Media Center - check for Understandings

If you would like to sign up to use the media center during Study Hall, which of the following will you do?

• Go to your study hall proctor and ask to visit the media center.

• Go to the Media Center Google Classroom site and "Under Classwork" look for the Media Center sign-up form.

• Go to the office and ask the secretaries to help you sign up for the media center.

• Go to the library after school to ask if you can use the media center during study hall the next day.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to go to the Media Center Google Classroom site and find the sign-up form under Classwork, as this is the designated method for signing up to use the media center during Study Hall.

If you wish to use the WW-P subscription for The New York Times, when and where do you need to use it?

• At home when it's time to do your homework.

• In school during the school day.

• Anytime day or night regardless of where you are.

• Any time day or night BUT you MUST be logged into your school account.

Answer explanation

The WW-P subscription for The New York Times is intended for use in school during the school day, making it accessible for educational purposes at that time and location. If you try to use the database at home or anywhere that is not at the North site, you will not be able to access the subscription.

Match the following media center "secrets" with the correct explanation.

• By the numerical system under "Fiction"

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• By the subjects last name.

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• By the numerical system for non-fict.

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• They are all in the "Short Stacks"

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• They are all in the "Tall stacks"

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The media center has a service that will help me if I'm struggling with a class. This service is called (a)   .

• The Tutoring Area

• The Class "Secrets" are

• The books themselves

• The Computers

Please identify the online resources that will help you RESEARCH your topic effectively. (There may be more than one best answer)

• Noodletools

• InfoBase

• NY Times online

• EBSCOhost

Answer explanation

Info-Base, NY Times online, and Ebsco-Host are excellent resources for research, providing access to a wide range of articles, databases, and current news, which are essential for effective topic exploration. Noodletools is a service that will help you categorize the sources you find for later sharing with a professor or audience - but it does not help you find sources which is what RESEARCH is.

Once you have found a source using the school's research database - which is the most efficient and effective way to save that source for later work you will always have to do for your teacher?

• Copy and paste the source into a Word document

• Copy and paste the source into your NoodleTools account

• Export the source directly from the database into NoodleTools.

• Jot down the source's name in your notebook.

Answer explanation

Exporting the source directly from the database into noodletools is the most effective method, as it takes only one click and ensures accurate citation and easy access later, streamlining your research process. The other answers are not BAD answers but they are not as EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE as the export choice.

What is the best reason for citing your sources?

• Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.

• Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.

• Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.

• Citing gives the location of the sources you used.

Answer explanation

Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author, which is essential for academic integrity and respecting intellectual property. This choice emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the contributions of others.

When is a database used?

• To perform searches for info on the internet

• To create and format text documents for sharing info

• To display information in a picture form instead of words

• To store and organize large amounts of information for quick searching

Answer explanation

A database is primarily used to store and organize large amounts of information, allowing for quick searching and retrieval. This makes it essential for managing data efficiently, unlike the other options listed.

What are two good search terms to answer this question: "Where is Beyonce from?"

• Beyonce, from

• Where, Beyonce

• Beyonce, city

• Beyonce, hometown

What are two good search terms to answer the following question: "What do koalas eat?"

• Bears, eat

• Koalas, what

• Koalas, diet

• Zoo, food