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Library/
Reference
Newsbank.com
Newsbank's
web-based resources feature content from newspapers, newswires, business
journals, historical and scholarly documents, periodicals and more. See Gateway's librarian for username & password information.
RefDesk.com
A
library reference desk on your computer. If you can't find your dictionary,
need an encyclopedia or need to check out a fact quickly, this is a great
first step.
Plagiarism.org
Plagiarism.org is the companion site to Turnitin.com. This site gives
the latest news and research on plagiarism.
Web-miner.com
This site is probably one of the most comprehensive Internet resources
on plagiarism. You’ll find links to articles on plagiarism, term
paper mills, plagiarism case studies, and anti-plagiarism tools. This
website is huge, but offers many perspectives on plagiarism.
SFPL.org
Our own online public library. On the home page, click on "Teens"
and you can get online homework help from 2:30 - 9pm. Back on the home
page, you can do reseach by clicking on "Find articles and more".
You will need to enter the barcode of your library card and then go to
Student Resources for searching the databases. You can also search their
book catalog and request a book be delivered to your neighborhood branch.
Nettrekker.com
netTrekker enhances teaching and learning by providing
fast and easy access to more than 180,000 high quality, pre-screened,
and educationally relevant K-12 online resources. These online resources
also align with each state's academic standards and benchmarks and can
be used in the classroom to stimulate instruction and learning. The first
time you use netrekker, you must sign up for login and password on a school
computer. When you have your login name, then you can remotely access
at home.
Spanish
Conjuguemos.com
A
great web site to help students with their Spanish conjugations in all
tenses - regular and irregular verbs.
Humanities
RWHweb.org
Redwood
High School site that explains how to use the
documentation and presentation style Gateway Humanities students should
use for essays.
Britannica.com
Electronic encyclopedia.
Bartleby.com
For general reference and overview information. All kings of reference
sources, from encyclopedias to dictionaries:
Modern Language
Association (MLA) Bibliographic Format:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
Advice on
how to search the web:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_websearch2.html
What's plagiarism?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
How do I
paraphrase?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html
Writing Resources:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
For general information on writing, research and grammar in addition to MLA and APA style.
Advice on how to evaluate websites and sources:
http://servercc.oakton.edu/%7Ejmayzel/247/evalchart.htm
This site has a decent rubric-style layout of evaluating websites.
&
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/webeval.html
This site has an easy to read essay on evaluating websites.
Dictionary & thesaurus:
http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
How do I put together my bibliography?
http://www.citationmachine.net
You choose the type of source you are referencing and then the bibliographic information; it spits it back to you in correct format. Simply copy and paste that into your bibliography page.
Science
Discover.com
An
online science magazine with tons of current science articles and resources.
Exploratorium.edu
Exploratorium
was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide
Web. Their site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds
of different science related topics.
Genetic
Science Learning Center
A
great website for learning the basics of genetics (and more advanced topics
too).
SierraClub.com
Resource for updates on political happenings that effect the environment.
RProgress.org
Calculate your ecological footprint, and other environmental impact
information.
Civics
CharityNavigator.org
Find and evaluate non-profits.
Constitution Center.org
Community
Workshops:
826Valencia.org
826 Valencia
helps students with their writing skills in the realm of writing, expository
writing, or English as a second language.
CELLSpace.org
CELLspace
offers communal art workshops and learning labs in a variety of artistic
mediums: metal, wood, puppetry, sewing, music, digital video, crafts,
dance, and theatre.
Tutoring:
Please email volunteer@gatewayhigh.org for tutoring information.
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