Google Drive Research Tool

 Teaching students research skills is paramount these days as there is so much information they are gathering from the internet and it all needs to be cited eventually in the proper format.  I got a good tip today from Aaron Maurer's site about how Google drive can help facilitate researching and citing. 

1.    Go to your Google Drive page
2.     Choose “Create” and then select “Document”
3.     Start by writing your information
4.     When you get to a word  in question, highlight the word and go to the menu bar
5.     Click on “Tools” and then find “Research"

Google searches the word and pulls up relevant searches, from there you can preview, insert link, or site cite.  You can also choose between  the citation format:  Chicago, MLA, APA