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Overview of Room Development Plan

Our initial efforts toward building a interactive library have focused on setting up the structure to house a collection of essential knowledge. We have decided on five rooms to develop initially, considering ways to integrate knowledge from a variety of subject areas. As we develop each of the subject rooms, we’ll place topical bibliographies in easy to find places.
A few features to consider for each room inc

Main Room: Features information every librarian wants every patron to know, including the Dewey decimal system, boolean searching, and many other tools for library and information literacy.

Nature/Science Room: Features books and websites on nature and science, quotes to enhance thinking, and clickable exploratory multimedia facts and ideas about basic science knowledge. We are planning to start with some basic concepts in nature, such as the water cycle, the difference in acids and bases, and the reason for the seasons.

Technology Room: Features a scrollable timetable of technological innovation of the past, with books and websites that discuss technology and invention. Student projects include comparing and contrasting inventions and analyzing ways in which new technology is capable of enhancing life and learning.

Theatre: Features video clips from educational videos, including short video clips that promote longer videos that are available for purchase to aid teacher development.

Art and Music: Features student nature drawings, basic information about art materials and musical instruments, books and selected websites about all kinds of art and music.

Reading Room: Features a Book Lover’s Lounge where out-of-print books are showcased, plus a virtual café where youthful patrons can practice English proficiency.