Gen: Choosing websites for student use/Site selection policies

["Jensen, Christina" <JensenC@CHASKA.K12.MN.US>]

Dear colleagues,
Beginning this fall I'll be covering a gr 1-5 building. This building has a
small materials budget but a very well equipped, up-to-date computer lab, so
I'm hoping to make extensive use of the Internet as a reference/resource
tool. My experience in using the Internet with students is limited and my
district's selection policy doesn't websites, so I'm looking for some
guidance.

Please respond if you can help me with any of the following questions:
How do you choose appropriate Internet sites for student use?
What resources do you find helpful in locating these sites?
Does your district/building have an Internet resource selection policy?
(Samples would be great!)How is your district/building handling the issue of
filtering?

Please excuse me if this message ends up being posted twice- I encountered
some difficulty sending it from my home account- but, I'm using part of this
information in a class assignment so I'm hoping to collect some responses
before next Monday. I'll post a hit if I get sufficient response. Thank you!

Tina Jensen
Media Specialist
Early Childhood Center (gr. prek & k)
East Union Elementary (gr. 1-5)
Chaska MN
jensenc@chaska.k12.mn.us <mailto:jensenc@chaska.k12.mn.us>

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