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=**Ms. Guido's** Spanish-Speaking Countries Project Resources= ==

**Databases**
You'll need a password to access these resources
 * [|CultureGrams World Edition]
 * Wondering how to download your country's national anthem from Culture Grams?
 * 1. Hold down the con trol key while you click the mouse (this is the same as a right click on the PC)
 * 2. Choose option, Save Link As...
 * 3. Save the MIDI file to the desktop
 * 4. In your PowerPoint go to insert ->Movies & Sounds -> Sounds from File ->Choose that MIDI file you saved on your desktop
 * 5. Remember you must be in View Show mode to hear the sound


 * [| World Book Online] - Online encyclopedia.

Web Sites
General information for Latin American countries [|Geographica - Latin American Destinations]

**Citing Your Sources**
As part of being a researcher, remember that you need to cite all the sources that you use. Use Highland's Citation Guide or [|Easy Bib] in order to create your bibliography.

Of course there are lots of options like iMovie and PowerPoint. If you are looking to add some fun media to spark up your project, here are some options: I have set up an account with VoiceThread that you can use if you wish: username: ewyatt@d70schools.org password: hornets media type="custom" key="4519354" I set up an account with Animoto that you can use if you wish:  username: ewyatt@d70schools.org password: hornets media type="custom" key="4519240"
 * Cool Ways to Share Information about Your Topic**
 * Make Costa Rican trading cards - [|Big Lab Flickr Toys]
 * Make a Magazine Cover - [|Big Lab Flickr Toys]
 * Make a multimedia slideshow with voice over - [|VoiceThread]
 * Make a music video with pictures - [|Animoto]

Just because something is posted on the Internet, doesn't mean you have permission to use it. When you are using an image or video from the Internet there are different rules if you are using it as a part of a project in school and if you are going to re-post the work online.
 * Finding Images to Use in Your Project**

Here are some places with copyright friendly images with permission to reuse: Want more? Check out this list of copyright-friendly image resources. Please note that the sites using flickr will not work at Highland.
 * [|Wikimedia Commons]
 * [|Public Domain Images]
 * [|Public Domain Pictures]
 * [|Free Digital Photos] - Input a search term on the top right of the page OR browse by subject.
 * [|Pics4Learning]
 * [|Morgue File]
 * [|Free Pixels]
 * [|Google Images] - Go to advanced image search --> go to usage rights -->select labeled for reuse

Flicka. //Leguan in Costa Rica.// 22 Nov. 2006. //Wikimedia Commons//. Web. 9 Oct. 2009.
 * Works Cited**