Tools for Students

Research Skills | Citing your Sources | Search the Internet

Improve your Research and Problem-solving Skills

The Super 3 K-2
Plan Do Review - Learn the questions to ask
http://www.big6.com/kids/K-2.htm

The Big 6 Grades 3 - 6
Learn the strategies you need to become a good problem-solver and researcher
http://www.big6.com/kids/3-6.htm

The Big 6 Grades 7 - 12
A deeper look at strategies for problem-solving and research
http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm

Wizard Tools
These tools can help you become an "effective power searcher" Learn the "essential steps of locating, evaluating and ethically using digital resources."
http://21cif.imsa.edu/tools/

Wolfram Alpha
Computational knowledge engine - a new way to search for information
http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Citing your Sources

Landmark's Citation Machine
Make sure your citations are correctly formatted. The citation machine helps you do the work
http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php

Noodle Tools
You can find more tools for helping with bibliographic citations.
http://www.noodletools.com/

BibMe
This is a great tool for bibliographies. It helps you with referencing books, magazines, journals, movies and much more.
http://www.bibme.org/