Surprise! Education Sites Are Cool
March 31st, 2004From an article in the NYT:
“Many museums had a similar reaction when they first encountered the World Wide Web. Even the stodgiest administrators knew it was cool, but they also sensed there were aliens at the helm. Now, after a decade of experiments with online exhibitions, e-commerce ventures and Internet-based artworks, museums are focusing on a mission that is much closer to home: building educational Web sites for young audiences.”
Librarians should be working with museums to help build kid-friendly web sites. Not only that, as the article points out…
“Museums may also be filling a curricular void at a time when schools are more intent on raising test scores than cultivating new art and science lessons. And if a school district cannot afford the bus for a field trip, the Internet can still deliver materials to the classroom.”
Yes, yes, yes!!! But where’s the discussion about including libraries? It only seems logical to me for all three to work together.