STUDENT TOOLS

ALEX CARD CATALOG: (YES! Use books too!)
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BOOKS, DVDs, CDs, VIDEOs

e-BOOK SET UP INSTRUCTIONS

 To Set up e-Books on Your Device

Once you are on the Overdrive page scroll all the way down to the bottom until you hit the Resources bar. Look for the Getting Started Guides. Download the zip file of Getting Started Guides, it will take awhile. Look up your device under Device Specific Guides. Follow the instructions, you should only have to set up your device once. Your USERNAME is your student I.D. number, PASSWORD: your last name.

SUPER-EASY SET UP INSTRUCTIONS FOR OVERDRIVE
(Ignore the stuff about Public Library cards)
Overdrive Account Setup




THESE ARE DATABASE LINKS FOR YOU TO DO RESEARCH PAPERS WITH:

 (Don't forget the books that are available for your research in the Media Center!)

http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/home   (Encyclopedia w/ primary sources )

http://www.easybib.com/  (Citation Machine)
Noodletools  (Citation Machine, Note taking, Research Papers)
http://pioneer.uen.org/k12/Control?key=gale2 (Gale Ref Collection, Opposing Viewpoints)

http://pioneer.uen.org/k12/ (Contains many free databases)
http://www.shmoop.com/    (General Research in Your Language)

http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws   (More scholarly sources than Google)
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-portal-res?id=SLPHS84003-0-5468 (General Pre-selected Sources)

http://www.sweetsearch.com/ (General Sources)

THESE DATABASES ARE EXCLUSIVE TO LONE PEAK, WE PAY EXTRA FOR THEM, SO USE THEM! THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF VIDEOS AND ADVANCED FEATURES
They require passwords and usernames; come to the Media Center to get the current Username and Password Sheet.You can also get one from your history or English teachers. Do not share usernames & passwords with students from other schools, the contract only covers us. Do not put them on the world wide web in any way!

JSTOR DATABASE   (More scholarly articles. Must create your own account)
* JSTOR stands for Journal Storage

SIRS   (General research, pre-selected articles and supporting graphics & videos)
* SIRS stands for Social Issues Resources Services

ELECTRONIC CARD CATALOG: (YES! Use books too!)
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BOOKS, DVDs, CDs, VIDEOs
   
PERIODICALS RESIDING IN THE MEDIA CENTER AS HARD COPIES
MAGAZINES

MISS MAYNE'S FUN FAVORITES
http://animoto.com/create
http://www.ehow.com/how-to.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
luminosity.com
NoveList Plus
http://www.ted.com/talks


THESE ARE LINKS TO HELP YOU BE A BETTER WRITER FOR ALL YOUR PAPERS:

http://english.byu.edu/writingcenter/
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k33202&pageid=icb.page143936
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
http://www.uvu.edu/owl/infor/handouts.html

THESE SITES HELP YOU TO BECOME A BETTER LEARNER & TEST TAKER

QUIZLET 2015
SHMOOP


FREE DIGITAL (e-books or audio books) TO DOWNLOAD

http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://manybooks.net/
http://pioneer.utah.gov/downloads/overdrive.html

READING LOGS- Want to keep track of your reading for a class or the 30 Book Challenge?
     ANDROID - Download the free app Readtracker from your phone's market
      iPHONE - Download the free app Readmore from your phone's market

SMART GOALS - Got a gap, get a plan, make a smart goal with this free template !
http://www.getorganizedwizard.com/smart-goals/

SNOPES- Don't be fooled! Some people like to jerk other people around. Check out Snopes.com to see if the information you are reading is true or rumor. Conspiracy theories are also handled on Snopes. Those are  rumors that sound true and tend to play on people's fears. You'll see a lot of this during political elections.
http://www.snopes.com/

OTHER SITES LIKE SNOPES - If you believe Snopes has been "infiltrated" try one of these to verify Snopes:
http://factcheck.org/
http://www.moreofit.com/similar-to/www.snopes.com/Top_10_Sites_Like_Snopes/