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Social Justice 12: Poverty Inquiry Project (Mrs. Lafreniere)

Project Outline:

Some websites to help your start your online research:

Poverty- Wikipedia (please use sources and external links at bottom of page!)
Poverty Around the World
11 Facts About Global Poverty 
World Bank -
Poverty 
Poverty (US Census data)
National Center for Children in Poverty  (United States)
Living Wage Calculator



Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org


*Have you tried using WebPath Express?
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MLA Formating & Bibliography

You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.
If you are comfortable using the "notecards" features in Noodletools, please use it for research & note-taking please.
If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up! 

Presentation

For some ideas of presentation and sharing tools, check out some ideas HERE.
If you would like to present in video format, you might like to try Animoto
(Username: jasutherland@sd48.bc.ca   Password: sounders)

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Once you have logged into Animoto, follow the next steps to create a professional looking book trailer:
1. Click the "Create" button in the top right corner of the webpage
2. Choose a Style
3. Add "pics & vids" button (left side of webpage)
4. Add "text" button (left side of webpage)
5. Change song or Add your own (click on title of song on the top of your screen to get more options)
6. Click and drag your picture and text slides into the order you would like them
7. Click the "preview video" button (bottom of page)

Helpful Hints:
  • Make sure you save and change the title to include your name please.
  • Animoto includes hundreds of copy-right free images and songs for your use. If you choose to find your own pictures or music on the internet try the following sights that are a part of creative commons:

Creative Commons Content Directories
(For Audio, Video, Images, and Texts that can be used for creating projects)

Some recommended sites:
Creative Commons - more suggested content directories for images and music

Photos:
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile-Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
                             photographers.
Images Canada- Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural
                                        institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images.

Music:
Jamendo- Enjoy unlimited music, completely free and legal!
Freesound-
Collaborative database of creative-commons licensed sound for musicians and sound lovers

***If you are going to use a current song that is NOT under creative commons, please include a text slide at the end of your video that cites the song title and singer/songwriter or band name.***