Saturday, February 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
LiveBinders I created for Library Resources & Research!
Click on this link to check out a Prezi one group created on Cyberbullying!
Looking for a good book? Explore the Livebinder below to find Street Lit, Urban Lit, and other popular young adult authors.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Research Resources: Below are links and files that will help you with your research projects.
Searching the Internet Effectively: Internet search sites can search enormous databases of Web pages, using titles, keywords or text. You can maximize the potential of search engines by learning how they work, and how to use them quickly and effectively.
The 5 W's (and 1 H) of Cyberspace: The old formula used by police, journalists and researchers - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How - can be applied in cyberspace to help identify credible online information sources.
Avoiding Plagiarism:A concise guide in learning how to avoid plagiarism.
Thinking of citing Wikipedia or even using it as a resource? Click here to find out what Wikipedia says about using Wikipedia as a credible (?) source!
Purdue OWL The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue.
Son of Citation Machine: Simply select the style you need (MLA or APA), pick the source type (i.e. book, website, journal) and continue to fill in the blanks. Son of Citation Machine will generate a correctly formatted works-cited in a matter of seconds.
APA Formatting and Style Guide:APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
Merriam-Webster Online:OnLine dictionary and thesaurus.
The 5 W's (and 1 H) of Cyberspace: The old formula used by police, journalists and researchers - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How - can be applied in cyberspace to help identify credible online information sources.
Avoiding Plagiarism:A concise guide in learning how to avoid plagiarism.
Thinking of citing Wikipedia or even using it as a resource? Click here to find out what Wikipedia says about using Wikipedia as a credible (?) source!
Purdue OWL The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue.
Son of Citation Machine: Simply select the style you need (MLA or APA), pick the source type (i.e. book, website, journal) and continue to fill in the blanks. Son of Citation Machine will generate a correctly formatted works-cited in a matter of seconds.
WorksCited4U: Select the style you want and follow the instructions. This site is very easy to use and extremely reliable.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.APA Formatting and Style Guide:APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
Merriam-Webster Online:OnLine dictionary and thesaurus.
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