Test Preparation
USA Testprep
This is an online resource to help students effectively prepare for their graduation ests and end-of-course tests. See media staff for password.
http://www.usatestprep.com
https://www.usatestprep.com/
ACT Test Preparation
http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html
100 Most Common SAT words
https://www.quia.com/jg/1527.html
Free ACT Study Guide and Practice Questions
ACT practice test questions to help test takers review anbd prepare. Online quizes, study guide and college prep help.
https://www.studyguidezone.com/acttest.htm
Majortests.com
Majortests helps you prepare for the SAT by giving you free practice tests. You don't need to register or create usernames and passwords. The questions are developed by test prep professionals. They have hundreds of SAT practice questions arranged into mini practice tests, each practice test has a score card at the end. They also give you explanations to the questions you get wrong so that you can learn from your mistakes.
http://www.majortests.com/
Research
https://destiny.douglas.k12.ga.us/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do?site=202
Galileo
Georgia Online Learning (GALILEO) is an online research tool useful for researching information on a variety of subjects. The best in subscription, research databases and selected Internet sites. Funded by the Governor and the General Assembly of Georgia for the citizens of Georgia since 1995. See media staff for password.
http://www.galileo.usg.edu
netTrekker
NetTtrekker is an educational search engine that can be used for research. Use your school computer login to access NetTrekker from home.
http://https://school.nettrekker.com/login.html?authType=LDAP&ntwCode=DouglasCo
Destiny Library Catalog
Destiny Quest - Douglas County
http://http://destiny.douglas.k12.ga.us/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do;jsessionid=FAA76A9FF835BE6D6D3C06405AD44E2F?site=202
Citation
Owl at Purdue - MLA Citation Style
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Owl at Purdue - APA Citation Style
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
MLA Parenethetical Citations for Beginners
Quick and easy youtube video details breifly how to use parenthetical citations in your research paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCC6jLkyJmg
Shmoop MLA Style Citing
Shmoop Video for helping students with MLA formatting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aC6qT8WB8c
How to avoid Plagiarism
Short youtube video showing how NOT to plagiarize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GWvY3FJi3Y
Checking for Plagiarism
Want to make sure you aren't plagiarizing? Use this link to check your work for plagiarism and avoid a zero!
http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/
Award Winning Books
Georgia Peach Award Book Lists
http://georgiapeachaward.org/
Tome Society IT List
http://www.tomesociety.org/2016-2017-it-list.html
Copyright Links
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers
http://www.halldavidson.net/copyright_chart.pdf
Copyright for Students
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/
Copyright Basics
http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htm
Creative Commons
Creative Commons provides free, easy-to-use copyright licenses to make a simple and standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work-on conditions of your choice.
https://creativecommons.org/
Can I use that picture?
http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Infographic_CanIUseThatPicture4.jpg
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html