Books		Pre-determined Sites		Student Search
	Textbook (Class readers)	Extensive Reading	Read On-screen	Print-Out & Read	Read On-screen	Print-Out & Read
Technical knowledge	Anyone	Anyone	Basic computer know-how	Basic computer know-how	Search know-how	Search know-how
Content	Often fiction/complete	Often fiction/complete	Usually short, factual/ complete	Usually short, factual/ complete	Usually factual, any length/ often too much or incomplete	Usually factual, any length/ often too much or incomplete
Implication of content	Must be read straight through	Must be read straight through	short & read straight through	short & read straight through	Reader skips irrelevant/ already known parts	Reader skips irrelevant/ already known parts
Tracking Progress	Obvious	Record Keeping/ AR Tests	Record Keeping	Save print outs	Record Keeping/ Save on Disk	Save Print outs
Tracking amount read	number of words/pages	number of words/pages	number of words/pages/articles	number of words/pages/articles	not by volume ?report on content	not by volume ?report on content
Vocabulary Pre-Annotated	Often	Often	Rarely	Rarely	None	None
Making annotations of new vocab.	Hand-written, interlinear	Hand-written, interlinear	Separate notebook?	Hand-written, interlinear	Separate notebook?	Hand-written, interlinear
Reading Level	Pre-determined	Pre-determined	Teacher decides	Teacher decides	Uncontrolled	Uncontrolled
Interest level	Mis-match possible	Mis-match possible	Mis-match possible	Mis-match possible	Student controls content choice	Student controls content choice
Reading Exercises	Often	Often	Rarely	Rarely	Never	Never
Teacher Prep Time	Time to select text	Time to select text	Time to find sites	Time to find sites	None (Time to prepare Search guidance)	None (Time to prepare Search guidance)
Student practice time & place	Anywhere	Anywhere	Comp lab	Comp lab + anywhere	Comp lab	Comp lab + anywhere
Volume of material	Just right?	Just right?	Not much available	Not much available	Lots available	Lots available
Discussion of material	In class	Indiv reports?	reports	reports	reports	reports
Facilities	Regular classroom	Mostly read at home	I-net Lab access required	I-net Lab access required	I-net Lab access required	I-net Lab access required
	Textbook (Class readers)	Extensive Reading	Read On-screen	Print-Out & read	Read On-screen	Print-Out & read
	Books		Pre-determined sites		Student Search