Florida Virtual School Library
Don’t be deterred by the terms-of-use warning on the front page, which cautions you to “surf at your own risk”.
The Florida Virtual Library is ideal for those on Initial Teacher Training Courses or practitioners delivering Family Learning, Key Skills (Functional Skills), ESOL and much more; an excellent resource for learner exploration, research, and reference, compiling an abundance of links to support education.
The Florida Virtual Library mimics the experience of walking into a library building. The quirky, colorful interface is engaging enough to appeal to learners.
The FVL is the library of the Florida Virtual School, an award-winning institution that, I've found out, been excelling in online education for more than ten years. They’ve made the library accessible to the general public.
The site’s well-labeled collections of links cover every major curriculum area, and include things like collections of primary resources, entry points for learning about current events, a writing center, information about college and careers, and portals for teachers and parents.
A word about site navigation: It’s best to rely on the FVL’s internal navigation tabs and avoid using the back button on your browser.
Vist the library at http://www.flvs.net/FLVS_library/index.htm.
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Produced and edited by John Dalziel (eLearning Adviser) JISC RSC-Northwest - Lancaster University