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I use a system that works extremely well for me and my school. It allows f= or students to print what they needs, but it makes each student think about= what he really needs. Every student gets one free page a day. After the free page each day,= each page costs the student 5 cents. Here is the best part: a student who= isn't going to use her free page, can give it away to a student who needs = it. In addition, anything a student types in his or her own words is free.= (I figure they aren't going to type more than they have to.)=20 I know that printing costs much more than 5 cents a page, and I make s= ure my students know it too. But I call the 5 cents a "governor." They un= derstand perfectly that the library isn't making money off printing.=20 I also make it very clear when I'm introducing printing and its costs,= that I am not the printer policewoman. I didn't go to college all those y= ears to chase students for nickels. If I have to chase someone down to col= lect his or her payment, he or she will not print again as long as I can re= member the face. I tell the students to chase me down and pay up. They see= m to understand this perfectly. With the "free page" provision, a student can get what he needs any da= y. He just has to have enough friends or classmates. By rounding up the o= ther free pages in the class, the student has to think about what he must p= rint.=20=20 Of course the teacher and I have already met, and the teacher knows sh= e can give away her free page too. (All her pages are free, but the kids do= n't have to be told that.) My student aides on duty every period understan= d they have a free page they can give away too. They enjoy being generous = when a student needs a page.=20=20 I've been doing this system for 5 years, and I've noticed a lot of goo= d things as a result. Students feel comfortable using the copy machine or = printing what they need or want because they know they have a free page a d= ay. Students round up other students when they need to print several pages= and they don't have change. Students learn about "print preview," and the= y think to ask me before they pound on the print icon again and again, beca= use they know they'll pay for those extra copies.=20=20 I used to have kids sneaking around, trying to get stuff out of the pri= nter without me noticing. But that doesn't happen any more. I think it is = in large part because they appreciate their free page a day, and they under= stand that 5 cents is a token charge--a token of their responsible printing= .=20 =20=20=20=20=20 ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Cowell <cowellm@WAVERLY-SHELLROCK.K12.IA.US> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: Student printing cost and limit Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:46:00 -0500 >=20 > I found a lot of questions about this in the archives but no answers. >=20 > We are looking for a way to curtail excessive student printing. My =3D > principle would like to charge the students per page after they hit a =3D > certain number of pages. Does anyone do anything like this? If so, =3D > what do you consider to be an acceptable number of pages per week? What = =3D > do you charge per page over that number? >=20 > I will post a hit > thanks > Michelle Cowell > Media Specialist > Waverly Shell Rock High School > Waverly, IA > cowellm@waverly-shellrock.k12.ia.us >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 Donna Cook, Nacogdoches, Texas : Teacher Librarian Central High; District Library Coordinator, Central ISD; donnacook@lycos.com 936-853-9345 (work) 936-569-2426 (home) "Books are the holes in the fences of life"--Peg Kehret --=20 _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.as= p?SRC=3Dlycos10 -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. 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