One of the  many benefits of attending the annual CUE conference is the year’s subscription to the OnCue Journal.  My Spring 2010 copy just arrived today and, as usual, contains a few gems. My favorites are the links from CLRN’s Kelly Day in her Global Connections article:

• African Voices – from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History – This beautiful online collection “examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and natural environment.” Grades 6-10
• International Children’s Digital Library – from the University of Maryland – A growing, international collection of children’s books, with a “focus on identifying materials that will help children understand the world around them and the global society in which they live.”  The selections are in multiple languages and include a wide assortment of authors – ranging from award-winning Calling the Doves’ Juan Felipe Herrera to featured authors such as Barry Polisar, whose book Insect Soup brings you up close and personal to critters such as the lice:
  

  Illustration by David Clark

Take my advice, avoid lice. They simply are not very nice.”

Oh, and besides an ICDL widget to add to your blog, you’ll find a link to the ICDL app for your iPhone. I love this project and website! Grades K-adult

• Arctic Climate Perspectives– from WGBH Educational Foundation – A great video for viewing the impact of global warming on Barrow, Alaska. “The Inupiaq people who live in Barrow present their observations of these changes based on their centuries-old knowledge of their environment, and describe how these changes are already affecting their lives.” Grades 6-12
• California of the Past – Changing Lives through Film – Kudos to the Oakland Museum of California for this wonderful collection of short videos from community members sharing their California experiences. Great examples for teaching the art of first-person narratives! Grades 4-12

I’ll be heading down to Palm Springs later this week to attend the Spring CUE Conference. Hope to meet Kelly Day and thank her for the above links.