Entries from January 2006 ↓

This can used by students for taking notes about one of the speakers on Simon Hunter’s ‘Talking About Books’ presentation at:

http://www.futurehunt.com/

Talking About Books worksheet

MLA Citation Practice

Let’s see just how good we are at MLA citation style. Try these drag-and-drop exercises just for fun. But, imagine your students trying this as practice after some introductory material, or as a refresher.
http://smccd.net/accounts/webready/lesson9_book_drag.asp

Can you identify the correct MLA reference?

Now try these. Read the information and choose the correct reference format. You might want to use some guidelines for help.

http://smccd.net/accounts/webready/lesson9_mla-check.asp

So, how did you do? Do you think your students might need some help with this?

Citation Machine is a quick and easy way for students to create accurate bibliographic entries.

• Go to The Citation Machine at http://citationmachine.net/
• Select the appropriate source  in the left block.
• Take your article or webpage and try to enter the correct data.
• Click Make Citations.

Yes, it is that simple.

EasyBib has free and paid services for producing and sharing correct entries for lists of Works Cited. Though more powerful, EasyBib requires a little more care and effort.

Let’s give it a try.

• COPY this EasyBib ID Number: N200601250151091733.
• Go to EasyBib at http://www.easybib.com/
• Look for the link that says “Load Old List”
• PASTE in the EasyBib ID Number: N200601250151091733 and hit the NEXT button.
• You should now see a brief bibliography.
• Take your article or webpage and try your hand at using EasyBib. Select the source and medium, then enter the data.
• When you are finished reload the page to see what others have added.

There are several ways this can be used:

• individual student record keeping
• student groupwork
• teacher to student communication
• departmental resource

Can you think of any past situations when this would have been handy? Do you think your students can master using EasyBib?