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=I. Online Databases (extremely reliable and excellent sources of information):= A. INFOhio (www.infohio.org)
 * EBSCOhost(click on Student Research Center gr. 6-8)
 * Type "ancient greek mythology" in the search box.
 * Uncheck all of the boxes except for magazines, newspapers, books & encyclopedias.
 * Click on Search.
 * In the "Sort By" drop down box, choose "relevance."
 * You can also try different search terms like "ancient greek constellations," or "ancient greek monsters," or "Hades," or the name of someone that you think is a modern-day hero, or any words/expressions that have their origins in Greek mythology, or "mythological allusions in literature" or "ancient Greek art," or "Ancient Greek Music," or simply "ancient Greece," etc. Ask Mrs. Walker if you need help coming up with good search terms.
 * Just remember to uncheck all boxes except for magazines, newspapers, books & encyclopedias, and sort by relevance each time. This will give you the BEST results.

=II. Websites (can be good sources of information):= A. Greek gods/goddesses: B. Greek Mythology and Advertising: C. Greek Culture D. Ancient Greece
 * Greek Lineage and Descriptions
 * Greek Encyclopedia
 * Greek God/Goddess biographies
 * Ancient Greek & Roman Gods (make sure you click on the BLUE names on the left--Greek--and not the PINK ones on the right--Roman)
 * Greek Mythology and Company Slogans/Logos
 * Greek Culture
 * Greek Explanation of the Creation of Man
 * Birth of Athena
 * Wanderings of Dionysus
 * Zeus and his Power
 * All About Hera
 * Poseidon, God of the Sea
 * BBC Primary History: Ancient Greeks
 * Ancient Greece: History, Mythology, Art, War, Culture, Society, and Architecture
 * Ancient Greece for Kids

=III. Search Engines (can help you find good websites, but you need to EVALUATE anything you find on your own; see the ABCs of website evaluation below):= Did you know that there are search engines out there specifically for students doing research? Here are a few that will help you weed out the garbage and give you reliable, good, relevant information: A. Instagrok (this is a visual search engine and helps you expand or narrow topics) B. SweetSearch C. Google Advanced (helps you expand or narrow topics)

Here's a search engine to find copyright-free pictures: D. Behold

Here's a search engine to find copyright-free music: E. Purple Planet Royalty Free Music


 * 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). **


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

=** IV. Books **= 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 since other students in other bells need them as well. Encyclopedias are often a good source of information. Choose the letter of the person/monster you are looking for and then thumb through alphabetically until you find it/him/her.

=V. Creation Tools (make sure you have done enough RESEARCH before starting the creative process!):= A. Fake Twitter Accounts: @http://www.classtools.net/twister/ B. Fake Facebook Accounts: @http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page C. Next Mags, an online magazine creator: @http://www.nextmags.com D. Paper.li, an online newspaper creator: @http://paper.li E. PowerPoint Template for creating a newspaper (download it, save it to your U drive, then edit it with your articles, headlines, etc): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zm8oBZTPYKMPtjvT0WPgAUfMaw5DBe111oj2PBTO3rM/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p7 F. Glogster, an online poster maker (let Mrs. Walker know if you want her to help you create an account): @http://edu.glogster.com G. Use Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher to create brochures. Ask Mrs. Walker for help if you do not know how to find brochure templates. H. Voki, home of the speaking avatars (ask Mrs. Walker if you want her to help you create an account): @http://www.voki.com I. Wallwisher, home of online sticky notes: @http://wallwisher.com J. Google Sites, a website creator: @https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=jotspot&passive=1209600&continue=https://sites.google.com/&followup=https://sites.google.com/ K. Animoto, digital story creator: @http://animoto.com L. VoiceThread, multimedia presentation creator: @http://voicethread.com M. Museum Box, online history display creator: @http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php

**KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF YOUR SOURCES AS YOU RESEARCH THE NEXT FEW DAYS! You should at least have a Word document or a piece of paper with the web addresses of all websites that you're using and titles of articles from online databases as well as books that you're using. I will show you how to do your Works Cited page on Friday, but you need to keep track along the way!!**

= VI. Works Cited Page = EasyBib (www.easybib.com) 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.

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
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.

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 = Middle Search Plus
 * 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 = Middle Search Plus
 * 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)