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May 4, 2006
First Place 2006 SIGTel Online Learning Award for Galileo
Each year the Special Interest Group for Telelearning (SIGTel),
a Special Interest Group of the International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE), recognizes creative educators for their pioneering
use of telelearning activities to provide innovative learning
opportunities for students in Grades K-16. This year the, The
Calgary Stampede and Treaty 7 First Nations: A Historical Perspective will
receive this 2006
SIGTel Online Learning award in San Diego July 5 - 7, 2006 at NECC (National
Educational Computing Conference).
May 2, 2006
In May 2006, Our Roots launched its new web site, designed to be more accessible
for all users. The Our Roots project is the world’s largest digital collection of
published Canadian local histories. Thousands of French and English titles are now
available online and the collection continues to grow.
- 175,000 pages of information added since April 2005
- Combined search of author, title, subject and full text for topics of general interest
- A map of Canada that allows you to target your search to a particular province
- Searching by chapter title, as well as main title of the work
- Browsing by author, title, and subject
- Ability to link together works with the same author or subject heading
- Ability to search by date of the work
- Updated FAQ information
- New educational resources from Galileo and iXMedia
The Université Laval Library and the University of Calgary Information Commons gratefully
acknowledge the support of "Canadian Culture Online, whose generosity made this web
site possible.
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