Evernote offers a structured and intuitive interface that makes organizing notes and essay outlines a cinch. You can create notebooks dedicated to individual projects. Additionally, you can share your notes with others for collaborative efforts. Watch this video produced by Jordan O'Leary on how Evernote can be used to organize research.

Zotero is arguably one of the most able of research organization and citation management systems available. It can be downloaded to your personal computer or used in a cloud based fashion. It is also free! Zotero is a good match for advanced students who will be researching and writing in college. Zotero is also an excellent platform for teachers to warehouse sources and content. This video introduces the basic features of Zotero.

Google My Maps allows users to create their own maps. Users can place markers anywhere on the map. Each marker can have a title, description, image, and link to sources outside of the map. This is a great tool for students to synthesize geographic concepts and spatial relationships between various regions.

Google Drawings is a fantastic way for users to familiarize themselves with basic digital drawing skills. Google Drawings allows users to create interactive web boards, or if you prefer, web posters. Users can add hyperlinked hot spots to their drawings. When finished, users can share their drawings with others or insert or embed their drawings in their websites.

Google Docs is increasingly becoming an essential writing tool throughout academia. Most school systems are using using G Suite and this trend is occurring at the post-secondary level as well. Using Google Docs provides students with opportunities to hone their skills in writing with a word processor. Additionally, teachers can convert or copy and paste readings into a Google Doc. Students can then engage in critical reading practices by highlighting and underlining text and using the comments feature to talk to the text.

Grammarly is a great addition to Chrome and there s now a Grammarly extension for Google Docs. Grammarly is a digital text editor that goes well beyond spellchecking. It helps detect problems with punctuation and grammar and suggests alternatives to your writing when problematic or awkward writing occurs. The free version of Grammarly has proven very effective.