Jan - this is great! It also reinforces the report issued earlier this week -- that schools are spending beaucoup $$ on computer hardware/software -- and next to nothing on training for teachers so that they a) know how to use the stuff and b) can figure out how to integrate the technology into "learnings." > Kathy E. Gill > > > From: Jan Cohen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > It might be a bit off topic, but I thought a number > of you might find the following interesting. > > A few months back, my nine year old son was tasked > by his fourth grade teacher to complete a report on > two endangered species. His choices the American > Perigrene Falcon and Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, we set > off to the local public library in search of information > that would help him complete the task. Unfortunately, we > found very little information regarding the two species > at the library, and the few books we did find in the card > catalog were already checked out. So I said to the lad, > "why not use the web?" > > Well, it turned out we found more than enough information > via the web, even a .wav birdcall or two (which we copied to > floppy and put in his report). His teacher was so impressed > with his work that he was awarded an A++, apparently also > the first time his teacher had ever awarded anyone such a > grade. ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
