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The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).

The ultimate Children's Digital Library. Stories and activities for children young and old.

Digital primary sources are now available in abundance to teachers and students through the Library of Congress Web site and many other library and museum Web sites.

"A "Hot Dog" is chosen each week from every class. This person get their picture taken in the "Hot Dog Hat," helps check the class out and is awarded with an extra book checkout. They then reviews that book for our "Hot Dog Review" page."

Worksheet Library is home to over 5,000 printable K-6 worksheets for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Many of our worksheets are available at no charge.

Part I: Knowing your Students & Teaching with the Library of Congress Here are some criteria that can help narrow your search before you begin and keep you focused on what will be the most effective primary sources to use with your students.

Kidsreads is the best place on the web for kids to find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books are our specialties. And for even more reading fun we have trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests!

"TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love."

"TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love."

The award-winning Random House Children's Books Web site, kids@random, offers an array of materials and activities free of charge for children, teens, parents, and educators. The innovative teachers@random Web site features many teaching tools and classroom activities, including title-specific teachers' guides developed by leading educators, biographies of authors and illustrators, and podcasts. The Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, and Andrew Lost online classroom clubs provide innovative curriculum tie-ins and interdisciplinary connections for teachers during the school year. Random House is also the proud host of the award-winning www.seussville.com, Dr. Seuss's home on the Internet.

Today, with digital networks and social media, this pattern is changing. Stories now are open-ended, branching, hyperlinked, cross-media, participatory, exploratory, and unpredictable. And they are told in new ways: Web 2.0 storytelling picks up these new types of stories and runs with them, accelerating the pace of creation and participation while revealing new directions for narratives to flow.

Online manipulatives. Great for interactivity!