Tools

media type="custom" key="20561050" width="120" height="120" align="right" Grammar help from [|The Oatmeal]:
 * [|Ten words you need to stop misspelling].
 * [|How to use a semicolon], the most feared punctuation on earth.
 * What it means when you say [|literally].
 * [|How to use an apostrophe].

Grammarly Grammar Checker.

[|Advice to Writers].

[|What to write down during class lecture].

Neil Gaiman on Writer's Block.

Train your brain to focus.

Written Kitten. Write 100 words, see a picture of a kitteh.

How to quickly [|look up the definition] of any word in Google Docs.

How to use the comment function in OpenOffice.

Celebrity Googly Eyes (not really a tool, but fun anyway)

Focused study music from Stereomood.

Data Management:
 * [|**Open Office**]: Free downloadable office suite comparable to and compatible with Microsoft Word products.
 * [|iHomework]: 1.99 iphone app helps keep track of school assignments and due dates.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Google Docs]: Create and store your work in the cloud.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Dropbox]: a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Randomizer]: generate random numbers or lists. Used to generate peer review groups for this class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How to Save a Pages document in Word format.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Citation Generators:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Son of Citation Machine]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|EasyBib]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|BibMe]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|KnightCite]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Style Guides:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|MLA Style Guide] at the OWL at Purdue
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|APA Style Guide] at the OWL at Purdue

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Specific Issues: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How to cite an image in MLA format. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">@Thesis Builder

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Assistance:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">UCA Writing Center: [|Make an Appointment]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Kibin] Free Editing and Proofreading
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">UCA [|Torreyson Library]