Where do I start?
Reference Databases (HHS)
Britannica School (Encyclopedia): Britannica School offers traditional encyclopedia articles that can verify dates, spelling, and other details. Britannica School also links to magazine articles, web sites, and media for your research.
CREDO Reference: Credo has Topic Pages, Mind Maps, and plenty of reference titles to help you get started off with solid information.
Oxford Reference: Oxford reference is an authoritative reference database that includes many reference works that are standards in their field. It's a great resource. If you're having trouble finding information, give Oxford Reference a try.
Full-Length Biographies
There are four places where Highland students may easily access full-length biographies.
Atriuum (HHS Online Catalog & eBooks from Axis360, CREDO, Infobase & Oxford)
Axis360 - Audio Books & eBooks (HHS)
Inspire - Indiana's Virtual Library
Databases
For this project I recommend you start by perform a Subject search to retrieve the best results from our databases.
Gale Biography in Context (Digital Access Card)
Gale Science in Context (Digital Access Card)
Science Reference Center (Inspire)
List of Programmers
Grace Hopper
Ada Lovelace
Bill Gates
Alan Turing
Peter Djikstra
Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson
Steve Jobs
George Boole
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (algorithm)
Alexis Ohanian
Charles Babbage
Vint Cerf
YOU ARE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Ian Spalter
Marvin Minsky
Margaret Hamilton
Mark Zuckerberg
Hari Parvati
Markus Alexej Persson
Eric Barone
Guido van Rossum
Bob Kahn
Shigeru Miyamoto
Source Evaluation Tools
Podcast Resources
Apps
Open Broadcaster Software for Streaming (free): If you're looking to stream to Twitch, YouTube, or nearly any other platform, free streaming software OBS is the industry standard. The open source software is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux and is sponsored by Twitch, Facebook, and Nvidia, among other big-name brands.
Audacity (free): From GarageBand to Pro Tools, there are many great digital audio workstations to record audio with. But the best free option for most beginner podcasters and streamers is Audacity. It has everything you'll need to edit and upload audio, plus an easy-to-use interface.
Tutorials