CMS Student Portal
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/StudentPortal.aspx
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools maintains the Student Portal to provide one-stop access to instructional digital tools and resources.
NC WiseOwl
http://www.ncwiseowl.org
This website is also accessible in the Student Portal.
Start your internet searches here instead of Google!
See Ms. Melissa Toner for the password to use NC WiseOwl at home.
This website is provided and maintained by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and contains age-appropriate databases and reference materials with links to additional age-appropriate websites on the topic. Click on Elementary School Zone and search for information using the online reference sources available such as Britannica School (an online encyclopedia) and Kids InfoBits (magazine articles). In the Middle School Zone, resources include Britannica School (at a slightly higher reading level) and Explora (which searches magazines, newspapers, books, biographies, and primary source documents). The Copyright For Kids section provides information and answers questions about plagiarism and copyright guidelines for students' projects in easy to understand language.
WebPath Express
http://www.destinydiscover.com
This resource is available in Follett Destiny Discover in the Databases tab.
More internet resouces without using Google!
This database is part of the Follett Destiny Discover resources and is a safe, credible and educational search tool for PreK-12 students and teachers. WebPath Express integrates more than 85,000 trustworthy, relevant websites into our library catalog while filtering out questionable and irrelevant content. WebPath Express provides bibliographic citations for each website so students can give credit for which resources they used during their research. (See the "Search for Books and More" tab for information for how to log in and add these websites to your favorites list.)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
http://www.cmlibrary.org
This website is called ONE ACCESS in the Student Portal.
Even more internet resouces without using Google!
Your student id number is now your public library card number! Your pin number is the last 4 digits of your student id number. Your password (if needed for a database) is the last 4 digits of your student id number.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library website provides access to a wide variety of databases for information and research on the RESOURCES page; some great resources are NCPedia, Lands and Peoples Online, PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science, PowerKnowledge Life Science, PowerKnowledge Physical Science, and World Book Encyclopedia Online. On the E-BOOKS & More page, you can access the public library's collection of e-books through hoopla and OverDrive. On the CHILDREN'S SERVICES page, scroll down for access to TumbleBooks (which has animated online children's books) and Tutor.com (which provides free online homework help from a qualified tutor). Tutor.com requires the last 5 numbers of the student id number as the password to login.
Books in a Series
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Have you ever wondered which book comes first or next in a series? On this website, you can search by series name, book title, or author to find out the order of books in a series.
A Book and A Hug
http://www.abookandahug.com
Librarian Barb Langridge has book reviews which are sorted by interest categories, age or reading level, and boys and girls personalities. The website includes videos of author interviews.
Read Kiddo Read
http://readkiddoread.com
Author James Patteron's website is "dedicated to making kids readers for life." The website includes book reviews by age and interest, suggested reading lists, and videos of author interviews.
EasyBib - Bibliography and Citation Maker
http://www.easybib.com
This website is also accessible in the Student Portal.
Use this free online resource to create the bibliographic citations for resources and materials used when researching. To begin, select the type of resource (website, book, newspaper, journal, database in NC WiseOwl, or click on All 59 Options for encyclopedia article, digital image, etc.). Then click on Manual Entry and type in the information asked for in the boxes. After entering the information, click Create Citation. Repeat these steps for all the resources used for the project/research. After entering all resources, then click on "Export or Print" and select the choice Print as Word doc. This will open a new window with a Word document containing all the citations which can be printed to include with your research project for the Bibliography, References, or Works Cited section.
Copyright For Students
http//www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Students.html
This page provides answers to copyright questions about what is acceptable and legal to use in students' projects. It includes links to websites for primary source documents and to websites for public domain (free to use) clip art, graphics, and pictures.
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/StudentPortal.aspx
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools maintains the Student Portal to provide one-stop access to instructional digital tools and resources.
NC WiseOwl
http://www.ncwiseowl.org
This website is also accessible in the Student Portal.
Start your internet searches here instead of Google!
See Ms. Melissa Toner for the password to use NC WiseOwl at home.
This website is provided and maintained by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and contains age-appropriate databases and reference materials with links to additional age-appropriate websites on the topic. Click on Elementary School Zone and search for information using the online reference sources available such as Britannica School (an online encyclopedia) and Kids InfoBits (magazine articles). In the Middle School Zone, resources include Britannica School (at a slightly higher reading level) and Explora (which searches magazines, newspapers, books, biographies, and primary source documents). The Copyright For Kids section provides information and answers questions about plagiarism and copyright guidelines for students' projects in easy to understand language.
WebPath Express
http://www.destinydiscover.com
This resource is available in Follett Destiny Discover in the Databases tab.
More internet resouces without using Google!
This database is part of the Follett Destiny Discover resources and is a safe, credible and educational search tool for PreK-12 students and teachers. WebPath Express integrates more than 85,000 trustworthy, relevant websites into our library catalog while filtering out questionable and irrelevant content. WebPath Express provides bibliographic citations for each website so students can give credit for which resources they used during their research. (See the "Search for Books and More" tab for information for how to log in and add these websites to your favorites list.)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
http://www.cmlibrary.org
This website is called ONE ACCESS in the Student Portal.
Even more internet resouces without using Google!
Your student id number is now your public library card number! Your pin number is the last 4 digits of your student id number. Your password (if needed for a database) is the last 4 digits of your student id number.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library website provides access to a wide variety of databases for information and research on the RESOURCES page; some great resources are NCPedia, Lands and Peoples Online, PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science, PowerKnowledge Life Science, PowerKnowledge Physical Science, and World Book Encyclopedia Online. On the E-BOOKS & More page, you can access the public library's collection of e-books through hoopla and OverDrive. On the CHILDREN'S SERVICES page, scroll down for access to TumbleBooks (which has animated online children's books) and Tutor.com (which provides free online homework help from a qualified tutor). Tutor.com requires the last 5 numbers of the student id number as the password to login.
Books in a Series
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Have you ever wondered which book comes first or next in a series? On this website, you can search by series name, book title, or author to find out the order of books in a series.
A Book and A Hug
http://www.abookandahug.com
Librarian Barb Langridge has book reviews which are sorted by interest categories, age or reading level, and boys and girls personalities. The website includes videos of author interviews.
Read Kiddo Read
http://readkiddoread.com
Author James Patteron's website is "dedicated to making kids readers for life." The website includes book reviews by age and interest, suggested reading lists, and videos of author interviews.
EasyBib - Bibliography and Citation Maker
http://www.easybib.com
This website is also accessible in the Student Portal.
Use this free online resource to create the bibliographic citations for resources and materials used when researching. To begin, select the type of resource (website, book, newspaper, journal, database in NC WiseOwl, or click on All 59 Options for encyclopedia article, digital image, etc.). Then click on Manual Entry and type in the information asked for in the boxes. After entering the information, click Create Citation. Repeat these steps for all the resources used for the project/research. After entering all resources, then click on "Export or Print" and select the choice Print as Word doc. This will open a new window with a Word document containing all the citations which can be printed to include with your research project for the Bibliography, References, or Works Cited section.
Copyright For Students
http//www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Students.html
This page provides answers to copyright questions about what is acceptable and legal to use in students' projects. It includes links to websites for primary source documents and to websites for public domain (free to use) clip art, graphics, and pictures.