IDC4U - B. Bell
RESEARCH TIPS!!!! 1.#KNOW#WHAT#YOU#WANT#TO#RESEARCH!#If#you#are#deba,ng#between#2#celebri,es# to#research#for#your#project,#briefly#research#them#both#for#5=10#minutes#each.#Once#you# know#a#bit#about#each,#it#will#be#easier#to#determine#who#you#really#want#to#research.# ADer#you#figure#out#WHO,#it#is#important#to#specify#research#to#WHAT#you’re#looking#for.# If#you’re#researching#one’s#past,#“Tom#Cruise’s#childhood”#will#bring#up#more#relevant# informa,on#than#just#googling#“Tom#Cruise”. 2.#ASK#FOR#HELP!#Centennial’s#librarian#is#very#helpful#when#it# comes#to#finding#websites#or#books#to#gather#research#from.#Your# teacher#and#peer#tutor#will#be#glad#to#help#you#too!# 3.#SCHEDULE!#Research#is#easy#to#do#when#you#plan#out#what#you#want#to#do#and# when.#Today,!you!should!find!at!least!2!website!sources,!jot!down!notes!from!them,!and! CITE!those!websites.#(hint:#a#good#website#to#research#Canadian#astronauts#like#Chris# Hadfield#is#hSp://www.asc=csa.gc.ca#=#Canadian#Space#Agency) 4.#REMOVE#DISTRACTIONS!#If#you’re#siWng#beside#someone#you#know#will#distract# you,#move#a#seat#or#two#down.#If#class#noise#is#distrac,ng#you,#listen#to#music#or#ask#to# go#to#another#nearby#computer#lab. 5.#DON’T#STRESS,#STAY#CALM!#If#you#are#stressed#out#from# researching#or#feel#like#you’ll#never#get#it#done,#take#a#walk#and#clear# your#mind.#You#can#get#this#done#and#you#will#get#this#done. 6.#TYPE#YOUR#INFO!#It#is#a#lot#faster#to#jot#down#notes#and#cita,ons#in#a#computer’s# Word#Document#or#www.drive.dsbn.org#than#on#paper.#Make#use#of#your#resources.# Save#documents#every#5#minutes#and#,tle#them#appropriately.#
IDC4U - B. Bell
How$to$Cite$Websites$(MLA$STYLE): The fastest way to cite websites during your research is by using the website http://www.easybib.com 1. Copy+Paste website URL in Website column 2. click Cite It 3. EasyBib will auto-fill information for you, click continue to fill out the missing information (“source didn’t give us”) 4. Look back at the original website to find out the Article Title, Author and Published Date (at very top or end of article) 5. Fill out what you can find. It’s okay if there are some fields missing. 6. Click Create Citation Below 7. Copy+Paste your new citation in a Word Document to hand in to the teacher.
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Sometimes a website will include a citation for you at the end of the page. Make sure it is in MLA Style. Just copy+paste that! Easy!