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Using Google Docs Research Tool in the Classroom

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A great tool inside Google Docs is the ability to conduct research without having to leave the document you’re currently working on.

Not only does the research feature save you time, but allows you to easily collate a bibliography of sites that you have visited and used. This is perfect for students doing a major assignment, where research and quoting secondary sources is a major focus.

The research tool can also be used by younger students to start the research process. I encourage students when starting to research a topic to find all the information they might need to gain a general understanding of their topic. Once they have a number of sources and understand the topic in general, they can then easily go back through their research doc and find relevant information which will allow them to understand the topic in more depth.

Let’s look at two main way to access the research tool:

1. From the Tools menu.2. Highlighting a word in your Document.

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1) Using the Tools Menu● The first way is to access the

research tool is to click tools and then research (see below).

● From there you can enter your word or phrase that you would like to research.

● You can refine your search by clicking on the icon to the left of the search bar. By clicking on the google image you can refine your search to Images, Scholar, Quotes or Dictionary.

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2) Highlighting a Word ● To start the research tool highlight a word in your Doc and then click tools and then research.

● If you hover over the search result you will see a box popup with three options:o The preview box shows you a preview of the website in the search results

o The insert link box inserts the words in the search box into your doc and converts them into a hyperlink

o The Cite box creates a footnote to the website as part of the document. If the citation format is important to you, you can click the little arrow just under the the search query and then choose MLA, APA or Chicago

● You can drag and drop images into your document. The images can be filtered by their licence classification.

● When you drag and drop an image into your Doc, a footnote is automatically created which is a very handy feature for students of all ages.

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