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Ooops, I sent this first, but typed the address wrong by one letter so it bounced back. Part 2 got through. Sorry for the inconvenience. Last January I posted a request for the above question. I apologize for my delay in posting. February was very busy what with my husband getting a Grammy Award and a conference. I am now on spring break so... Here finally is a compilation of answers to my question about when were students introduced to the web and how much is expected of the students. I have not included names since I forgot to ask permission. The response came for across the country and were mostly public schools. Jan 30th In response to your questions about who and when net searching is taught: In our school, we teach both in the library and in the computer lab. As librarian I start by showing them how on a large TV connected to our computer. We teach them this skill just as we teach them to use our automated catalog or our periodical database. This starts in 4th grade. After they have been given a group lesson, we closely supervise them as they use the net in the library, computer lab, and in the classroom. Right now, they are getting ready to do research on mountains. Their classroom teachers have already done research and have set bookmarks on their computers. While they can and do some searching on their own, we hope they will save time by using the bookmarks. Each classroom has 3 or 4 computers in the room. Students and parents are required to sign an acceptable use policy in order to go on Internet. Jan 29th I have k-6th grade library skills in our school. We have a computer that connects to a big screen TV, which I use daily. I take K-3rd graders to various children's sites to show them what the Internet offers. We practice using the mouse such as connecting numbers and alphabets to make a picture. The older students are e-mailing penpals. I teach them e-mail etiquette and how to handle themselves on the net. They are also learning about search engines and how difficult it is sometimes to zero in on certain things. The 4th graders are presently doing research on various southeastern states. I encourage them to use the various print items we have in the library and also encourage the use of Encarta or another CE Rom reference tool before depending on the Internet. I also have a student aide looking for web sites to help them so all they have to do is go to the URL and save time. We are all learning how you cannot depend entirely on the use of the web but that all reference materials are valuable to their research projects when used in an integrated way. Jan 30th I use bookmarks. I don't let them search unless they come in individually so I can be right there with them. I teach the Internet because there is no Internet in the computer room - only in the library. I use it with 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Third grade students are doing inventors so I bookmarked the Museum of Science site which has a great simple machine page (explains components) then you get to take a stab at which simple machines make a corkscrew. I printed out the page with the machine information. They stayed at the quiz page to take their quesses. So, they learned to use the back arrow and the left click button on the mouse. I keep it really simple. It would drive me crazy to have them search because they can't determine a good site... at least for the most part. Jan 30th I am a LMS in a K-5 school. So far, all grades have been introduced to the Internet. Some examples include authors; home pages (Eric Carle 2nd grade class wrote a letter to him and then we e-mailed it to him). Steven Kellogg and one of my favorites, Jan Brett (lots of activities to print out on this page.) These types of lessons were done using a projection system so it was a whole class activity. We're getting ready to celebrate Dr. Suess' birthday, so we will use his site as well. As far as researching skills on the Internet, third grade seems to be the grade where we start. ("We" meaning the teachers and I) I've done lessons from our local newspaper's web site, NASA, the White House, etc. The children usually use "Yahooligans: as a search engine. I use all sorts of analogies between the web and the library. For example: Search Engine: like the card catalog for the net; Web page: like a page in a book; BACK icon: flip to a page in book back; and finally "Last updated" date; copyright. In answer to your question regarding WHO does the teaching, we don't have a tech teacher. I am it. The lab is adjacent to the library so I do both. However, "library" is not a prep time for the teachers, so it really encourages cooperative projects with teachers. Cecily Pilzer Media Specialist Georgetown Day School Lower/Middle 4530 MacArthur Blvd, NW., Washington, DC 20007 cecily@beartrack.com cpilzer@gds.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=