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At my former elementary school I hosted an Internet workshop for parents to give them suggestions on how they might best help their children with homework assignments. I taught them search techniques, how to use district resources such as Nettrekker, our opac, etc. Afterward I had several parents tell me that they came even though they didn't think they would get much out of it and were pleasantly surprised. They learned a lot. Most of them knew nothing about our Opac being available on line, or that there was even a resource like Netrekker that they could use at home. (Of course, we had sent home several flyers with this information, but it obviously wasn't forefront in their minds) This past year a couple of our elementary bilingual teachers and I hosted a session for our Spanish speaking parents. We got out our laptop computers and taught them how to sign on to the internet, showed them how to get to our public library web site, how to use bablefish to translate web sites. They also did their on line volunteer background check for our district so they could volunteer at our school. (Most of them had nver touched a computer before) We also showed them how to use our school library, and set up parent accounts for them. We've talked about doing more of this type of training, and I would LOVE to see more of it, but there just doesn't seem to be time. Rachel Hinds Librarian Carleston, Elementary Pearland, Tx IF you're here on Earth and you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room" - Farrah Gray **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------