This is a Power Point that will teach you how to use Opposing Viewpoints in Context Database.

1. How to Work…
Opposing Viewpoints in
Context
Created by: Brenden Barnes

2. What is… Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing
Viewpoints in
Context is a product
by Gale Cengage
Learning. Here you
can find many
different sources on
many topics that are
argued for or
against.

3. How to get too... Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Getting to Opposing
Viewpoints is very
simple. First go to
the Media center
page on our
Lakeview High
school website. And
click the button that
says RESEARCH.

4. How to get too… PART TWO!
On the RESEARCH page
you will find in the
second column a link to
Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. From here you
can go straight to the
database.

5. The Home Page
When you reach the database, you will reach this page.

6. Getting to an Article on… Opposing Viewpoints in Context
There are many things that
you can do with Opposing
Viewpoints in Context. One
such thing is finding
articles, academic journals,
and many other things. By
simply typing in a subject
in the search bar you can
find this information. For
example you could search
Genetically Modified Foods.

7. What you can do on the Subject Page
Once you are on the
subject page you can
refine your search by
clicking on any of the
blue links on the left
hand side of the page.
These will directly link
you to a new set of
articles for you
research or enjoyment.

8. What you can do with Your Article
There are many things
that you can do with
the article once you
have picked them out.
All of the cool things
you can do are also
found on the left hand
column of the article.
(First though it is better to first sign in with your google account)

9. Citing your Source
The first option that you can
use is a citation tool. With
this tool you can cite the
source you are using with
ease. By pressing the drop
box that says Export To: you
can automatically export the
citation to any to the
websites. Some examples of
these are EasyBib and Google
Drive.

10. Downloading Your Article
By pressing the
the tool that says
Download you
can download
the full article
strait to places
such as Google
Drive.

11. How to… Highlight
By simply
highlighting the text
with your cursor,
you will see a small
box appear with
many colors. By
clicking one of these
you can highlight the
text in that
particular color.

12. How to… Take Notes By doing the
same thing as
you would to
highlight, but
instead click on
Notes, you can
make and save
notes on what
you are reading.

13. How To… Translate
You can easily translate
your article into any
language that you want by
clicking on the Translate
button on the left hand
side. After clicking on it, a
drop box will appear in
which you can pick the
language.

14. How to… Change Font Size
If you wanted to
change the font
size of the article,
you can press the
small square
buttons with the
“A” in the middle.
This can
sometimes make
the article easier to
read.

15. NOW YOU KNOW HOW TO
WORK…
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN
CONTEXT!