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time. The labs has a signup sheet at the entrance. You should check with me to see about the
Studio and when it is available.
(2) As the facilitator, you should become familiar with what programs are available and what hardware is available in each lab and plan your activities accordingly. (3) Students MUST be accompanied by their teachers. Students are NOT to be sent to these labs without an accompanying teacher. This is part of Arp's AUP. (4) Students should take pride in the facilities and leave the labs clean and neat. (5) Students are NOT to download anything (including cursors, screen savers, etc.) while they are in these labs, unless they receive permission from a technology coordinator. (6) If you use the labs, you need to be aware of whether or not your students have their own network accounts. If they do not, then you should take a part of your research skills time to teach them about the AUP and have them apply for accounts. You should be sponsoring and training your own students. Try to utilize these labs more often. As you know, research is a vital part of everyone's curriculum. We encourage you to teach your students proper research skills and habits before they come to the labs or during their time in the lab. Please don't assume that they KNOW how to make efficient keyword searches or how to abide by copyright laws. Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts teachers, especially, should be gearing up for research projects the 5th six weeks (not the last 6 weeks!). This is an essential learning experience for college-bound and professional career oriented students. (Some collaborative efforts between teachers would be nice.) Please refer to the research skills model at: http://www/default/LivingSkills/Resear1.gif
Thank you for helping us prepare Arp students for a successful future! ;-) Joy
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