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Careers and Occupations

Research Tools

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Online Resources:

Choices360
Follow the video tutorial by Mrs. Wright. Password is: Wilson1

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Career One Stop

My Next Move

O*Net Online

My Future

 

Cost of Living websites

Index by State

Family Budget Calculator

Charts by State

NerdWallet: Comparing Cities Calculator

BankRate: Comparing Cities Calculator

 

Choosing a College

Collegeboard (use the filters to narrow your search, beginning with 'majors')

Appily

 

World Book Encyclopedia (Use the Advanced version)
Username and password are both: wilsonwbo

Britannica Encyclopedia, (Use the high school edition)
Choose 'use location' under the Location Detection tab 

Gale Databases ('Vocations and Careers" - magazines, journals and newspapers)
Use the 'Cross Search' tool, to search all databases. Password: empirelink

Newsbank (newspaper database)
Username: wiboces, Password: Lime226!

Websites through the Card Catalog (use the 'Websites' link, not the 'Books' link)
Login using your Google account

 

MLA Bibliography Guide

Sample Bibliography