ALSC releases Great Interactive Software for Kids
For Immediate Release
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:59
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its Spring 2010 list of Great Interactive Software for Kids (GISK), which recognizes high-quality computer programs and digital media for children 14 years of age and younger.
The selected products are:
- Disney Online Kerpoof Studios, Disney Online.
- Generation Cures: Caduceus, FableVision.
- Zoodles 3.4.4, Inquisitive Minds, Inc.
Members of the Great Interactive Software for Kids Committee are: Angelique Kopa, chair, Harford County Public Library, Belcamp, Md.; Kim Bautz, Dayton (Ohio) Metro Library; Michelle Call, County of Los Angeles Public Library; Sarah Erwin, Kirkwood (Mo.) Public Library; Barbara Head, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Multnomah, Ore.; and Katherine McCabe, Briarcliff (N.Y.) Middle School.
For the annotated list of Spring 2010 Great Interactive Software for Kids, including recommended age ratings, visit the ALSC Web site at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/gisk/index.cfm.
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