{"id":219,"date":"2025-08-17T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/fall2025college-writing\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:01:03","slug":"useful-tools-other-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/fall2025college-writing\/sample-page\/useful-tools-other-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Tools &#038; Other Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Websites for APA Style Formatting<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Psychological Association APA Style<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is the standard for all KSU lower level writing classes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/\"><strong>Purdue OWL<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0serves as a very good reference for how to format your paper and to provide both in-text citations and full citations at the end of the paper.\u00a0 \u00a0As you might have noticed, I have quoted a lot from this online writing lab. Perdue OWL is a very reliable source for how to set up your References page or to design in-text citations, but sometimes it isn\u2019t very clear. (That\u2019s why I\u2019ve made a page of the basics for our course.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_formatting_and_style_guide\/images\/20200129APAPoster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A Helpful Poster<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Citation Machines<\/h4>\n<p>These citation engines are very helpful, but \u00a0(as with grammar checks and spelling checks) they are not perfect. \u00a0Be sure to familiarize yourself with the rules for citations! For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/using_citation_machines_responsibly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Using Citation Generators Responsibly<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_overview_and_workshop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perdue OWL Citation Machine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvin.edu\/library\/knightcite\/?\">KnightCite<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citationmachine.net\/\">Citation Machine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easybib.com\/\">EasyBib: Free Bibliography Generator<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I am always available for tutoring and other help.<br \/>\nSimply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/college-writing\/mesmerize\/conference-appointments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign-up for an appointment<\/a>\u00a0to meet with me.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Other Help<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tutoring<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.edu\/trumbull\/learning-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent State University Trumbull Learning Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.edu\/writingcommons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent State University Writing Commons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other\u00a0 Help<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/kent.edu\/studentguidetocollegewriting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSU Student Guide to College Writing &amp; Research Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.kent.edu\/criteria-evaluating-web-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Criteria for Evaluating Web Resources\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dustball.com\/cs\/plagiarism.checker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Plagiarism Checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plagiarisma.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plagiarisma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duplichecker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dupli Checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/plagiarism-checker?q=plagiarism&amp;gclid=CNa3qsqn360CFecEQAodPEaUIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grammerly Plagiarism Checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/writing\/college-writing-1\/course-lessons\/thinking-to-write-lesson-w10-proofread-proofread-proofread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking to Write Lesson W10: Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/grammarpunct\/proofreading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Wisconsin\u2014Madison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/purdue_owl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grammar Concepts (Purdue OWL)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Websites for APA Style Formatting American Psychological Association APA Style\u00a0is the standard for all KSU lower level writing classes. 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