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Dear LM_NETters: Are the rest of you as frustrated with end-of-the-year kill time projects as I am? All of the sixth graders are doing a project on a continent (what happened to countries?) I have surmised that they need a map of the continent and pictures of landmarks and animals that live there. 7-8th graders are doing science portfolios with one page of a definition such as motion and a picture to illustrate it. My frustration besides the fact I only have a few books on the continents, is that the teachers have not given the students guidance. A student yesterday typed Afrika into ask.com and printed out 20 pages of information in another language. A boy this morning began printing picture after picture of animals until I caught him and shut the printer off. I have tried to be proactive. 1. Created a research rubric 2. Presented a workshop for teachers suggesting reading and writing projects 3. Handout-planning your research project. Make sure students know how to spell their topic Limit number of pages students print Use print preview to print only the first page of a website Copy and paste pictures into word to print more than one picture on a page Limit student searches to 2-3 reliable sites that you have already investigated Thanks for listening. Kay Goss Director, Library Media Services Mansfield Secondary Library Grades 6-12 316 West Ohio Ave. Mansfield, MO. 65704 Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder 417-924-3236 Ext. 311 klg@tnp.more.net "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." Jane Austen -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------