Citing
Internet Resources
As a high school teacher, I would
direct my students to use “The Write Source” when referencing how
to properly site internet sources. The site is colorful and easy to navigate. I
liked that both MLA and APA were referenced within the same site, but that each
had a separate page. This would cut down on the confusion of mixing the two,
but it would also be helpful for students to be familiar with the site so that
they could use it for any subject. For instance, a student taking a science
class would likely use APA, but also in his course load, he might need to
reference in MLA for an English class. I liked the ease and attractiveness of
the site – especially that all information for each style is located
within one page. Most importantly, I liked the section dedicated to judging
sources. For high school students that are relatively new to research and
evaluation of information, having this easy to find reference may be a useful
tool. There were also pages dedicated to publishing student examples of work, displaying
submitted student work, and writing topic ideas. This site was by far, the most
user friendly of all that I explored. I liked not
getting “lost” and finding ease in reading all about each style
within one particular page. This is a great place to start learning about
proper citation of internet sources.
View “The
Write Source” at: http://www.thewritesource.com/mla.htm
The following are examples of MLA citations:
McKenzie, Jane. “Building Good New Ideas.” From Now On: The
Educational Technology Journal. Vol. 10, No.9.
June 2001. 28 May 2006.
http://fno.org/jun01/building.html
NASCAR.com. 2003 Winston Cup Series Drivers. 28 May 2006.
http://www.nacsar.com/drivers/list/wc/dps
Salwen, Peter. The Quotable
Mark Twain. 20 May 1996. 28 May 2006.
http://salwen.com/mtquotes.html
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html