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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BFE794.C2BFF7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I still teach it a little - like you. Mainly because I want students to be familiar with it for several reasons. They could end up at a library without any automation, etc., where it's their only periodical index. In case the computers are down, print still works. AND THE BIGGIE - there are still questions about the Readers' Guide on Achievement tests! Just my 2c! I've pretty much stopped teaching it altogether ... we have plenty of on-line computers that are much more efficient and up-to-date. Still, I feel queasy because it sometimes pops up on the darn standardized tests. I last used it with my 9th graders this year, because when we went to do magazine searches on the net, our system went down. This way most of the kids were able to fulfill the assignment. I promote Readers Guide because it shows (1) correct spelling (is this just our kids that have such poor spelling skills?) and (2) the see also references that narrow and clarify their searches. Sometimes the students locate periodical references in Readers Guide and then go to EBSCO or ProQuest and do a journal search to get the printed copy. And sometimes, like today, our computers are down or slow and we can't access the electronic references! Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but I still teach and use the Reader's Guide. We have an online magazine/newspaper database that will give kids hundreds of hits on many of the topics they research. This particular database has advanced searching which will enable the student to enter the article title, magazine title, date or other very specific information which will retrieve the specific article. A little time in the Reader's Guide saves online searching time in the long run. Yes, I still teach it because it is relevant to sources not on the Internet and because it reinforces the idea of bibliographic citations. I taught it this week to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. I usually teach it in one period. (Used to take almost a week) Since I have already taught them to use various magazine databases, they seem to pick it up easier. I figure that they may be in the public library and need to use it sometime. I don't even use it myself very often, but since we still subscribe to it at both the middle & high schools, I feel that I should at least introduce it. No, we haven't used the Readers Guide in three years. And we do not miss it. Online databases make it yesterday's technology. My library serves students from grs. 6-12. I do not teach library skills to students. At the beginning of the school year, I give orientation to students about library users guides which contain rules, library hours, etc. I introduce them to where resources are housed in the library and tell them about the indexes we have and how they are useful to them. These last two years, an HS English teacherwill request me to talk to his classes about the periodicals and journals that we have and requested me to tell his class about the Reader's Guide. I would distribute a sheet which gives a sample of a topic and also explains how to read it. The teacher will then tell the students to look for the article that he had assigned his students to look for using the Reader's Guide and try to find the article from the magazines. I would usually tell the students about the databases that we have at present,eg. EBSCO and Sir Researcher, show them how to use, etc. I found that it is our Middle School students who do not use the Reader's Guide at all, nor EBSCO and Sir Researcher. I think probably due to the nature of the research assigned by their teachers. They would go to the CDs encyclopedia or use the books encyclopedia which I try to keep one or two sets of the most up to date each year. Some would use the books we have in the library. I observed that those who have no idea of what they are doing would use the Internet more just to wine away their time. Those who know what they want will search the library system first. The HS students, especially those who are taking IB will use more of the databases we have and will use more journals than the others. It all depends on the teachers, some classes are asked to just look for information in our vertical file. Pam Chowning Ezell Harding Christian High Antioch, TN 37013 pchowning@home.com ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BFE794.C2BFF7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01BFE794.C04B4E40"> <title>We teach Proquest, but show them what Reader's Guide looks like = (just in case they move to a school that uses it</title> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:EnvelopeVis/> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I still teach it a little - like you.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </span>Mainly because I want students to be familiar with it for several reasons.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They could end = up at a library without any automation, etc., where it's their only periodical index.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In case the = computers are down, print still works.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </span>AND THE BIGGIE - there are still questions about the Readers' Guide on = Achievement tests!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"'>Just my 2c!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I've pretty much stopped teaching it altogether ... we have = plenty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>of on-line computers that are much more efficient and up-to-date.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Still, I feel queasy because = it sometimes pops up on the darn standardized = tests.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I last used it with my 9th graders this year, because when we went to do = magazine searches on the net, our system went down.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This way most of the kids were able to fulfill the assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I promote Readers Guide because it shows (1) correct spelling (is this = just our kids that have such poor spelling skills?) and (2) the see also = references that narrow and clarify their searches.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </span>Sometimes the students locate periodical references in Readers = Guide and then go to EBSCO or ProQuest and do a journal search to get the printed copy.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And sometimes, like = today, our computers are down or slow and we can't access the electronic = references!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but I still teach and use the = Reader's Guide. We have an online magazine/newspaper database that will = give kids hundreds of hits on many of the topics they research. This = particular database has advanced searching which will enable the student to enter = the article title, magazine title, date or other very specific information = which will retrieve the specific article. A little time in the Reader's Guide = saves online searching time in the long run.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Yes, I still teach it because it is relevant to sources not = on<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the Internet and because it reinforces the idea of = bibliographic<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>citations.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I taught it this week to = fourth, fifth, and sixth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier = New"'>graders.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I usually teach it in one period.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Used to take almost a week) Since I<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>have already taught them to use various magazine databases, they seem to pick = it up easier.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I figure that = they may be in the public library and need to use it sometime.<span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don't even use it myself very often, but since we = still subscribe to it at both the middle & high schools, I feel that I = should at least introduce it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>No, we haven't used the Readers Guide in three years.<span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And we do not<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>miss it.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Online databases make = it yesterday's technology.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>My library serves students from grs. 6-12.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </span>I do not teach library skills to students.<span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At the beginning of the school year, I give = orientation to students about library users guides which contain rules, library hours, etc.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I introduce them to = where resources are housed in the library and tell them about the indexes we = have and how they are useful to them.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </span>These last two years, an HS English teacherwill request me to talk to his = classes about the periodicals and journals that we have and requested me to tell = his class about the Reader's Guide.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </span>I would distribute a sheet which gives a sample of a topic and also = explains how to read it.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The teacher = will then tell the students to look for the article that he had assigned his = students to look for using the Reader's Guide and try to find the article from the magazines. I would usually tell the students about the databases that we = have at present,eg. EBSCO and Sir Researcher, show them how to use, etc.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I found that it is our Middle School students who do not use the Reader's = Guide at all, nor EBSCO and Sir Researcher. I think probably due to the nature = of the research assigned by their teachers.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </span>They would go to the CDs encyclopedia or use the books = encyclopedia which I try to keep one or two sets of the most up to date each = year.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some would use the books we = have in the library.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I observed that = those who have no idea of what they are doing would use the Internet more just to = wine away their time.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Those = who know what they want will search the library system = first.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The HS students, especially those who are taking IB will use more of the = databases we have and will use more journals than the others.<span = style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It all depends on the teachers, some classes are = asked to just look for information in our vertical = file.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Pam Chowning<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Ezell Harding Christian High<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Antioch, TN<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </span>37013<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier = New"'>pchowning@home.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01BFE794.C2BFF7C0-- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. 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