Research+Tools

Research Tools


** Free Images, Photos, Music, Multimedia **
[|Pics4Learning] - Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. [|Image After] - a large online free photo collection. You can download and use any image and use it in your own work. [|Fotr.com] - [|Pixabay] - [|Public Domain Pictures] - [|WikiMedia Commons] - Huge free collection of images, videos, and sounds [|Trek Earth] - Photography from around the world, free for educational use. [|Morgue File] - Completely free, high resolution photos. [|School Clip Art] - Free collection of clip art, organized by category. [|WP Clip Art] - Large collection of free clipart. [|Flickr Commons] - Collection of free photographs posted by flickr users. [|Creative Commons] - A meta search engine that helps you find copyright free materials to use in your work. ** Research Tools, Tips for Searching the Internet ** [|Sweet Search] - A search engine for students. // Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by research experts. // [|Kid Rex] – Kid Safe Search Engine, powered by Google! <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fact Monster] – Kid Friendly Database <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Kids Click] – Search Site with kid-friendly results <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Safe Search Kids] - <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Kidz Search] - <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Kidtopia] - <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Google Search Tips for Kids] <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|QUICK – The Quality Information Checklist] - Use this checklist to help you decide if the site you are viewing is a reliable one. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Critical Evaluation of a Web Site] - Use this checklist to evaluate websites. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Ten Steps to Better Web Research] <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Creative Commons] - A meta search engine that helps you find copyright free materials to use in your work. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Skills & Strategies for Web Reseaching] - Great tips for searching the web. <span style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8em; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'luckiest guy'; font-size: 1.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">** Writing Tools, Citations, and Plagiarism Information **
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Cite This For Me] – Awesome citation site that will create a citation for you with just the URL (web address) of the source, title of the book or magazine, etc! <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Citation Machine] - Fill in the information and let the website generate your citation for you — all you have to do when it’s finished is copy and paste! <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Common Errors in English Usage] - Use this site to double check your use of tricky words, such as “affect/effect”, “to/too/two”, and “there/their/they’re”. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Cite Your Sources] - Fill out this form and let this website generate your citation for you. [|Guide to Grammar and Writing] - Tips and practice exercises to help you with writing and grammar.