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We put up barriers to distraction. ( so do the kids with their earbuds)

* Quiet please.

* shshshshshsh.

* Offen your cellphone.

 * Text messaging - sorry, no sound, but vibrating interruptions fragment your hard drive/brain.

*  On task requires space & time

*  Facebook is like having your friends stop by during physics class!

Cellphoneclown

OPEN SESAME 2.0; HELPING STUDENTS USE THE NET:

  • CREATIVELY
    To be open-minded searchers.
  • CRITICALLY
    To develop a critical eye for what they view onscreen; to see behind the lens, to the people who have coloured their view.
  • EFFECTIVELY
    To search effectively using online tools.
  • EFFICIENTLY
    To use the net in a timely, disciplined manner; to be able to work through the frustration till they find what they need.
  • ETHICALLY
    To understand where they fit into the scheme of human knowledge, and to credit those who have come before them.
  • RESOURCEFULLY
    To be aware of the rich resources on the net & the publishers they can count on.

AN OPEN & TRANSPARENT SCHOOL LIBRARY PROMOTES: