September 18th, 2001



NOTE FROM KIM:
Seventy-one percent of middle school and high school
students with Internet access said they relied on the
electronic technology the most in completing a project.


The Top 8 Signs Your School
Project Was Researched on the Internet


8> Give me an “A” or I tell the school board about your webcam and the goat.

7> Even though the topic is Renaissance music, every page contains multiple references to Microsoft and Hitler.

6> “United States Pacific Island-Hopping Strategy in World War II: All Your Base are Belong to US.”

5> “If you forward this report to 10 friends, Bill Gates will send you $50.”

4> 90% of it consists of flames against other students with opposing viewpoints.

3> “How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Hot or Not?”

2> “Wh3n the 3l33t upp3r cL@55 h@5 doMin@t3d the pr0l3t@ri@t…”

and the Number 1 Sign Your School Project Was Researched on the
Internet…

1> Your economics paper? “How to MAKE MONEY FAST!!!”




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Credits:

Selected from 34 submissions from 13 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Brian E. Foster I, Fairfax, VA — 1
Kenn McCracken, Birmingham, AL — 2
Nico Moser, New York, NY — 3, 6
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 4, 7
Flynn McLean, Silver Spring, MD — 5
Dave Goudsward, Harrisburg, PA — 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List moderator