Title :
ICON (innovation curriculum online network): the national digital library for technological literacy
Author :
Briggs, Quentin M.
Author_Institution :
Eisenhower Nat. Clearinghouse, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
The International Technology Education (ITEA), in partnership with the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) and funded by the National Science Foundation has created a comprehensive digital library collection for K-12 technological literacy in an accessible virtual environment. ICON, or the innovation curriculum online network, is a central source for information dealing with technology and innovation. ICON serves as a national electronic roadmap to connect users, such as teachers, professors, students, museum staff, and parents with information about our human built and innovated world. Users may use the digital library to access resources ranked according to technological literacy content and pedagogy, interact with quality instructional resources, and to enhance online search capabilities relevant to the needs of the user population.
Keywords :
Internet; computer literacy; digital libraries; information resources; internetworking; relevance feedback; user interfaces; ENC; Eisenhower National Clearinghouse; ICON; ITEA; International Technology Education; K-12 technological literacy; National Science Foundation; digital library collection; electronic infrastructure; electronic roadmap; innovation curriculum online network; instructional resource; national digital library; online search capability; user feedback; user interface; virtual environment; Abstracts; Acoustic materials; Availability; Educational technology; Government; Humans; Robustness; Software libraries; Technological innovation; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Libraries, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 Joint Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1939-3
DOI :
10.1109/JCDL.2003.1204902
