Step 4: Use of Information
The fourth step of the research process involves the use of information. In this step, students:
- engage with the information (read, hear, view, touch)
- extract relevant information
Featured Resources
Digital Tool:
Adobe annotation tools
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highlight
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comments/notes (teacher/student)
Find out more about Adobe annotation by clicking here.
Digital Tool:
Digital note cards - Microsoft Word template
- in-school access
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search feature
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digital and physical format for organizing information
Digital Tool:
Digital note cards - Google Forms
- teacher-created form
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student email not required
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students access via shared link
- tailored to project
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teacher access to student notes
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required fields
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can convert to physical format
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Sorting features
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supports collaborative projects
Find out more about Google Forms by clicking here.
Digital Tool:
Digital note cards - Quizlet
- Student account required - email and account confirmation
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Teacher class account?
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designed for simpler notes:
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topic/sub-topic (1)
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note and source (2)
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digital and physical format for organizing information
- 24/7 access
Find out more about Quizlet by clicking here.
Featured Digital Resource Examples
Step 4: Use of Information
Recommended Resources
- Purdue University Online Writing LabWriting, research, and citation tools and guidelines.
- Son of Citation MachineOnline citation generator to help students to properly credit information.
- Harvard Referencing GeneratorThe easiest way to cite your APA or Harvard Referencing is by using the CiteThisForMe tool. This interactive feature allows you to choose a source from nineteen available citation sources such as books, newspapers, journals, or web sites.
- MLA Citation Style-Cornell UniversityCornell University has compiled information to make writing a bibliography or works cited page virtually painless.
- Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoide ItIndiana University's Writing Tutorial Services offers an online pamphlet on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism.
- EvernoteThe Evernote family of products help you remember and act upon ideas, projects and experiences across all the computers, phones and tablets you use.
- MendeleyEasily organize your papers, read & annotate your PDFs, collaborate in private or open groups, and securely access your research from everywhere.