Canadian Teacher

Where to find what you're looking for is often quite challenging. Will I need a book, a magazine or journal, newspaper articles, can I find it on the internet? Where should I look? The first step to find ing your way is to formulate very specific questions you need to answer. Once you have defined your research question(s), you will be better able to look in the right place(s). If you're feeling confused, drop by the main counter and speak to me about your project.

At Immaculata, we have an OPAC, an Online Public Access Catalogue, which has records of most of the books and some of the other materials in our library-resource centre. That's usually a good place to begin, but it doesn't always yield the information you need. Subject headings, subject keywords - what's the difference? If you feel you've done the best you can at searching the catalogue and still can't find what you need, drop by the front desk. We may not always answer your question directly, but we will attempt to point you in the right direction.

Many reference materials have been digitized and made available online. At Immaculata we offer access to reference materials online through our subscription to bigchalk Library Canada and is available to the Immaculata community members. It offers access to more than 1,200 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, web links, and audio/video titles. It may be searched using natural language, similar to searching the web, however there are many more features. Please contact Ms. Camardo for further details.

To access it from school go to http://library.bigchalk.ca

From home go to http://library.bigchalk.ca/remote

USERNAME: 41-7801

PASSWORD: bigchalk

Online Book Page contains over 15,000 searchable listings, by author, by title, subject and serial.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg offers free texts online. Most of the books are published prior to 1923 due to copyrite laws. You will find classic books from the early 1900s and previous centuries.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

I usually recommend encyclopedias as a good place to begin looking for general information. In the library we have sets of encyclopedias in both English and French. There are also encyclopedias available online.

The Canadian Encyclopedia is available for free, online at http://www.histori.ca/ which is a website dedicated to Canadian history education. L'Encyclopédie canadienne est aussi disponible à ce même site web.

bigchalk Library Canada contains encyclopedia articles which are searchable on the computer. For access see the info here...

Encyclopedia.com

Internet Public Library

Research-it - various research tools

Translation tools from SYSTRAN

Virtual Reference Desk: Dictionaries and Language Resources

Dictionary.com - Dictionaries, thesaurus, writing resources of all kinds.

There are lists of books for young guys, early readers, older guys and about guys...

LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK?

If you're a member of the Immaculata Community, you can look up a good book by theme, author, setting and a lot of other criteria at the NoveList. Visit us in the librarian for info on how to access this great resource from home and school. You'll need the pasword and I.D.

HARRY POTTER BY J. K. ROWLING

http://oocities.com/canadian_teacher/cdnsearchengns.html

Try a search from right here. Try Google SafeSearch which excludes "inappropriate sites.

Sites canadiens en français et en anglais

Canadian websites can be found at...

Another good metasearch engine is IXQUICK.. Give it a try...

http://ixquick.com

Moteurs de recherche francophones
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/Moteursderech.html

NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES FROM CANADA AND THE WORLD
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/newsnmagazines.htm

:Don't forget to check out Electric Library Canada. You'll need your UserI D and password, available from the library staff or by e-mailing me.

HOW TO WRITE A BIBLIOGRAPHY

NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier

Quick Cite: Quickly generate an MLA-style citation for a single source (simplified for younger students).

Using MLA Style Sheet
From the University of Illiinois Writers' Workshop
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliography/mla/mlamenu.htm

From the Honolulu Community College Library
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mlahcc.html

GUIDE FOR WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS
Read the Modern Language Association's guide to doing research, taking notes, quoting, plagiarism and formatting ...
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm

FROM SENECA COLLEGE, Research Helper
Citations/Dictionaries/Encyclopaedia /English as a Second Language
Evaluating Electronic Sources/General Reference/Grammar/Library Guides/ Presentations
Quotations/Resumes & Cover Letters/Style Manuals/Thesaurus/Writing Skills

http://www.senecac.on.ca/library/helper.html

CANADA

Canadian Resources on the WWW from Gander Academy

Great stuff like Canadian inventors, medical personages...

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/canada.htm

Being Canadian - CBC4Kids

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/time/being_canadian/default.html

CanPix Gallery
CanPix is an image base of over 3,500 pictures and audiovisual resources
for Canadian Studies. You can search, view and extract images of. ...
Description: Pictures and audiovisual resources for Canadian Studies. Offers images of people, places, events,...

www.nelson.com/nelson/school/discovery/images/ncddimag.htm

GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA - CGC1D AND CGC1P
Grade 9 Geography Course - Province of Ontario

Ecozones
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/ecozoneinfo.htm

Information on Canadian Provinces
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/canadianprovs.html

Discover Canada Through Travel
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/cantravel.html

Ressources naturelles au Canada et dans le monde
Natural Resources in Canada and the World
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/natres.html

CANADIAN HISTORY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -
CHC2D Ontario Academic Credit

CBC History Page

http //history.cbc.ca/

Internet Sites for Canadian History

http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/CdnHisRef.html

Veteran's Affairs Canada http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/

Canada and WWII

http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/wwii.html

Teacher's Notes on WWII and Canada

http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/WWII4.htm

Prime Ministers of Canada

http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/cdnpmsb.html

La Charte canadienne des droits et libertés
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/chartecdn.html

GUIDE DE LA CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS
http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/canada/guide/index_f.shtml

Information on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is accessible
from the "Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms" section of
Canadian Heritage's Human Rights Program Web site at the following URL.

Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/canada/guide/index_e.shtml

ENGLISH

BUSINESS ENGLISH
WRITING PRACTICE FOR YOUR OWN BUSINESS
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/writeownbusex.html
Making a Brochure for Your Business
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/brochure.html

ENGLISH 4G
Assignment on Organized Crime
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/orgcrime.html

ESPAÑOL
Lots of good links for learning and teaching Spanish.
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/espanol.html

TEACHER STUFF

ERIC - Eduacational Resources Information Center

AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world.

http://ericir.syr.edu/

Canadian Teachers Net

http://canadian.teachers.net/

Canada's SchoolNet - Disponible en français et en anglais. Available in English and in French.

http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/

All the Best Free Teacher Resources

http://home.amaonline.com/teacherstuff/holiday.htm

Statistics Canada Teachers' Webpage. http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/teachers.htm

For Supply / Substitute Teachers: Phil Snelders' UK website contains teaching materials and guides.
www.teachinggoodies.com

Webquests

http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm

VISUAL LEARNING
http://www.oocities.org/canadian_teacher/visuallearning1.jpg

SOME OF MY INTERESTS

Interested in UFOs or Extraterrestrial Intelligence? Have a look at SETI.

Donate your processor time to SETI, the search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. For more information check out the SETI homepage

MY FAVOURITE DOG, THE BICHON FRISÉ.

The Happy Tails Rescue based in Toronto offers info on adopting and rescuing Bichons and other small breed dogs at;
http://members.rogers.com/happytailsrescue/index.html

For Bichon Rescue organizations in other locations see this website at http://www.bichonrescue.org/

At the Japanese Bichon site, you can find pages on how to groom your Bichon.

http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/bichon/index1.htm

Bichon Frise Club of Canada

http://members.tripod.com/~Canbichon/

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Table of Contents
Educational & Reference Links Encyclopedias Try my favourite metasearch engine Google.	NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES FROM CANADA AND THE WORLD CANADA	GUIDE FOR WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS	Reading Harry Potter	Teachers Teaching & Learning with the Brain in Mind Online Books Page Project Guteberg
Meta Search Engines and Canadian Search Engines	HOW TO WRITE A BIBLIOGRAPHY Quick Cite: Quickly generate an MLA-style citation	GEOGRAPHY OF CANADA	ENGLISH ENGLISH 4G BUSINESS ENGLISH	TODAY'S POLE
Moteurs de recherche francophones	Using MLA Style Sheet Plagiarism? What is it? How to avoid it. Take a look at my slide show.	CANADIAN HISTORY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CARRIÈRES	Spanish - Español	MY INTERESTS Bichon Frisé dogs Bichon Rescue Organizations

CANADIAN TEACHER

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Online Books Page

Project Guteberg

Educational & Reference Links