NC WiseOwl for research

NC WISEOWL
IS GOOGLE THE BEST SEARCH ENGINE FOR RESEARCH AS
A JR. HIGH STUDENT?
•Too much information to sort through
•Not all information is accurate
IS WIKIPEDIA THE BEST ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA TO USE
FOR RESEARCH?
WHAT IS NC WISEOWL?
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Database of resources that are age appropriate
for students
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Resources that are educational for students and
teachers to use
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Database that avoids searching through
unnecessary information
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Easily accessible at school or at home
WAYS TO GET TO NC WISEOWL
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At school:
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Go to the Duplin County
homepage
Roll mouse over Our
District
Click on Our Schools
Click on BES
Roll mouse over Our
School
Click on Media Center
Under Contents menu
click on NC WiseOwl
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At home:
Same as before OR
 www.ncwiseowl.org
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**You may have to supply a
password to enter the
different channels when
in use at home - wiseowl
HOW DO I USE NC WISEOWL?
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Click on the zone
that suits your
grade
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ZONE
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Contains Encyclopedias,
Thesaurus, Dictionaries,
Web Sites, Newpapers,
Maps, Art, and ways to
correctly use the
resources that you
acquire
STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER
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Various sources
of information
that may or may
not pertain to
your topic.
BRITANNICA
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Online K-12 School
Edition
Encyclopedia
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Remains current
and doesn’t contain
out of date
information
INFOTRAC JUNIOR
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Database of Journal
Articles written
about various topics
JUNIOR REFERENCE
Higher level reference
source that older
elementary and Jr. High
students may wish to
use
 Gives more in-depth
information about
certain topics of
research
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LANDS AND PEOPLES
Grolier Encyclopedia
database that is just
about different places in
the world and the
different cultures of
people
 Current and up-to-date
information
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POPULAR SCIENCE
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Encyclopedia entirely
about science topics
that are written on an Jr.
High student’s level
NOVELIST
Online search of books
about the topic of your
search
 Will not tell you if they
are in our library but
gives you an idea of
books that can be read
about the topic
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CUMBRE
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English-Spanish
Dictionary
VIDEO COLLECTION
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Collections of various
videos that teachers and
students can use with
their topics
OTHER CHANNELS IN NC WISEOWL