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6 Free Websites For Public Domain Images & Free Stock Photos - 1 views

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Tina Sieber makeuseof stockphotos photos writing

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Keith Hamon on 22 Jul 11

There are resources that feature royalty free stock photos that are in the public domain.

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5 Tools To Compare Typefaces & Choose The Right Font For Your Work - 0 views

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Saikat Basu makeuseof fonts typefaces typography writing

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Keith Hamon on 22 Jul 11

when we attempt to select a font, we do quite a lot of comparing between the different fonts available to us. Here are seven tools which might help you to pick the right font for your work.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">when we attempt to select a font, we do quite a lot of comparing between the different fonts available to us. Here are seven tools which might help you to pick the right font for your work.</div>

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4 Easy Ways to Avoid Plagiarism on Your Blog - 0 views

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Mohan Ramkumar plagiarism writing Education 2.0

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Check out our coverage of 4 online plagiarism checkers after the jump for excellent ways to avoid plagiarism on your blog.

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Make Your Own Free Multipurpose Web Page With Google Sites - 0 views

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Google Sites elearning PLN writing

shared by Keith Hamon on 09 Aug 10 - Cached

Keith Hamon on 09 Aug 10

A simple introduction to creating web sites using Google Sites

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Use Diigo To Help Write Your Next College Essay or Term Paper - 0 views

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diigo research writing bookmarking elearning Web 2.0 PLN

shared by Keith Hamon on 02 Sep 10 - Cached

since most research papers are based on quotes used from various sources, Diigo provides a way to not only bookmark your sources, but also to manage and access your quotes, notes, and analysis.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  This post assumes that most college research papers are based on secondary sources easily found on the Internet.
  
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The best way to do research is know what your thesis is for a given topic.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  I'm not sure I agree. Many students start with a subject, such as gun control, but don't develop a thesis until after they have done some reading and investigation.
  
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Having a thesis in mind can help you narrow research, even if you change your thesis during the process.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  I do believe that students should be taught to do research after they know what they are looking for.
  
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create a list for your topic. This list will be used to manage all your bookmarks and highlights.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  Any item can be added to many lists, or more precisely, can be tagged with many items.
  
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install the Diigo bookmarklet, or diigolet, in your favorite web browser
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  This is an essential tool for using Diigo. You can bookmark without the Diigo tool, but it is much more cumbersome to do so.
  
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You might consider color coding your highlights, e.g., yellow for quotes that support your thesis, and green for quotes that are against your thesis.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  Visual cues work for some people.
  
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If you’re working on a group research project, Diigo can be used for the same purpose. Simply create a group for which everyone can bookmark sources to.
- Keith Hamon on 24 Jan 11
  
  Diigo is a great tool for collaborative writing.
  
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Keith Hamon on 02 Sep 10

Diigo can be a very useful tool for helping you to write a college essay or research paper.

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4 Great & Inspiring Sites For Creative Writers To Visit - 2 views

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Simon Slangen writing social networking

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Keith Hamon on 02 Sep 10

As a creative author - professional or aspiring - the web can be a wonderful place. Below are some of the best and most inspiring places a word doctor can go.

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10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics - 1 views

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Angela Alcorn data visualization infographics

shared by Keith Hamon on 13 Oct 10 - No Cached

Keith Hamon on 13 Oct 10

Information graphics, visual representations of data known as infographics, keep the web going these days. Web users, with their diminishing attention spans, are inexorably drawn to these shiny, brightly coloured messages with small, relevant, clearly-displayed nuggets of information. They're straight to the point, usually factually interesting and often give you a wake-up call as to what those statistics really mean.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Information graphics, visual representations of data known as infographics, keep the web going these days. Web users, with their diminishing attention spans, are inexorably drawn to these shiny, brightly coloured messages with small, relevant, clearly-displayed nuggets of information. They're straight to the point, usually factually interesting and often give you a wake-up call as to what those statistics really mean.</div>

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4 Quick & Easy Ways To Review Your Writing Online - 1 views

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Nancy Messieh writing elearning Web 2.0

shared by Keith Hamon on 13 Nov 10 - No Cached

Keith Hamon on 13 Nov 10

There are several free online grammar and writing websites that will give you an instantaneous answer to your query - even if it's something a little more fun like wanting to know which famous author you write like.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are several free online grammar and writing websites that will give you an instantaneous answer to your query - even if it's something a little more fun like wanting to know which famous author you write like.</div>

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