Homework On The Internet

Date & Time Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Location Cuyahoga County Public Library--Administration Building Electronic Classroom 2111 Snow Road Parma, Ohio Register Below: Fee includes materials Deadline: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 Limit: 18 Registered Now: 17

In this hands-on Web-based workshop participants will learn to use high quality Internet resources to help elementary and secondary school students with their homework in mathematics, social science, language arts and science, as well as other miscellaneous subjects. Web-based learning activities provide experience in using the Internet for homework help for all age/grade levels and in many subjects.   Intended Audience Children’s, young adult, and school librarians   Key Takeaways Discover resources to help students with homework and school projects Gain confidence with focused practice activities Course Content Overview of homework related web sites Hands-on activities with search engines and subject discipline sites Practice questions Finding age/grade specific resources Presenter Diane Kovacs is president of Kovacs Consulting, an Internet training and consulting firm. She has authored six books and serves as editor-in-chief of the Directory of Scholarly and Professional Electronic Conferences. Diane Kovacs holds an M.L.S. as well as a M.Ed. in Instructional Technology. She has more than seven years’ experience as an Internet trainer and consultant. Her latest book, Genealogical Research on the Internet is due out from Neal-Schuman in the fall of 2001.