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Cranston High School East Library: McGunagle & Williams - Isaac Newton

Google Slides

You will be using Google Slides to present your research. 

  1. Log in to your Cranston East gmail account
  2. Go to Google Slides to create a new presentation 

Inserting Music into a Slides Presentation

To Insert Music:

1. Select Insert > Text box from the menu or click the text box button in the toolbar.

2. Click anywhere on the slide to automatically create a text box.

3. Go to your favorite online music service, find the track you want to use in your presentation, and follow the service's instructions to copy the link.

Inserting Video into a Slides Presentation

To embed a YouTube video:
  1. Click Insert on the menu bar.
  2. Select Video.
  3. A window will appear where you can search for a YouTube video, or you can select URL at the top of the window, and paste a URL for a specific YouTube video.
  4. Click Select.
  5. Your video is now embedded in your slide.

World Book - English & Spanish

Biography.com

Biography.com is a good source for information about current and historical figures. 

Google Translate

Free Online Citation Creators

Use the free online citation creators below to generate and save citations for all types of sources. 

Standards

New Generation Science Standards: 

HSPS-2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner:

1.1.1    Follow an inquiry based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects, and make the real world connection for using this process in own life.

1.1.3    Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding.

1.1.4    Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.  

1.1.5    Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context.

Common Core State Standards:

Literacy.W.9-10.W2.a : Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

Literacy.W.9-10.6 : Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

Literacy.CCRA.L.1 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.


Literacy.CCRA.L.2 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.