7th and 8th Grade
Internet Training and Licensing
Piscataquis Community Middle School

Before students receive their Internet Scavenger Hunt or their license, they receive numerous hours of internet instruction. The instruction includes:

• Acceptable Use training and SAD #4 Policy and signing of form
  
• Discussion of responsible use of the Internet and the consequences of misuse
  
• Identification and understanding of URL’s and URL suffixes (ie. com, edu, net, org, etc.) and how to recognize credible and non-credible sources
  
• Multiple search engines and which may be better for specific searches
  
• Sherlock searches and how to limit or extend a search
  
• Choosing and limiting a topic for search
  
• Downloading images and crediting sources
  
• Note taking from the Internet, not copy/paste (How to Prevent the Copy/Paste/Repeat/ Plagiarize Syndrome)
  
  

When the above training is complete, students are given an Internet Scavenger Hunt. They are allowed 40 minutes to complete the 6 question hunt; and if they are able to answer all questions and record the correct URL’s to relocate the answers they have written, they are awarded an Internet Driver’s License.

Sample 7th Grade Scavenger Hunt

Sample 8th Grade Scavenger Hunt

If students are not able to complete the above mentioned process in 40 minutes, they receive more training and will retake a scavenger hunt (different from the first) when the training is completed. When they finally are able to successfully complete a Scavenger Hunt in the allotted time, they receive their license. (Printed on heavy bond paper and laminated)

After students receive their licenses, they must have them with them any time they plan to use the Internet. If they need to use the Internet during a class, unless the Internet is being used as a whole class assignment, students must ask the teacher in charge if they may use the Internet, show them they have their license, state the educational reason for its use, and work on the Internet for only that specific purpose.

If a teacher discovers any misuse they immediately remove the student’s computer and license and notify either Crystal Priest, SAD #4 Technology Coordinator or myself for further action.

If you need further information contact me:

Ann M. Dall
7th & 8th Grade Computer Applications
tel: 207 876-4301 ext. 220
e-mail adall@sad4.com

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