Research+Help

[|NEISD Research Tools] - Research organizers, citation links, note-taking templates (8th Grade English template) [|Bibme] - this is an easy to use bibliography maker [|Purdue OWL] - MLA formatting and style guide
 * CITATIONS **

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[|GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS] Linked with permission from Springfield Township Library

= DICTIONARY and THESAURUS links = media type="custom" key="10474318" [|Merriam-Webster]

[|Visuwords] - an online graphical dictionary

[|Lopez Library Portal] - High-quality resources [|ProCon] Topics and Issues - good for debate and research of social issues

[|Boolean Searches] can help refine your research

=You might want to explore these additional REFERENCE PORTALS :=

[|New York Times Newsroom Guide to Useful Web Sites] [|KidsClick Reference] [|Library Spot] [|Virtual Learning Resources Center] [|Infotopia] [|Virtual LRC AlphMarks] - subject classified bookmarks of the Virtual Learning Resources Center. Alphamarks are chosen from carefully selected websites recommended by teachers, librarians, and library and educational consortia.

[|Yippy] - instead of Google try this one, it clusters your results (you can also get great images)
[|Sweet Search]a search engine for students media type="custom" key="10102273" width="120" height="120" [|Google Deeper Web] searches using tag-cloud techniques [|AlltheWeb] - a search engine by Yahoo, (also searchable by images)