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Please go through Schoology for seamless access to the district resources from home. 

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Homework Help

Online realtime homework help from HelpNow and tutorials from Lynda.com are available through the Dakota County Public Library. You must use your public library card to access these resources. 

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HelpNow

Online live homework help from professional tutors. Access provided by the Dakota County Public Library. 

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Lynda.com

Easy-to-use video tutorials to help you learn software, technical, creative and business skills — anytime, anywhere. Log in with your Dakota County Library card, create your profile and you are ready to start learning.

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eBooks and eAudiobooks

Research Resources

Citing Your Sources

Whenever doing research for school, it is crucial to cite your sources.  The links below are helpful for keeping track of your sources and creating a works cited to attach to your project.  

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NoodleTools

NoodleTools is an online research management platform that promotes critical thinking and authentic research. Students stay organized as they evaluate information, build accurate citations in MLA style, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write. It also allows students to collaborate with peers and share with their work with their teachers.

Use your school Google account to log in. 

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EasyBib

A free online tool to help create citations in a variety of styles for books, websites, databases, and other sources. 

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Citation Machine

A free online tool to create citations in many styles for websites, books, databases, and other sources.

Professional Resources

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Gale: Leadership and Management

Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more. Updated daily, this library resource is useful for researchers or any professional interested in career development.

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Discovery Education

Discovery Education provides engaging high-quality video content, ready-to-use digital lessons, creative collaboration tools, and practical professional learning resources to give educators everything they need to facilitate instruction and create a lasting educational impact in any learning environment.

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