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RESOURCES

Destiny Quest

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Search for books and other resources in the Media Center. Use your ALBHS student login if you'd like to log in.

Ebooks

Type your search into the box to the left to search over 1,400 ebooks. 
Need the password?  Click here to ask us.

NEW! Destiny - the app

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Get the app for Destiny on your iPod/ iPad/ iPhone  or Droid !

You'll need this URL to set up the app the first time: http://destiny.kannapolis.k12.nc.us

The app for our ebooks

Step by step instructions on how to get started on your phone
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NC Media Coordinators of the Year 2008-09

Suggest a link for Wonders Research
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Looking for
 cool stuff on 
WondersResearch?

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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Search an encyclopedia online 24/7  Citations are available to be copied and pasted. (Once you click, Britannica is the 2nd link on the left.) Need the password? Click here to ask us.

Click here for a simpler version of Britannica.

Just for science...

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Quick search for good information about any science topic.  Citations are available to be copied and pasted. (Once the window opens, it's the top link.) Need the password?

NCWiseOwl

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(This is the page for ALL of the resouces available from the State of NC.
Once you click, choose the "InfoTrac Student" link on the left to get to the magazine database. (The Browse Subjects Search is a great way to use the magazine database.) Need the password?  Click here to ask us.

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://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/herblock/Pages/SlObjectList.aspx
(OR a searchable database at: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hlb/ )

Don't forget to create the citation in Citation Maker.  (Choose Internet - Image.)
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.

Students' Favorite Resource for Research

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We asked several classes which resource on WondersResearch was the most useful for their research project.  Here are the results for 2010-2011.

Just for Fun: The Lighter Side of Research...

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Johnston, Lynn. "For Better or For Worse". Online Image.  9 Feb. 2010. http://catalog.fborfw.com/indexpanel.php?q=I+wasn%27t+told+to+learn+anything%21.
NCSLMALogo. NC School Library Media Association. NCSLMA Web Portal. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <www.ncslma.org>.

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