Useful Resources for Research
NCWISE Owl - Free resource provided by the state of North Carolina. Includes ebooks, online encyclopedia, magazines, and newspaper articles. If you access it from home, you will need a password. Please see Mrs. Poindexter or your teacher for the password.
Duckster Educational Site - The site has information on a variety of topics that might come in handy as you conduct research. You do have to search by category instead of in a search bar.
Big 6 Information - Upper Grades
Click on the link below to find a livebinder that is full of useful information when researching using the Big 6. It is set up by each step and includes information on a Plagiarism Checker, Citing Sources, and ideas for presentations.
Copyright Free Images
Photos For Class - Cites images when you use them.
Google Search for Images
When searching for an image on Google, you must change the search settings in order to get pictures that you can legally use in presentations and projects.
From the Google Image page:
1 - Click on Tools
2 - Click on Usage Rights
3 - Click on Creative Commons license
*Now the images you see are labeled for reuse and you may use them if you cite your source. Remember that Google is not a source!
Copyright Information for Students
A livebinder created by NCDPI through NCWISE Owl.