Student Resources

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Where "Kids who READ Succeed"

Washburn District High School Library

1359 Main Street, Washburn, ME 04786

Phone: 207-455-4501 FAX: 207-455-4509

Londa Brown, Library Media Specialist

"Librarians connect people to ideas."

careers

Choosing Sources

current issues

Daily Updates

Getting Published

Homework Help

Internet Use

orientation

pictures

Quick Facts

Research Pointers

research portals

sat practice sites

search engines

Teacher Projects

using databases

STUDENT RESOURCES

Search engines

	government search
	invisible web
	news search engines
	topic specific
	searching tips
	choosing the best search engine for your needs

"Google doesn't teach students how to use the information they find, but librarians do."

choosing sources

	HOW TO FIND A RELIABLE SOURCE?
	website evaluation - a resource to print and use to evaluate 3 resources in your work
	Read this information before you choose Wikipedia!!

"People believe almost anything they see in print." ~ Charlotte, Charlotte's Web

choosing pictures

finding pictures, images on the web

using databases

	database access page How do I get into our databases for research?
	database guide for noodlebib
	current databases

research pointers

	getting started lots of tips
	Plagiarism - links from a workshop presented by Mrs. B
	avoiding plagiarism

	Plagiarism from owl
	plagiarism tutoiral; you quote it, you note it
	Use copyright free photos
	mea writing tips for mla style
	what is a thesis?
	research process rubric
	research guide
	citation help

orientation

our Virtual Library

An A-Z Listing of What is Available

school INTERNET USE

	stay safe on the web!
	my space discussion
	tiged social networking
	think.com community top

The more you read,

the more you know.

The more you know,

the more you grow.

The smarter you grow,

the stronger your voice,

when speaking your mind

or making your choice.

Read!

sat help

be prepared for the sat!

	COLLEGE BOARD sat prep
	SAT PREP FOR MAINE
	sat word of the day
	sat question of the day
	free rice vocab game
	vocabulary games
	nyt links for test prep
	number2.com free test
	princeton sat sample

homework help portals

	highschool ace
	homework help from King Library
	homeworkspot.com
	multnomah library
	how to study
	nces kids' zone

quick facts

	infoplease
	factmonster

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daily news updates in the curriculum:

science:

	eureka alert science news
	national geographic
	science daily
	science news
	scientific american

health

	health article sites
	top health news

history

	this dayin history
	daily perspective

Podcasts

	discovery channel
	national geographic
	u. s. government top

research portals

	bartleby
	best online reference sites
	current issues sites
	digital librarian
	library spot
	reference collection from univ albany
	refdesk
	veropedia - note the following info! Veropedia is a collaborative effort by a group of Wikipedians to collect the best of Wikipedia's content, clean it up, vet it, and save it for all time. These articles are stable and cannot be edited. The result is a quality stable version that can be trusted by students, teachers, and anyone else who is looking for top-notch, reliable information.

careers - explore and plan

Your Future....start planning now!

careers for the future

Find college choices, outlook for the work force, planning for the future

connectedu - Get your log-in information from Mrs. Hallett to manage all of your college information

choices online planner - a subscription database to plan your future

get published

	resources for young writers
	hanging loose press
	pine tree poetry
	teen ink

"I am a part of all that I have read." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Kieran

social network~take part

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