Chromebook Issues - Help Request
Dyslexic students - Add this Chrome extension for Dyslexic font

​Your Chromebook helps you read! Find out how.
Tu computadora te ayuda a leer!    Imm. Reader link​

ACT and SAT prep resources:
Option 1    ​Option 2   Option 3(SAT)

NC Media Coordinators
​of the Year 2008-09

RESOURCES

passwords for these resources
A. L. Brown Resources
Public Library Resources
​NCEdCloud Resources

Destiny

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Search for books and other resources.

New!!
NewsBank

Choose your option below.

E-Resources

Search inside millions of electronic books and other resources!  ​

World Book

Search for basic information that is easy to read.​

Public Library

Scroll down and choose the "Student" tab.
Choose any resource. Use your student ID number as your "library barcode number".
​NC Live link for AP class research projects
Click here for SIRS Discoverer.

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Magazines / Databases  
AP Students: Don't forget that Google Scholar is a great resource also! (Remember to only choose articles that have a link over to the right of the results, and use the "Cite" link to get the citation.)
NewsBank Products:
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(La Vida Hispana en América)
Educational Videos
How To Cite Your "Googled" Websites with EasyBib
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Watch videos and do research at the same time!  Search for your topic in PBS Learning Media, and see what you can learn. No login needed.

​Practice for your NC Driving Test online!

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This review site has interactive quizzes, the NC Driver's Handbook, and more!  Click the Wonder green car to get started!
Here is the Driver's Handbook in a format that you can translate or have read aloud.  Use the Immersive Reader Chrome extension, right click on any text in this document, and choose "Help me read this".  (How-to video)
This review site has 10 different tests of 37 questions each.

También está disponible en español.

The 5 Ws - Is this website good for research?

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The internet has great information.  However, if you can't quickly answer the 5 Ws for the website you're thinking about using, DON'T USE THE WEBSITE FOR RESEARCH!

Looking for cool stuff on this site?

LEO helps you get started

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Need help 24/7 with paper questions?  Let LEO help you out!

Need a political cartoon for history class?

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For more recent political cartoons, try: http://www.politicalcartoons.com/

For older political cartoons, try: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hlb/ 

Don't forget to create the citation in EasyBib.com.  
Kap, . World Book Day. 2011. Spain. Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoons.com Store. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/10a13e82-48bf-46c4-83b6-1f8ba82fe4cc.html>.

Kannapolis Library

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Search in your local public library as well.

Rowan Public Library

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Search in your local public library as well.
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