Thing 19- Research and Reference

Citations:

Using the EasyBib app, I created 4 APA citations in a few short seconds.

Reflection:

I wish I would have known this app was around a few years ago to make my grad school experience easier. EasyBib made APA seem not so bad. I used to dread doing a works cited page after all of my pages but with this app I would have not minded it at all. The only issue I had was the scanning. I was only able to scan 2 of the 4 books that are on the list. The alternative was typing in the book titles, and that was very convenient. So the pros definitely outweighed the cons. 

Dictionary:

 

Reflection: 

I would recommend the Dictionary.com app over the Merriam-Webster app. I felt that the Dictionary.com app had a better microphone to look up words. It recognized the word right away where as the Merriam-Webster app took several tries to hear the word. I also like the synonym feature and how easily accessible it is. The Dictionary.com app has an easy way to store the words by hitting the star. Sharing the definition is also easy to do and it is helpful for younger students to share with a teacher what they have done. The Dictionary/com app also has an origin and history section to help people understand where the word came from, which from an educational point of view is awesome! 

Online Bookmarking:

Reflection:

I have a Diigo account and have been using it since I went to Brad Wilson's presentation last summer. I love it! Storing my bookmarks online has been extremely helpful. I can access my saved websites from any device I have. I loved the Diigo Browser! I liked the way I could save my sites easily and have a way to just read the text. The read it to me feature is also very helpful to me because I love to read blogs and would be happy to multi task. I find the feature of saving the websites with a label very helpful when trying to remember what I am looking for.