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Academic Resources below:
Gale Virtual Library
Dallas Morning News Online
see Mrs. Herford for the username and passwords.
Please get the password from Mrs. Herford.
1. Always use GALE first when doing research.
As you find information you need to write down what book or site you got it from. This is called citing your source.
Click here for EasyBib, a citation creator.
Notes on how to create a Works Cited Page.
Sources Chart (file shows how to cite different sources at a glance)
Tips on steps to researching....
Glogster EDU
www.edu.glogster.com
Animoto.com
www. animoto.com
Dallas Morning News Online
2. www.SweetSearch.com is the search engine we will use when needed.
Texas Lonestar Award Book
Battle of the Books
Has great resources you can use.
Career Investigation handout --
LANGUAGE ARTS....
Copyright free sources
Charles Dickens Quest
Dickens links
Poetry Scavenger Hunt Links
Confusing Words
Vocabulary University
Word of the Day
Word Detective
Wacky Tales
Dansby's template
POETRY SITES
Poetry for kids
Kids Poetry Collection
Social Studies
Bill of Rights Glogster
Altapedia online
CIA World Fact Book
Countries of the World
Texas History
Handbook of Texas
Lonestar Internet
People, Places, and events
US History
Mrs. Byrd's Sqworl site
Mrs. Byrd's 8 days handout
Mrs. Byrd's Road Trip handout
America's Story
The History Place
The Constitution
Science
Science Exploration Glogster information
How to glogster
Current Events (then login and go to Student Center and search the newspapers and magazines)
Science Explorer
Images of Nature
Strange Matter
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8:35-4:00 on Friday
Closed during Advisory and Mrs. Herford's lunchtime.
RECOMMENDED READING
What do I read Next?
Lonestar Reading List
Book Adventure
Authors and Illustrators
AVID SITES (Career & College)
GALE Virtual library
(after logging in, click on GALE Virtual library, then click on Education and choose the book you want to search in)
What can I do with a major in?
Virtual Campus Tours
The Princeton Review
Collegeboard
READ, READ, READ!!!!!!
"If we couldn't laugh, we'd all go insane." Jimmy Buffett
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TEACHER CORNER:
resource SITE for teachers seeking materials (technology!) for classroom projects.
Policies
Pices:
--Each student may get 2 recreational books and 1 more book if needed for a class assignment.
----To check out a book a student needs to have their student ID. Replacement ID's are $3.00.
--A student may keep a book for a 3 week period. Each student comes to the library with their Language Arts class on a regular basis.
--Students must have a pass to come to the library during the school day from their teacher if they are not with a class.
--Fines: A fine of ten cents per day is charged for overdue books.
Computers
Access to the Internet and subscription databases is provided through the library computer stations. Ten cents is charged for each page printed. Only printing for school assignments is allowed.
Library Passes
Students may visit the library at any time during the school day with a pass from their teacher. The only time the library is not open is during Advisory and during Mrs. Herford's lunchtime.
Lost Books
Students will pay the replacement fee of the book and a $2.00 processing fee. If the book is found, students will be refunded the cost of the book minus processing fee.
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