EasyBib

__**(click on image below to visit site)**__
==

EasyBib is a citation tool that allows you to insert URL's into a search engine and they will then produce a citation based on the information contained in that website. Once you place the information from the website into the engine it will locate author, title, and publication company and place them into an appropriate place. By creating a project, you can hold all your resources pertinent to the source in individual projects to help you organize.

The website also contains the option to share projects with other individuals, like a classmate or a teacher. Therefore, if your entire class was signed up to this website, you could check in on their work and also have other members of the class and peer edit their work.

=__**Strengths**__=

Students often struggle with finding sources and properly citing the information that they find on the web. This cite offers students the ability to have this modeled through the citation generator. Once students are comfortable with the basic organization and structure of citation writing and bibliography construction they can then produce their own examples. Also, the ability to share this information with classmates and teachers is a valuable tool as the learning process unfolds collaboratively. In addition, the inclusion of several citation guides (MLA, APA, Chicago) make for a great resource for students to independently work with resources.



=**__Weaknesses__**=

Though citation tools can be valuable resources for helping model to students what they are suppose to look like, the most effective approach still remains to have students produce the citations themselves and edit their own mistakes. By presenting this tool first, you may make it easy on them to use these citation tools, that often can contain many formatting errors as they are moved from one document to the next. Also, if you are using a different citation style outside of MLA then you need to pay extra for this service. This may not be very practical for every school community.



=**__Classroom Uses__**=


 * 1. Communication-** This website could serve as a communication tool in the class because it allows you to share the research that is compiled with your teacher and classmates. In this process, teachers can check in regular and have an ongoing conversation about student work.


 * 2. Inquiry-** Students can use this website as a forum and storage center for their searches. Finding out information on a topic can be intense, and the collection of data is not always the easiest. As you continue to inquire on a topic, this website will help you organize that information.


 * 3. Construction-** Once you have inputed the information and checked it for errors, you will be able to use the technology available on this site to create and submit an accurate account of the information you have compiled.


 * 4. Expression-** Through this class so far we have focused on how students show better understanding when they have a personal connection to the material. In social studies classes this is usually shown through the exploration of topics that students want to know more about. By collecting academic resources and producing a detailed bibliography students can express what they have learned in an organized and professional way.