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Evaluating Your Resources

Whether you're using resources from the Library or the web, it's important to evaluate what you're reading! Is it accurate? Credible? And how do you know? The Learning Portal has a great guide to help you get started.

Evaluate Your Resources (The Learning Portal)

Websites : Arts & Science

ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Khan Academy "Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more." -- website
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.
Sounds of English Sounds of English is a collaboration by Holly Gray and Sharon Widmayer that we first started to help our ESL students improve their English pronunciation. However, it is also great information to help with spelling and reading. You will also find information about our past research and presentations, lessons and activities, our current interests, and more.

10 Step Guide to Proofreading Essays
Guide to Understanding and Preventing Plagiarism Students, particularly those in college, are expected to adhere to rigorous codes of conduct that stress academic integrity, including prohibitions against plagiarism. Steering clear of plagiarism, however, can be more difficult than it seems and the consequences can be severe. Fortunately, there are new resources available to help students avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism.
Plagiarism.org "Plagiarism is a common (and often misunderstood) problem that is often the result of a lack of knowledge and skills. Our mission is to support the education community with a comprehensive set of resources to help students write with integrity."
RefWorks Bookmarklet (New RefWorks account required) Install the Save to RefWorks browser bookmarklet, then click it when you’re on a web page or journal article you’d like to save. We’ll even try to grab the full text when it’s available.
Summarizing a scholarly article (University of the Fraser Valley)
Writing Do's and Don'ts

Algebra Basics (Khan Academy) Learn the basics of algebra - focused on common mathematical relationships, such as linear relationships.
Biology Lessons (Khan Academy)
Calculus 1 (Khan Academy)
Math Tutorials (Khan Academy)
Pre-Algebra (Khan Academy) Learn pre-algebra. All of the basic arithmetic and geometry skills needed for algebra.
Science Tutorials (Khan Academy)

Psychology Today Online
The SocioWeb The SocioWeb is an independent guide to the sociological resources available on the Internet.

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Evaluating Your Resources

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