Disasters

Disaster Research Helper

Bibliography / Rubric & Instructions / Photostory

Disaster notes google doc / List / Slideshow handout

Scanned Pictures location of this folder: LMCinfo dropbox...DisasterPicts

Some Music location of this folder: LMCinfo dropbox...disaster music

Disaster Project Research Process

1. Get a basic understanding of your topic....

  • Look it up in a Dictionary

  • Use a print or electronic encyclopedia

Disasters Natural Man-Made

2. Use a specialized encyclopedia....

3. Find a Book on your topic....

4. Use Periodical (magazine) resources....

Remember that your topic may be better researched using books because of when it occurred!

Check for articlesCheck from EBSCO HOST - Index and full text of over 50 magazines.

Don't Forget...You can check Ebscohost at home by going to the library home page & clicking on Ebscohost. Enter user name: cms and password: lmc

5. Use the Internet....

6. Interview someone...

  • Find an expert on your topic.

  • It might be someone you or your parents know. Ask them some questions and take notes!

  • Don’t forget that you can use the telephone or the Internet to email your questions

7. View a film on your topic... check the web links page

Check out Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel.

Films available at CMS Library...(you can borrow and view at home!)

  • Andrea Doria Disaster

  • Titanic

  • Hurricanes

  • Tornadoes

8. sample bibliography

  • Use your Noodletools account to set up a bibliography

  • Share it with... GOneillBlue / GOneillPurple / GOneillGreen / GOneillRed

How to cite your sources:

    • World Book: Find article & author...Reference...Online.. Encyclopedia.. No...Online material Not duplicated from a printed work

    • - Do Not include the URL of the article

    • Discovering Collection: No author...Reference...Online.. Encyclopedia Yes. I will provide the publication details of the original print publication in my citation.Look for this info at the bottom of the article in the database..ask for help if you can't find it

    • - Do Not include the URL of the article

    • Wikipedia: No author...Reference...Online...Encyclopedia.. No...Online material Not duplicated from a printed work

    • -Include the URL of the article

  • Book: check Destiny to find all of the publication info...title, author, publisher, place of pub and date

  • Book: if you used a scanned article use this info: Reference Source...Print...Encyclopedia,

enter the "title of article" title = Great Misadventures Bad Ideas That Led to Big Disasters by Peggy Saari 1999 -or-

title = Failed Technology by Fran Locher 1995 -or-

Disasters : natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries by Brenda Z. Guiberson New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010

  • Website: try to find the author, date and sponsor of the cite

  • -Include the URL of the website

CMS Library Home page

Photostory Tips download the program

sample note page sample script text sample script w/pictures sample final movie

How to convert your project into a movie to place in the dropbox

Script

    • Remember to write a script that tells your story

    • Use your notes as a starting point

    • Add as much interesting information as you can

    • Don't say too much on one slide...if you have a couple of sentences, break it up over 2 or 3 slides

    • Include some personal stories if you can find them

Photos:

    • Save all photos to the folder on your y-drive..do not save to a MS Word document

    • Make sure your photos are large enough so that they look good

    • If you find a picture in a book, ask me to scan it for you

    • Check the LMCinfo dropbox...DisasterPicts folder to see if you can find a good picture

Don't forget to...

    • Include maps of where your disaster took place...region and location

    • Make a title slide and include your first name only

    • Include music but make sure it does not distract from your project and is not too loud

Saving:

    • Save frequently & often.

    • Make sure it is being saved to your y-drive

    • Make sure your final product is being saved to your y-drive and not the local video folder on the computer

    • Did I mention saving?

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