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Resources from the Paradise Valley Unified School District Your user name is the same for all PVUSD programs Your teacher or the library staff can give you your user name and internal password Your external password can be found on IC under your name.
	AR - STAR Reading	Find out your reading level or take a quiz on a book you read. Use your internal password.
	Careers	Free career planning and research site provided by the State of Arizona. User name: ncanyonhs. Password: 4azcis02
	NCHS - IC	Check your schedule. Click on a class to see your grades and assignments. Use your internal password.
	NCHS - Family Connection	Registration for classes, apply for college, request transcripts, take surveys, build resumes, search for scholarships.
	NCHS Web Collection	Browse the collection of 33,000 titles owned by the North Canyon High School Library. You can only access this website while on campus.
	pvCAST	Multimedia Storage and Delivery for PVUSD Students and Teachers. Use your internal password.
	pvlearners	Online communication and collaboration of the PVUSD community.... Gmail and all its tools. Your e-mail address is: username@pvlearners.net. THIS IS THE ONLY E-MAIL ADDRESS WHERE YOUR TEACHER OR COACH CAN RESPOND TO YOU! Use your external password.
	pvOnline	Formerly known as OSL or CBL, these are the online classes provided by PVUSD. Use your external password.
	PVUSDnorthcanyon livestream	Watch events on campus - live! Want to watch other campuses? Change the URL to reflect their name.
	Rosetta Stone	Helps with learning English. Your user name will be given to you by your teacher.
	Turnitin	Your teacher will give you the class enrollment password. Use your pvlearners e-mail address and your external password to set up your account.

Researching? Maybe we can help. These outside websites hold a wealth of information.
	Answers.com	This is a wiki - the information is provided by community members. Check the references at the end of each article to locate the primary source.
	AZ Library for state residents	All you need is your zip code. Go to the "School Resources" to find the complete EBSCO database, including "Points of View" and "Literary Reference".
	Bartleby	An Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse to provide you with access to books and information.
	BibMe	A free automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's an easy way to build a works cited page.
	Dewey Browse	Use the Dewey Decimal Classification System to find web sites. Example: 500-599 Science and Math.
	Dictionary.com	Pulls from multiple trusted sources. Use their reference, thesaurus and translator too.
	EasyBib	An Automatic Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago Style.
	Encyclopedia - Britannica	Trusted encyclopedia, but can only see a partial article without purchasing a subscription.
	Encyclopedia of Life	"Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth..." - Edward O. Wilson
	FactCheckEd.Org	"An educational resource for high school teachers and students. It’s designed to help students learn to cut through the fog of misinformation and deception that surrounds the many messages they’re bombarded with every day."
	Hot Paper Topics	Articles, primary sources, links on topics frequently used for student papers.
	Infoplease	Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, biographies, thesaurus - provided by Pearson, an education company.
	Infotopia	Infotopia is an academic search engine accessing trusted web sites chosen by teachers and librarians.
	MLA Formatting	The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. Users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
	primarysources	A primary source is first hand evidence. It was there at the timeof an event. This wiki provides links - some are free, some are not.
	refdesk.com	Wiki with links to a variety of references - some are free, some are not.
	Son of Citation Machine	Use an automatic citation machine to respect the time & creative effort of those whose information you use.
	Supreme Court Database	A dataset that includes and classifies every single vote by a Supreme Court justice in all argued cases from 1953 to the present.
	U.S. Census FactFinder	Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
	WebCite	A WebCite®-enhanced reference contains - in addition to the original live URL - a link to an archived copy of the material, exactly as the citing author saw it when he accessed the cited material.
	White House	History, biographies, geography.

News - magazines, newspapers, websites More outside sources
	azcentral.com	A collaboration between the Arizona Republic and Channel 12 news.
	CNN.com	Generally considered balanced between liberal and conservative.
	Google News	Yes, they do that too.
	National Geographic	Fully accessible back 5 years.
	New York Times	Generally considered to lean toward a liberal bias.
	Time Magazine	Generally considered to lean toward a liberal bias.
	Wall Street Journal	Generally considered to lean toward a conservative bias.
	The Week in Rap	"The Week in Rap provides a free weekly summary of current events in a hip-hop music video for teens and students."

Government and Community Resources
	AZ MVD	Driver's license manual, vehicle registration information.
	AZ.gov	Make sure .gov is in the address line to avoid fake sites.
	Community Information & Referral	If .org is part of the address, it is most likely a nonprofit organization.
	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration	Green cards, visas, citizenship.
	US.gov	Official United States federal government website.
	USPS	Find a zip code, buy stamps, print mailing labels.
	Valley Metro	Public transit for the Phoenix area. Plan trips, buy passes.

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