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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

 * EBSCOhost(click on Student Research Center gr. 9-12)
 * Click on Advanced Search.
 * Type a word in each of the search boxes, up to 3. For example: Chinese; Culture; Family. Think hard about what your search terms will need to be to get the results that you want. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help.
 * Once you have a list of results, go to the "Sort By" drop-down box and choose "Relevance." This will arrange the results from most relevant to least relevant.
 * Skim through the descriptions of the articles. If any look like they are relevant to your topic, click on the titles and the full text of the articles will be displayed. Read through each article, taking notes when appropriate. RECORD THE TITLES OF THE ARTICLES YOU USED AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION SO THAT WHEN YOU ARE READY TO PREPARE YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE, YOU WON'T BE FRUSTRATED!
 * 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.
 * You might just need to look at the article on China and use the sub-headings on the left side of the screen to find what you're looking for.
 * Typically, citations are located at the bottom of each article. Copy & paste into your Works Cited page.

2. Cincinnati Public Library

 * Student Resources in Context(you will need to have a Cincinnati Public library card number. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need to use hers)
 * type 2-3 words in the search box. For example: Footbinding China. Think hard about what your search terms will need to be to get the results that you want. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help.
 * You will see a list of "Everything" on the left side of your screen. This may include Reference articles, Audio, Images, Video, Primary Sources, News, Magazines, Academic Journals, Critical Essays, and more.
 * Work your way through the results list, skimming to look for only the articles that will help you with this project.
 * The citations for articles that you find are located at the bottom of each article. Copy the first part of the citation into your Works Cited page (see the Works Cited section for more information). You do NOT need to copy the Document URL.
 * Biography In Context(you will need to have a Cincinnati Public library card number. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need to use hers.)
 * This is only for the groups who are researching Pearl S. Buck.
 * Type her name in the search box.
 * You will see the featured article at the top of the page, but then there will be a multitude of other articles accessed to the right of your screen in Featured Content, Reference, News, Magazines, Academic Journals, Websites, Images, and Related Topics. LOTS of great stuff here...
 * The citations for articles that you find are located at the bottom of each article. Copy the first part of the citation into your Works Cited page (see the Works Cited section for more information). You do NOT need to copy the Document URL.

=II. Websites: can be good sources of information, but you need to evaluate each one that you find=
 * Use the ABCs of website evaluation: Make sure that you can tell who the AUTHOR is and what qualifications he/she has, if there is BIAS (someone is trying to convince you of their point of view), and whether or not the website is CURRENT (try to find a copyright date or a date when it was last updated). **


 * You can use EasyBib (see the Works Cited section for more information) to help you decide if a website is reliable/credible or not. Some websites have not been evaluated by EasyBib, but many have been. Check it out! You can also click on the Research tab to see what websites other students have used for similar projects. Stay away from the ones that EasyBib says are not credible...unless you use your own powers of evaluation and determine that certain websites are actually okay. **


 * If you want to use Wikipedia articles as a resource, scroll to the bottom of the page and find the external links, further reading suggestions, and notes. You CANNOT use Wikipedia as a source in your Works Cited page. It's too easily changed and edited. **

RECORD THE TITLES OF THE WEBSITES YOU USED AND WHERE YOU GOT THEM FROM (URLs/WEB ADDRESSES) SO THAT WHEN YOU ARE READY TO PREPARE YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE, YOU WON'T BE FRUSTRATED!

Where to find Videos?
SchoolTube TeacherTube YouTube (of course, this is blocked at school...if you find something at home, you need to figure out how to download it in order for it to be viewed during your presentation) Learn 360 (ask Mrs. Walker for her username/password)

=III. Books & Encyclopedias: excellent, reliable sources of information= There are a number of books that have been set aside for this project. Please use them while you are in the library during class.

Encyclopedias are often a good source of information. Choose the letter of the topic you are looking for and then thumb through alphabetically until you find it (for example: Pearl S. Buck will be in the B volume; Confucius, China, Concubines will all be in volume C).

RECORD THE TITLES OF THE BOOKS/ENCYCLOPEDIAS/VOLUMES YOU USED AND WHAT PAGES YOU USED SO THAT WHEN YOU ARE READY TO PREPARE YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE, YOU WON'T BE FRUSTRATED!

=IV. 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 virtual display with Museum Box
 * 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

=V. 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
 * 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
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.
 * 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
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.
 * 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.

B. If Easy Bib does NOT recognize the title, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * 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.

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.).
 * 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.
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.