Getting to Know INFORMATION ACCESS/SIRS

1. Open Netscape Navigator tothe GPISD home page by double-clicking on the Netscape icon.  Be sure the Location shows
       http://200.200.210.14/.  If it shows www.gpisd.org., click
       the Open box near the top ot the screen.  Type in
       http://www.200.200.210.14.

2.    Click on the link for INFORMATION ACCESS/SIRS
       ELEMENTARY.
         .
3.  Click in the empty box and type in your search term.  Then
     click on Submit Search.  (Your search term is penguins.)

4.  If you have never used INFORMATION ACCESS/SIRS, you
     may wish to stop and read the instructrions by clicking on Help.

5.  Open the articles you think will give you needed information
     by clicking on View.  Scan each article to see if there are
     answers to any of the questions you have listed.  To scan,
     use your mouse and click on the arrow in the bottom right
     hand corner of the screen that is pointing down.  To move
     back to the top of an article, click on the arrow pointing up.

6.  Highlight the important facts by placing your cursor in front
     of the first letter in the first word you want to highlight.
     Drag your cursor over all of the words you need to highlight.
     Go to Edit.  Click on Copy.  Then open your ClarisWorks page
     window.  Be sure the cursor is blinking where you want your
     information to be placed.  Go to Edit again.  Click on Paste.

There are two important things toREMEMBER at this point:

         1.  You are “weeding out” your findings so that you are
             only keeping the best and most relevant information.

         2.  You must cite your sources.  Scan to the end of the ar-
             ticle and copy the Source to your note page after the
             part of the article you have borrowed!