Surfing the Net with Kids FREE Newsletter
…Please Forward…
https://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sponsor’s Spot: Attention Teachers and Parents
3. Weekly Topic: Study Skills
4. Link to Study Skills
5. Note from a Subscriber
6. Quote of the Week
7. Classified Ads
8. Subscription Management
#1. August 24, 2005
Dear Barbara,
I considered doing “First Day of School Activities” as a column topic, but decided against it since it was a topic for teachers, not kids. For nine years I have focused on sites for kids and decided not to rock the boat now.
For those interested, I’ve posted a list of sites I was considering:
http://blog.surfnetkids.com/first_day_of_school.html
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
https://www.surfnetkids.com
#2. Attention Teachers and Parents
Ignite your your students’ desire to learn with
ready-made Internet handouts (while saving hours
usually spent on tedious internet searching.)
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables-club.htm
#3. Study Skills
by Barbara J. Feldman
https://www.surfnetkids.com/study_skills.htm
Study Skills Printable (** for premium members only)
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/study_skills.pdf
Achieving success in school isn’t always easy, but it is doable if you put your mind to it. Step one is improving your study skills. Although many of this week’s study skill sites are written by university counselors, their sound advice is equally applicable to middle and high-school students.
Homework Helper: Study Skills
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills1.html
“There is no secret to being a good student — all it takes is a lot of hard work!” To ensure your hard work is productive, dive into these three great articles from Information Please: Taking Notes, Reading Textbooks, Studying for Tests. I was never taught study skills (am I showing my age here?) but as I read this advice, I did recognize a few tactics from my own arsenal. For example, I always browse through a book (or textbook) before reading it. Getting an overview of the material first increases retention.
How to Study
http://www.how-to-study.com/
Peter Canavan, a Florida teacher and guidance counselor, divides his recommendations into ten sections. In addition to listening and reading comprehension, How to Study includes three sections on using index cards for learning vocabulary (make your own flash cards), writing a research paper (use one for each bibliographic source) and public speaking (write a single idea on each card.) Even in these days of electronic information, the versatile index card survives and thrives.
University of North Carolina: Study Habits & The Ten Traps
http://www.unc.edu/depts/unc_caps/TenTraps.html
The appeal of top ten lists is universal, and the Ten Traps of Studying doesn’t disappoint. Here’s one I remember from college: “I’m Gonna Stay Up All Night ’til I Get This.” Unfortunately exhaustion takes its toll both physically and mentally, and recall improves when study time is spread out over time (not crammed into a single session.) Whenever you study, remember to take plenty of breaks; the experts seem to agree on ten minutes every hour.
… to continue reading, visit Surfnetkids: Study Skills.
#4. Link to Study Skills
Got a website? Want the code to link directly to this week’s column? Here ya go:
For more link options (including daily content applets and RSS feeds) see:
https://www.surfnetkids.com/link.htm
https://www.surfnetkids.com/daily.html
#5. Note from a Subscriber
Thank you, thank you for thinking of children and stimulating their creative, inquisitive minds!
Mary J. Vrablic
**Printables Club members get 6 to 9 recommended sites (instead of the 3 included in this free newsletter) and
oodles of additional educational content with the Surfnetkids
Premium Newsletter.
Learn more with a ten-day trial:
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables-club.htm
#6. Quote of the Week
“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.” ~~ Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) British philospher
Click here for more on Francis Bacon:
https://www.surfnetkids.com/related.php?t=Francis+Bacon
Daily Education Quote via Email
https://www.surfnetkids.com/quotations/
#7. Surfnetkids Classified Ads
No time to workout? No problem! Introducing the amazing new workout program that’s the laziest way to get in shape – works almost any place, anytime, anywhere…even while watching TV!
http://www.getfitwhileyousit.com/
Bugged by spyware? Try this free Spy Sweeper trial.
http://blog.surfnetkids.com/free_spyware_remover.html
Online games turn ordinary school assignments into interactive fun.
Show your kids how to author word searches, jigsaws and
crossword puzzles.
http://www.how2add.com
Did you know that trying to pay off your high interest rate debt first can be the SLOWEST way to get out of debt?
http://surfnetkids.com/own_your_paycheck_again.htm
FUN GIFT IDEA: Puzzle Clonzz jigsaw paper for printing
forty-piece jigsaw puzzles from your computer printer.
http://surfnetkids.com/puzzleclonzz.htm
Want to get the word out? Surfnetkids.com text ads work wonders.
https://www.surfnetkids.com/ratecard.htm
#8. Subscription Management
.
To change your email address or name,
click here
To get your own free weekly subscription:
https://www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Copyright © 2005 by Surfnetkids.com, Inc.
991C Lomas Santa Fe Dr #415, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Publication in any medium is strictly prohibited without prior
written permission. This means you are NOT allowed to post this
newsletter on your website, in your school publication, nor distribute
it to an email list. You are however, allowed and encouraged to forward
this newsletter to a few friends. Thank you for your help in protecting my
copyright.
ISSN 1520-4588
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~