Key words: Curriculum Materials, General Inforamtion, K-6
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 23:06:28 +1000
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From: Novak Subject: Using the WWW
Comments: To: edudeaf@UKCC.uky.edu
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF Does anyone out there have some great ideas of how to start using the WWW
with students. I work with Deaf students whose levels of English literacy
range from Year 2 to Year 5/6 levels. Apart from teaching them the how to's
on using the WWW I am racking my brains as to some suitable topics. I want
them to do more than surf around in circles and I don't want them to bump
into lots of lengthy text pages. At the same time I don't want them to only
deal with pictorial information. I am really searching for a worthwhile
project that will allow them to feel that they have achieved success.
Surely some of you have gone through all this and have worked out some great
ideas ??? Are there any books available for us teacher librarians to have a
look at ?? Or are we the ones that will be writing the books ?? Does
anyone know if there are any good books in the Gallaudet bookstore ????
Any help will be much appreciated.
novak@netoptions.com.au
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 17:53:52 -0400
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From: Roselle_Weiner Subject: Re: Using the WWW
Comments: To: Novak To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19960426130628.00694050@mail01.mel.aone.net.au>
Bev,
I don't normally start students on the web until I know what sort of
searching skills they have. One of the things we do in my school is
begin students in a teaching lab where everyone can see what is going on
at his/her own terminal but cannot respond interactively unless
recognized by the teacher who has a control panel. Here I have taught
students how to use the PAC and how to use the encyclopedia and also how
to search in a periodical abstract database (Wilson).
But mostly I use the lab to teach the teachers so that they understand
the prerequisites their students need before they can use the computer
tools effectively. Only after a teacher has shown her/himself to be
motivated (and is not just using me to take over the class!!) do I then
proceed to the next phase: working with the teacher AND her class. All
such projects have to be approved by the teacher's supervisor.
It's a hassle but teachers are the ones who are supervising the students
and they need to do the pre-researching. They need to lead the students
in a brainstorming session or a topics identification activity. They
need to remind the kids to type last name first when searching biographic
data. I do permit -some- off topic searching in the library/lrc: sports
is a big drawer...and the kids do learn to find what they want...but
first they need to articulate it...when it comes to sports and non
academic topics, generally the more able students help each other...when
it comes to academics, the classroom teacher has to set the kids up for
successful searching. I don't know of any other alternatives.
I would never say here: the topic is baleen whales...find information about
them on the web. Not until I knew the kids had an inkling of how and
where to search.
hope that puts a perspective on it...
roselle
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 22:42:28 EDT
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From: Cathy Brandt Subject: Re: Using the WWW
To: Multiple recipients of list EDUDEAF In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 26 Apr 1996 23:06:28 +1000 from
The very first exposure they had was when we studied Art in January. We went
to Central Office to the lab. We had specific written directions on where to
and how to go. There's also a projection system in that lab so we all
basically went together. Once they arrived at the site of the day they were
comparing various pictures and doing specific activities on their sheets
which related to our study on Art.
After that experience they knew (generally) about the Web and began to bring
in various URL's they'd found on games, toys, commercials, in magazines, etc.
So....
I'll provide a different view to things. I did allow my kids to just get on
the Web and "play." Many had brought in URL's from home. They WANTED to
explore and see what they could find. With my supervision they did that. As
they thought they were playing and looking up cool stuff (games, movie stuff, etc) I taught
them how to navigate the Web and use the various buttons and
functions. Soon, they knew exactly how to use Back, Forward, Home and Stop.
Quickly they learned there were places which they liked and wanted to keep and
thus learned how to use the Bookmark feature.
After they did that we visited Yahoo and just began to think of topics in which
we were interested. We soon learned how to "search" for info.
Later we talked about search engines and the kids use a variety. Funny, we
have not done any deaf stuff yet. We will be doing specific lessons which will
require that next month during our Communications unit (of which you will soon
be hearing more about)
Cathy
Uploaded by: Melissa Close/Kent State University/Deaf Education Major
Melbourne, Australia.
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