Citations!! Databases will create correct citations for you, that you can then copy/paste into NT. Look for the "cite" link, usually in the upper right of the page/article you're using for notes. More citation support is at the bottom of this page. :)
*Recommended Resources*
Using the databases from home or on your own device? View the Digital Resources Logins and Passwords page. You'll need to sign in with your @apps to view.
**World History the Modern Era Database - A history database featuring shorter, hyperlinked encyclopedia articles, written by ABC-Clio staff. In addition to these articles, you'll find media and primary sources. Example articles include Dresden Bombing and Darfur Genocide.
World History in Context Database - A comprehensive database that gathers published information from reference books, magazines and news publications, academic journals and includes primary sources like videos, images, and audio. In your search results, you'll find current articles and radio transcripts that refer back to events in history. Examples include radio transcript A Century After the Tulsa Massacre: Tulsa Confronts its Bloody Past and Event Overview article Rwandan Genocide .
A similar database to the one above, is the Global Issues in Context Database - Example search includes an Event Overview Boko Haram.
Need More? Databases and eBooks via KCLS - Click "Middle, High School and College Students > Need Sources for Your Paper or Project? > Scroll to Britannica Library (Basic entries), Gale Academic OneFile (more academic), Gale eBooks and more. Login with your 417+student number and the last four digits of your student number.
PRINT BOOKS :
We have many books in our library to help in your search (search catalog here, or browse the books on the cart we pulled). 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book, for example, illustrates multiple acts of genocide by Europeans on indigenous people of the Americas.
DIGITAL BOOKS:
eBooks in Gale Virtual Reference Library (Reference articles in comprehensive books published prior to 2019). One book of particular interest is History Behind the Headlines, which includes reference articles like "Rwanda and Burundi: Culture, History, Power and Genocide."
FREE SCHOLARLY WEBSITES
(Choose memorials/ museums, colleges and universities, credible history sources (no blogs, random ASK or ABOUT pages, wikis, etc)
Add site:edu to your Google search terms to retrieve only results that are published by colleges and universities.
Genocide Studies Program by Yale University - Select Case Studies, Themes and Resources about various conflicts.
Modern Era Genocides by the Genocide Education Project - Summarized introductions to various genocides, some with further resources.
PODCASTING!
There are a number of ways to record your podcast. Here are a few suggestions:
CITATIONS!
Two main understandings for citing your sources: WHAT is it and HOW did YOU access it?
**Databases will export the correct MLA9 citation RIGHT INTO YOUR NOODLETOOLS! "Wait, what? That's awesome!" Remember to write in your source at the top of your 4-Box notes page to keep your notes and sources together. Refer to your assignment directions for pre-search focus areas.
There is a new 2021 main interface to Noodletools this year. Here is a one-minute quick video overview from NT, including how to submit your project to a drop box.
** New for 2022! Screencast: How to Share your NT with the Library
More Sharing Directions: Share your WCs with the Library within the Noodletools App. Click in the blank column below "Sharing" when viewing your list of projects. Click Share with a Teacher's Inbox and then the "+Share." Start typing in your teacher's name, select the correct inbox and click "Done."
**Once you share your works cited, the Library will always see your "live" version. They'll make comments on them and you'll have a few days to fix anything before grading.