On April 9, a new database went online that helps users locate Christian education resources housed in the Centennial Library’s Curriculum Materials Center. There are over 700 items in the Christian Education Resources Database, which focuses on such resources as children's and youth Bibles, activity and idea books, Christian children's books, children's devotional books, and much more. Users may limit their searches to eleven specific publishers if desired. All new Christian education resources will be added to the database as they arrive in the CMC. Thanks go to Eric Svendsen and Kyle Linden of Computer Services for their work on this project.
Website of the Month
According to a recent issue of MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, "the nonprofit Curriki.org is a 3-year-old organization that offers a large collection of free and open source content and collaboration tools" for educators. Teachers can find a large number of customizable individual lesson plans, units of instruction, and even more than 300 full courses. The content is carefully screened by paid and volunteer experts. As textbooks become more and more expensive, and textbook budgets continue to decline, some schools are considering this type of open source collaboration as the answer to a growing problem.
New Materials
During April, nearly 90 new items were added to the CMC collection, including trade books, phonics resources for middle grades, and curriculum sets. Click here to see the full list.
Have a wonderful summer! This newsletter will resume in the fall.
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