News
January 5, 2004
INFORMATION RELEASE - Ontario History Quest
Toronto Public Library, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Culture, the Archives of Ontario and the City of Toronto Archives, presents Ontario History Quest an online learning resource for Ontario students in grades 7, 8, 10 and 12 studying history from 1820-1970.
The site, designed to meet the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum requirements, operates in a closed Internet environment. At the website, at http://ohq.tpl.toronto.on.ca, Grade 7 and 8 students can undertake their learning completely while Grade 10 and 12 students may also directed to the complementary OHQ Digital Collections website with searchable databases of over 3,300 primary and secondary source materials.
For each grade, OHQ provides Introductory Activities and a "Webquest" where students have the opportunity to learn about Ontario history through the exploration of original letters, diaries, pictures and other documents. Teacher packages are provided for each grade.
The site was developed by a partnership among the Toronto Public Library, the Archives of Ontario and the City of Toronto Archives. The project was made possible in part through the Ontario Ministry of Culture Library Strategic Development Fund: Digital Alliances Programme.
Toronto Public Library is North America's busiest public library system with 98 branches. Every week, over 300,000 people visit its branches, and borrow more than half a million items. For more information about the Toronto Public Library, please call Answerline at 416-393-7131 or check out the Library's website at www.tpl.toronto.on.ca.
For more information, please contact: Tania Ensor 416-393-7193/416-456-6385
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