version. Patrons using mobile devices - including Apple and Android tablets, smartphones and more - can view your collection, check out and read materials in a user interface optimized for their device. ILS integration - supporting ReadersFirst principles.

Patron's econtent discovery, check out and holds all from your library catalog. Capstone Digital. Storia is a digital subscription library for every teacher and student. eBook Solutions for Schools and Classrooms Storia offers both school-wide and classroom subscriptions to eBook libraries, with unlimited and simultaneous access from most devices with an internet connection.

Storia is a digital subscription library for every teacher and student

Classroom Subscription Book Lists Supports Reading Skills and Higher Level Standards Help students achieve the key learning outcomes of Common Core and State Standards for English Language Arts. Customizable eBook Library for Every Classroom Teachers can use the School Edition’s easy search and filter system to create the digital library that works best for their classroom. A Record of Reading Progress Improve student assessment with a comprehensive Reading Report that tracks the reading activity of each individual.

Digital Tools & Quizzes for a Richer Reading Experience Every School Edition title features integrated learning tools to help build vocabulary and comprehension. TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids! Scholastic International. MackinVIA. eBooks on demand for K-12 libraries. Storyonline.net - This website is for sale! - storyonline Resources and Information. Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more. Education, Learning and Research Resources Online - Gale. BrainPOP. Search - TexQuest - TexQuest at Education Service Center, Region 20.

One More Story: The Best Picture Books Read Aloud. OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries. Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg. On August 26 2020, the Project Gutenberg website underwent some major changes.

Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg

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K-12 Digital Literacy Solution — Big Universe. ICDL - International Children's Digital Library.