During a research unit we complete with our Year 12 Outdoor Education class, prior to them starting to search for any information, we ask students to watch this video on how to use the Easybib add on in google docs. It's helpful for teachers to watch this so that you are aware of how it works. (It's 6 1/2 minutes long so not too bad!).
Video: http://goo.gl/njw5dr (video also embeded below) These instructions are something you could put on the About page of your google classroom for students to find easily next time they need it.
Last year I sent students a google doc as an assignment in google classroom that is their internal assessment. I did this before they began the researching component as well. This meant that they can search while in this document and enter in the references as they go.
Last year I also tried to add the Easybib add on to all students and staff, however follow the steps in the video if the add on doesn't show in your google doc as an add on. (Hopefully it has worked but if not it only takes a minute to add the add on!)
Anyway, here are the basic written instructions also.
To Get EasyBib
- Open your student notes document.
- Click on Add-ons tab.
- Click on Get Add-ons
- Find Easybib Bibliography Creator and add it.
To Add a Source to your bibliography as you go:
- Click on add-ons.
- Click on Easybib Bibliography Creator
- Click on Manage bibliography.
- Enter in the name of the book, journal or website that you have found and search.
- If the correct one comes up, click add to bibliography.
- When you add your bibliography to your document do so in APA style.