Online Resources
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Research
Academic Search Complete – Scholarly and peer reviewed, comprehensive and full-text
Atomic Learning APA Citing – Short videos on how to properly cite resources in APA format
CQ Researcher – In depth reports on social issues
EBSCOhost Databases – A link to our list of databases from EBSCOhost.
Factiva – The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and much more
Google Earth – The world’s geographic information at your fingertips
Issues and Controversies – Investigations of today’s top issues
Learning Express Practice Tests – Math, Reading, Job, Career preparation and more
MasterFILE Premier – Covers most every topic, a great starting place for your research
Newsbank – Newspapers from all over the country: Check out the HOT TOPICS list
Opposing Viewpoints – Pros and Cons of many social issues
RCC DATABASES – An alphabetical list of all RCC databases.
Design
Audacity – Audio recorder and editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers
Flickr - Free online photo storage
Picasa – Free online photo storage and editor
Photostory – Bring your photos to life
Reading
eBook Collections – Links to electronic book collections.
Google Reader – RSS reader to easily stay up to date with all your favorite websites.
Studying
Atomic Learning – Short videos that break up complex how-to’s into bite sized chunks.
MathXL – Interactive math exercises
Intelecom Video Library – A hosted and searchable video clip database for today’s online learning environments.
iTunes U – RCC’s iTunes U library
Productivity
Browser Check – Check your browser settings to see what you need to run Blackboard.
Delicious – Free social bookmarking storage
Open Office – Free productivity suite
Writing
Avoiding Plagiarism – from the Writing Place at Northwestern University
Lecture Note Taking – from College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University
OWL The Purdue Online Writing Lab
Communication
Elluminate – Live web conferencing

