Thanks to everyone for their input. I received some wonderful
recommendations and am putting together my plan now. It corresponds nicely
with a grad school project for this semester, so I'm doubly excited!
Thanks again,
pjj
Original request:
Dear All,
I am working with a group to help our students develop better research,
organization, and study skills. It's become evident (particularly since I
have a freshman of my own this year) that students in our school either
don't have the skills or don't know how to translate what they know to
day-to-day student life.
Here are the pieces I think need to be included. If anyone can add
something or offer lesson plans/curricula already in place, that would be
fabulous. I'll post a hit if there is interest. Of course, I will include
basic information literacy components with the pieces listed below.
Many thanks,
pjj
How to use a planner.
How planners can help ensure success - school and beyond - writing down
goals, etc.
Prioritizing
How to read for information
Notetaking
Project planning
Homework planning
How to find the info you need
Studying for tests - alone or with someone else
REPLIES:
- I'd add test-taking strategies.
- Are you using online planners like Tadalist? These are great and kids
might link them being online. Also Google Calendar. And there are other
similar ones out there.
-
http://www.sunburst-media.com/SearchProductsList.aspx?txtSearch=study%20skil
ls
With 8th grade, I used to use materials from Sunburst Media that were well
laid out and seemed to work well with the kids.
- I am teaching a freshmen research skills class and I have discovered that
you also need to teach paraphrasing and summarizing! This is hard for them.
And when it comes to research, many of our students don't know how to use an
encyclopedia index or even how to identify the titles in an encyclopedia
article.
- If you want to incorporate some active learning into this unit, try
grouping the students and assigning them different topics such as:
Bedroom makeover to improve study area (The kids could make a video, showing
a before and after study area, with an explanation of what they did and
why.)
Each member could personalize a planner, showing why it works for them.
Develop an actual study group and have members meet, make flash cards, etc.
and present to group
Demonstrate cool graphic organizers for specific classes on an Elmo & hand
outs
for others to share
etc.
- Funny that you would post your message at this time, I've been working on
a presentation for one of our English classes that's just starting out on a
research project. These kids are seniors, but they still don't know basics.
How frustrating!!! Even though we encourage the kids to use our print
resources, we know that most will run for the laptops and flash drives
first! I've noticed several things that the kids don't seem to GET. I'm
calling this part of my presentation, "If you don't listen to anything else
I say all year, Now's the time"!
This is sketchy! (I woke up in the middle of the night and fired up my
notebook). Here's what I thought about (as you can tell, we have a lot of
computer-related issues):
Don't Procrastinate!!! You can't do a good job at the last minute.
Organize Some way! Find what works for you and stick to it.
Note cards
Google Notebook
Folders
???
Print Selection-don't print whole webpages!!!!
This will save YOU time-you've already skimmed the material and decided that
it will be useful-why print it all and then have to wade through it again???
Highlight important stuff as soon as you print it
Printing selection will also save us paper and ink-my issue, not yours
Copy and paste to Word (BE SURE TO ALSO COPY AND PASTE URL)
Use your sense-- evaluate those sources the first time you see them
Get everything you need from a website the first time you find it-even with
the URL, sites are often updated, relocated or just closed down and you may
not be able to find your way back to the same page.
When printing, always keep the webpage or document open until you have your
printed page in hand. Print first, then close!
Back up!!!! Often! When writing the actual paper, back up every 10 minutes.
(Borrow a kitchen timer and set it if you have to, or download a freeware
timer like 1Time).
When finished for the session, back up one last time. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR
DOCUMENT!! Open the storage device (flash drive, cd, etc.) and BE SURE that
your document has actually saved. Then, and only then, do you close your
document.
ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGE:
. How to use a flash drive (invest in one, if you don't have one). How to
remove safely. What to do with it afterward (and what NOT to do with
it--swinging it around in the air, throwing in the bottom of a backpack,
leaving in a hot car, etc.
. How to use a cd to save on laptops
. Floppies (no! no! no! NOT RECOMMENDED) If this is all you have, save
everything AT THE VERY LEAST on two separate floppies. Keep in mind that
most of the computers in school are "floppy drive-less"!
. E-mail the document to yourself, if nothing else
MS Word-Will save to Auto-Recover File if set in such a way. Can be set to
auto save every 5-10min. Not to be used as a back-up, but in an emergency
(if your computer freezes up or loses power), you can access it.
Don't write your document in MSWorks if you want to save it and open at
school-almost no computer in the school will open YOUR version of Works!!!!!
WordPad is more compatible than Works!
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Paula Joseph-Johnson, Asst. LMS
Bristow High School Media Center (Bristow, OK)
pjohnson@bristow.k12.ok.us
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