What
is NC WiseOwl?
NC WiseOwl is divided into six separate areas: Reference, Student, Media & Technology, Teacher, Parents, and Evaluation. We'll be using four of those areas: Reference, Student, Teacher, and Parents. The student area features a variety of Web sites that relate both to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and to student interests. The Teacher area focuses on WebQuests that supplement the curriculum. The Reference area provides periodical databases, encyclopedias, and child-friendly search engines. Parents have their own area, which features Web sites that encourage them to help their children with homework and simple Internet searching.
One of the highlights of NC WiseOwl is remote access. This allows parents and students to access from home all of the NC WiseOwl resources, even the periodical databases, providing they have Internet access. Students and parents can get passwords to access the subscription databases from their school library media coordinator.These resources can be accessed from any computer with Internet access - the public library, your community center, or a friend's home. While this includes the periodical databases and encyclopedias, NC WiseOwl requests that the passwords not be distributed except to the school/student community because of licensing restrictions. The use of NC WiseOwl is monitored. Unauthorized use by persons outside the state of North Carolina may result in the loss of use of NC WiseOwl for all users.And always remember that information is property. The information that you gather or create is a product of hard work and belongs to its creator. David Warlick's Citation Machine makes it easy for you to document where you found your information. When you cite an information source, you are demonstrating ethical, responsible, and safe behavior when using digital information.
NEW! New Resources on NC WiseOwl *- The DPI Division of Instructional Technology is pleased to announce the addition of two new subscription databases to NC WiseOwl (www.ncwiseowl.org). *For elementary students, "America the Beautiful," an encyclopedia of the states produced by Grolier, has been added to the Encyclopedias link. *For middle and high school students, 12 e-books have been added to WiseOwl under the homepage link, Reference Library. *Additionally, building-level access fees to all other purchased Gale e-books have been paid for through this statewide buy, for the life of the contract. The 12 e-books that have been added are as follows: Arts and Humanities Through the Eras, 1st Ed, 5V; College Blue Book, 32nd Ed, 6V; Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, 1st Ed, 6V; Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, 1st Ed, 4V; Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd Ed, 15V; Animal Sciences, 1st Ed, 4V; Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health, 1st Ed, 5V; U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1st Ed, 10V; Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes, 1st Ed, 4V; Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 1st Ed, 9V; U*X*L Encyclopedia of Biomes, 1st Ed, 3V; U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms, 1st Ed, 3V. *For more information, please contact John Brim, Instructional Technology Division, DPI, 919/807-3288, or by email, jbrim@dpi.state.nc.us.
Source: http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/adr/NC%20WISE%20OWL.htm