05/23/2006
Odyssey Ancient Civilizations
The Odyssey Online site is a very attractive site that has exhibits and activities for the Ancient Civilizations of the Near East, Egypt, Rome, Greece, Africa, and the Americas. It is affiliated with the University of Rochester and Emory University. Click on the different areas to see photos of artifacts, read about mythology, daily life, people, archeology, and death & burial.
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04/19/2006
Multicultural Library Blog
Just what the name says: a blog about multicultural issues in libraries.
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12/08/2005
Humanities Web Blog
I've just recently started a new resource weblog where I will be posting various online resources and information about the humanities. I found that I was coming across many wonderful online collections and thought they deserved a home of their own. The new blog is called Humanities Web.
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10/22/2005
Evaluating Multicultural Literature for Children
I found two articles (and I am sure there are more, but I liked these as they bullet and highlight issues to be aware of).
Joy Shioshita writes a brief article about selecting multicultural children's literature. From The Council on Interracial Books for Children is a list of things to consider when evaluating a book for racial and cultural stereotypes.
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Multicultural Children's Literature
Here are a couple of really great sites, one a database, and the other a portal, for multicultural children's literature.
Cleveland State University's Multicultural Children's Literature Site can be searched by author, title, illustrator, genre, culture, and reviewer.
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has a site with links to multicultural resources.
The Multicultural Resources for Children website has a number of bibliographies organized by cultural group.
The Multicultural Pavilion has resources for cultural understanding that go way beyond literature.
The EdChange Multicultural Page is another great portal of links to all kinds of web resources on multiculturalism. Take note of the Historical Collections links at the bottom of this page.
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03/21/2005
Literature and Reading Links
This school's site has multiple links to other sites that contain information on some of the following:
101 Things to Do With Books
Aesop's Fables
Better Book Reports
Short Story Lesson Plans
Poetry Activities
Story Stretchers
And much more :)
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03/04/2005
Embracing Cultures Project
I LOVE THIS SITE. It's called the Embracing Cultures Project. It has a very kid-friendly intro with music and photos to engage them, and a nice set of online activities for students to explore, such as:
How Multiculturally Aware Are You? Quiz (online quiz)
Multicultural Heroes
Our Global Village (nice colorful map to connect to links)
Personal Youths stories
Information on how kids can contribute to the World Children's Peace Quilt
Teachers, click on the Teachers Corner and you will find numerous helpful links, categorized by different groups of interest.
This is a must-see site for those interested in multicultural issues in the classroom and beyond.
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