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I need some ideas on ways to teach middle school students library skills in
such a way that the students will be motivated.  I plan to work with the
classroom teachers to correlate the skills lessons with classroom
activities.

Because of scheduling conflicts within our K-8 school, these students came
to the library for study hall last year and now think of it as a place to
play on the computers and hold conversations with their friends.  Now that
the study halls have been eliminated, the students still think of the
library as a play place and their mindsets will have to be changed as to
the importance of the library as a place to obtain information from both
books and electronic sources.  I would appreciate any suggestions.  Please
reply to me directly as I read LM_NET from the archives and have my
subscription set to NOMAIL.

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 Madeline L. Buchanan           Voice:  (205) 838-7620 or 838-7666
 Library Media Specialist       Fax:    (205) 838-7622
 W. J. Christian School         Email:  mlbuchan@scott.net
 Birmingham, Alabama            http://www.scott.net/~mlbuchan/

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  To bring us closer to the power of the dream."
  --Celine Dion (Opening Ceremonies, Atlanta Summer Olympics, 1996)


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