Section 1: Using Digital Tools to Support Reading, Writing, Collaboration, and Creativity
Purpose: Reading in Digital Spaces
THE DESIGN OF READING APPS
Resources for Reading in Digital Spaces
- Adobe Reader
- Notability
- Evernote
- Other Useful Reading Apps
Purpose: Generating Ideas and Planning
Using Mind Maps
THE DESIGN OF MIND-MAPPING TOOLS
Resources and Tools for Mind-Mapping
- Coggle
- MindMup
- Drawing and Sketching Programs/Apps
Using Timeline Creators
THE DESIGN OF TIMELINE CREATORS
Resources for Creating Timelines
- Teachnology Timeline Creator
- Sutori
Using Outlining Tools
THE DESIGN OF OUTLINING TOOLS
Outlining Resources
- MS Word Outline Tool
- Notetaking App Outliners
- Other Outlining Tools: Pages, Google Docs,
- Outliner
- OWL, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purpose: Drafting, Collaborating, and Managing
Content
Using Multipurpose Document Tools
THE DESIGN OF MULTIPURPOSE DOCUMENT TOOLS
Resources for Multipurpose Document Tools
- Evernote
Resources for Evernote
- Other Multipurpose Tools
Using Document Creation/Collaboration Tools
THE DESIGN OF DOCUMENT CREATION/
COLLABORATION TOOLS
- Google Docs
Resources for Google
- Dropbox
Resources for Dropbox
Section 2: Building a Local Writing/Learning Community Online
Purpose: Entering a Classroom Environment Online with a Learning Management System
THE DESIGN OF LMSs
Learning Management System Resources
- Blackboard Learn
- Moodle
- Sakai-based LMS
Purpose: Creating a Collaborative Writing Site Using a Wiki
THE DESIGN OF WIKIS
Resources for Wikis
- Wikispaces
- PBworks
Purpose: Holding a Writer-Guided Conversation on a Blog
THE DESIGN OF BLOGS
Resources for Blogs
- Blogger
- WordPress
- Tumblr
Section 3: Circulating and Publishing to Engage with a Wider Audience
Purpose: Reading and Posting to Discussion Boards and Other Platforms
THE DESIGN OF DISCUSSION BOARDS
Joining a Public Discussion with Reddit
Resources for Reddit
- Reddit 101
- Reddit Help
Making Short Contributions with a Twitter Microblog
THE DESIGN OF TWITTER
Resources for Readers and Writers
- Twitter Poetry
- Twitter Fiction
- Discussion Sites for Books, Movies, and Music
- Fan Sites
Purpose: Finding Writing Communities and Publication Spaces
THE DESIGN OF WRITING COMMUNITY SPACES
Resources for Writers
- Writing on General Topics
HubPages
BuzzFeed
- Writing in Creative Genres
Writers-Network
Writer's Cafe
Wattpad
All Poetry
Young Writers Society
- Fan Fiction Groups
FanFiction
Other Resources
Purpose: Blogging for the Public
THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC BLOGS
Entering the Blogosphere
Using Effective Blogging Strategies
Section 4: Composing Multimodally
Purpose: Planning a Multimodal Composition with a Storyboard
THE DESIGN OF STORYBOARDS
Resources for Storyboarding
- Digital Storytelling
- Digital Writing 101
- Storyboard That
- Storyboard 3D
- Other Storyboarding Apps
Purpose: Composing with Digital Images
Using Image Banks
THE DESIGN OF IMAGE BANKS
Resources for Finding Digital Images
- Flickr
- Morguefile
- Shutterstock
- Creative Commons
Using Image-Editing Tools
THE DESIGN OF IMAGE-EDITING TOOLS
Resources for Image Editing
- Adobe Photoshop
- Gimp
- iPhoto
- The Primer on Digital Photos
Purpose: Using Sound and Narration
THE DESIGN OF AUDIO SCRIPTS
Resources for Composing Audio Narration and
Podcasts
- NPR Radio Programs
This American Life (TAL)
The Moth
Radiolab
- Audio Storytelling Resources
TED Talk: "The Clues to a Great Story."
NPR Editorial Training—Audio
Video: "Telling Great Radio Stories"
Essay: "Podcast Brain: Why Do Audio Stories Captivate?"
Working with Audio Editing
THE DESIGN OF AUDIO-EDITING TOOLS
Strategies for Audio Editing
Resources for Working with Sound
- Audacity
- GarageBand
- Freesound
Pulling it All Together: Video Composing and Editing
THE DESIGN OF VIDEO-EDITING TOOLS
Movavi Video Editor
Resources for Video Editing
- iMovie for Mac and Windows Movie Maker
- Movavi
Resources for Digital Storytelling and Multimodal Composition
- Cowbird
- Jakes Online
- Digital Writing
Section 5: Curating and Archiving Your Research
Purpose: Collecting Primary Data with Digital Tools
Taking Screenshots
THE DESIGN OF SCREEN-CAPTURE APPLICATIONS
Resources for Screen-Capture Applications
- Jing
- Snagit
- Screen Captures
Conducting Surveys
THE DESIGN OF SURVEY TOOLS
Resources for Creating Surveys
- SurveyMonkey
- Learning Management Systems
Purpose: Selecting and Saving Artifacts and Data
Strategies for Curation
Resources for Digital Researchers
- Connected Researchers
- The New Ethnographer's Toolkit
- Digital Curation Blog Post
Purpose: Using Bookmarking Tools for Saving and Organizing Secondary Sources
THE DESIGN OF BOOKMARKING TOOLS
Resources for Digital Bookmarking Tools
- Delicious
- Diigo
- Zotero
Purpose: Building a Bibliography
THE DESIGN OF A CITATION/BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERATOR
Resources for Digital Citation Generators
- Universities' Citation Guides
- EasyBib
Purpose: Avoiding Plagiarism
THE DESIGN OF PLAGIARISM-DETECTION TOOLS
Resources for Plagiarism-Detection Tools
- Turnitin
- SafeAssign
- Free Tools
- Other Resources
Section 6: Presenting Your Work
Purpose: Designing a Presentation Using Presentation Tools
THE DESIGN OF PRESENTATION TOOLS
PowerPoint
Prezi
Resources for Presentation Tools
- Microsoft Office Support
- Presentation Zen
- "Making Better PowerPoint Presentations"
- Prezi
- Other Presentation Tools
Purpose: Supporting Your Presentation with Infographics and Word Clouds
Using Infographics
THE DESIGN OF INFOGRAPHIC BUILDERS
Resources for Making Infographics
- Venngage
- Other Resources
Using Word Clouds
THE DESIGN OF WORD CLOUD GENERATORS
Resources for Making Word Clouds
- Wordle
- AnswerGarden
- Tweet Topic Explorer
Purpose: Preparing a Writer’s Portfolio with a Website
THE DESIGN OF WEBSITE-BUILDING APPLICATIONS
Page Layout, Functionality, and Choosing a Template
Imagery and Design Elements
Resources for Website Building
- Wix Help Center
- Website Builder Expert
- The Principles of Design