Thurgood Marshall Middle School Library

Student Toolkit

NetTrekker 
Especially for student research, this search engine provides some of 
the best results for academics. 
See Library Staff for the username and password.
http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/

Citation Machine
Create a bibliography in MLA or APA by plugging in your source information.  Olympia School 
District uses MLA format for all classes except science.  Use APA for science classes.  

Copy and paste your citation into your Word document and indent all lines after the first one.  
Alphabetize your bibliographic entries.
http://citationmachine.net/

MLA Bibliography Format
Create a bibliography using MLA style.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm

CultureGrams
Find out about 190 countries and the culture of the people who live in 
each one.
Info about the 50 states is also provided.
See Library Staff for the username and password.
http://online.culturegrams.com/index.php

Thesis Builder and Online Outline Maker
Create a workable thesis using this step-by-step template.
Then format the outline for developing a persuasive paper.
http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html

ProQuest - This is a subscription database.  Don't waste your research time on Google.  These 
targeted hits will ensure high quality sources every time!
Magazine & newspaper articles--and more!
See Library Staff for the username and password.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=341

E-Library - This is another subscription database.  Search for all kinds of media on your topic.  You 
can even search by reading level to find just the right source for you!
See Library Staff for the username and password.
http://www.elibrary.com/s/k12/search.cgi?act=ESC

eLibrary elementary - Subscription again.  Friendlier graphics, natural language searches (search like 
you talk), same great results!
See Library Staff for the username and password.
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/k6/do/login

Dictionary.com
Need to check the spelling or definition of a word?
Here you go!
http://www.dictionary.com

Visuwords.com
Another cool dictionary site.  This one shows a
network of definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and 
other word relationships.  Check it out!
http://www.visuwords.com

Use Noodle Tools to help you develop your research topic.  Depending on your
research needs, this site will recommend different search engines to help you
narrow or expand your topic, find further search terms, or define the kinds of
sources you need.
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html

Geo Bee Challenge
Take the quiz with daily questions!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

Source Tracker sheets - Print these sheets out to keep track of your sources.
 Use Citation Machine later 
to help you with formatting your bibliography.
http://jefferson.osd.wednet.edu/librarypages/source_tracker.pdf

Marshall's del.icio.us site.  Use this site to link to websites recommended by
your teachers for your research and class projects.
http://del.icio.us/tmmslibrary/

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