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Classroom Resources

Help with APA

APA Website -- this site provides help with APA formatting

http://www.apastyle.org

Your faculty have prepared a document, called APA Snippets which has helpful hints and examples of how to handle various citations. It also shows how to set up your paper to comply with APA formatting.

Powerpoint Download

You will need to have Microsoft Powerpoint or Powerpoint Viewer in order to view the WebCT lessons. You can download a version of the Powerpoint Viewer at no charge from Microsoft. It will allow you to view Powerpoint presentations, but not create presentations. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/ to find the download. Click on Downloads on the left side of the page; choose Powerpoint Viewer 2003.

Pediatrics Information

Here are some sites to help you find information on pediatric patients -- helpful both for classroom and clinical

Iowa Neonatology Handbook

The Neonatal Handbook from Nets (newborn emergency transport service) in Victoria, Australia. It has an "A to Z" listing of disease processes. It is easier to use if you know what you are looking for. Be alert to differences in spelling.

Learning Styles

It may be very useful to you to identify your particular style of learning in order to make the most of the various learning activities offered in your nursing program. It would also be advantageous to you to optimize your study time. Consult the following sites for more information on your learning style, and helpful hints on how best to learn.

www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm

www.metamath.com/lsweb/dvclearn.htm