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=I. Online Databases: excellent, reliable articles from newspapers, journals, encyclopedias, books, and more; gathered together in one place and accessed online=

‍1. INFOhio

 * World Book Advanced(click on World Book Advanced)
 * Type your search terms (up to 3) in the search box.
 * Not every topic will be covered in this database. Not every topic that is covered will be covered thoroughly. Find and use what you can, then move on to another resource.
 * Typically, citations are located at the bottom of each article. Copy & paste into your Works Cited page.

===‍2. Cincinnati Public Library===
 * Religion & Philosophy (you will need to have a Cincinnati Public library card number. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need to use hers)
 * Gale Virtual Reference Library (search the //full-text// of hundreds of electronic reference books on a wide range of subjects, including: the arts, business, education, history, law, medicine, and science)
 * Religion & Philosophy Collection (coverage of topics including world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy. Hundreds of //full-text// journals and peer-reviewed titles)

=II. Presentation Alternatives to PowerPoint (make sure you have done enough RESEARCH before starting the creative process!):= Check out the GoINFOhio website for a comprehensive list. In the meantime, here are some to think about:
 * Create a wiki with Wikispaces
 * Create a blog with Edublogs
 * Create a digital story with Animoto
 * Create a multimedia presentation with VoiceThread
 * Create an online video with Masher
 * Create an online poster with Glogster
 * Create a non-linear, zooming presentation with Prezi(just PLEASE be careful not to make your audience sick with too much zooming!)
 * Create an online, multimedia, collaborative presentation with Slide Rocket
 * Create a wall of sticky notes with Wallwisher
 * Create a brochure with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. Ask Mrs. Walker for help if you do not know how to find brochure templates.
 * Publish a video with School Tube
 * Publish a website with Google Sites or Weebly

=‍III. Works Cited Page= EasyBib will create the citations for you. Here is a sample Works Cited page: @http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-daly-mla-wc.pdf At the top of the search box, choose the Website tab. Paste the URL (web address) in the search box and click "cite this." A. If Easy Bib recognizes the website, it will fill in the boxes for you. B. If Easy Bib does NOT recognize the website, you will need to fill in the boxes manually. At the top of the search box, choose the Book tab. Type the title of the book in the search box and click "cite this." A. If Easy Bib recognizes the title, it will show a list of books and authors with publishers and publication dates. Look for the correct one. If you are not sure which book is yours, you can click on the title and it will show you a picture of the cover. That should help. Look carefully at publication dates because sometimes that is the only difference between 2 very similar books. B. If Easy Bib does NOT recognize the title, you will need to fill in the boxes manually. ‍‍**3. Online Databases--mostly EBSCOhost** At the top of the search box, choose the Database tab. Warning: this will be the hardest citation to create. You will probably want to ask Mrs. Walker for help. //Some Databases make the citations for you. Look to the sides of the article for something that says "Cite This" or look to the bottom of the article for a citation.// A. In the drop-down menu, choose what type of article you will be citing (ie. newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.). At the top of the search box, choose the tab that reads "All 59 options." Choose whichever type of source you used. You can try typing the URL or title of the encyclopedia in the search box to see if EasyBib recognizes the website and/or title. If not, you'll have to fill in the blanks. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help. As always, if you do not know something (ie. Main performers), leave the box blank.
 * Make sure you center the title "Works Cited" at the top of the page.
 * Make sure that your citations begin at the left margin. The first line of your citation will be normal, but every line after the first will need to be indented. To do this, you will need to press "enter" at the end of your first line, then press the indent button for each line after the first.
 * Make sure that your citations are in alphabetical order according to the first letter on the first line of each citation. See the example for details.
 * Make sure that you double space everything.
 * If you want to save your citations and use the note-taking feature, you can create an EasyBib account--but ONLY while you're at school! Once you have an account, you can access it anywhere, but you must create the account using a school computer. Something about recognizing IP addresses, blah blah blah. You can either use a real email address or create a fake one like jdoe@finneytown.org. This will be your username. Make sure your password is one that you will remember!!!! This is especially true if you use a fake email address because they won't be able to send you password reminders if your email isn't valid. **
 * ‍‍1. Websites**
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but leave the ones you can't fill blank.
 * For author & date, look at the top and the bottom of the page to see if you can find that information. If there's not a specific date, you can use the date that's usually at the bottom of the page with a copyright symbol beside it. For example, if you see ©2006-2012, put 2012 in the year box for the date.
 * When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * ‍‍2. Books**
 * Once you have found the right one, click on "Select" and it will fill in the boxes for you.
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but leave the ones you can't fill blank.
 * The publisher should be listed at the bottom of the title page. If not, it is listed on the back of the title page along with the publication date (look for the "c" with a circle around it: ©).
 * When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation." Copy & paste the created citation into your Works Cited page.
 * If you are not sure, choose "article published by a database."
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks.
 * Article Title = the title at the top of the article
 * Contributors = author or editor. Sometimes you cannot find an author/editor and that's okay. Leave it blank if that is the case.
 * Database = MAS Ultra - School Edition
 * Publisher/Service Provider = EBSCOhost
 * Electronically Published = the date that the article was written. It is usually close to the top of the page.
 * Date Accessed = today's date. Click on "Today" to fill in the blanks with today's date.
 * URL = the Persistent Link to this Record (Permalink)
 * If you are sure, choose whatever it is (newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.)
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks.
 * Article Title = the title at the top of the article
 * Contributors = author or editor. Sometimes you cannot find an author/editor and that's okay. Leave it blank if that is the case.
 * Journal/Newspaper/Magazine/Encyclopedia Title = usually found near the top of the page where it says "Source."
 * City (optional)
 * Advanced Info (if you know the edition, section, and/or volume numbers)
 * Date Published = the date that the article was written. It is usually close to the top of the page.
 * Pages (start, end) = if you know the beginning page number and the end page number.
 * Database = MAS Ultra - School Edition
 * Publisher/Service Provider = EBSCOhost
 * Date Accessed = today's date. Click on "Today" to fill in the blanks with today's date.
 * URL = the Persistent Link to this Record (Permalink)
 * ‍4. Images/Audio/Film-Online Video/Encyclopedia Articles, etc.**