Re: Teaching Mandarin Automated Catalog

[Dawn Marie Frank <dmarie@KLINK.NET>]

>X-UID: 0009f82b
>Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 09:10:03 -0500
>Subject: Re: Teaching Mandarin Automated Catalog
>To: dmarie@KLINK.NET
>From: Terry_Guenther@stev.net (Terry Guenther)
>
>dmarie@KLINK.NET,Internet writes:
>>HI ~ I have another question.  I need to figure out how to go about
>>teaching my elementary kids how to use our automated catalog.  I have
>>grades 2-5 once a week for 40 minutes a class, but I only have 5
>>computers.
>>  My main goal is to tie my classes to what they're learning in their
>>classes.  How do I do both effectively when I only have 5 computers?
>>Maybe
>>one of you is in a similar situation and has suggestions for me.  Thank
>>you.
>>*********************************************************
>>* Dawn Marie Frank, Library Media Specialist            *
>>* Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School, St. Johnsville, NY *
>>* dmarie@klink.net                                      *
>>*********************************************************
>>
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>
>We attached one of our computers to a television so the kids could see the
>use demonstrated. I have each of the kids write either a subject, author
>or title on their paper and in () put an a-s or t to see if they know
>which they wrote. Then I type it in the box, we find the call number,
>expand the record. I use their spellings, etc....so they learn what can go
>wrong. It is much easier than teaching the card catalog. The kids catch on
>much more quickly to it.
>
>Terry Guenther, School Library Media Specialist
>Arkport Central School
>35 East Avenue
>Arkport, NY 14807
>607-295-7412/fax 607-295-7473
>Terry_Guenther@STEV.net
>
>
*********************************************************
* Dawn Marie Frank, Library Media Specialist            *
* Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School, St. Johnsville, NY *
* dmarie@klink.net                                      *
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