HI Joyce -
I'm a fan of NoodleBib, which does number one on your list beautifully. As far as numbers two and three, it does not do any direct website evaluation; one of my favorite search tools is Sweet Search - I refer to it as "Google with brains" - i.e., actual humans have vetted the sources that are returned in the search results. I don't always agree with them 100% as to credibility, but most of what they return is right on; when it's not (IHMO) that's a great teaching point when working with the kids. The only unfortunate caveat - last time I checked the Sweet Search site was down (a few weeks ago).
One of the things I really like about NoodleTools is that they have tons of (optionally displayed) support and scaffolding - the kids usually skip right by it, but it is there for them to learn from, including, I believe, info about how to evaluate a source.
Hope this helps.
Carol
Hello All,
Our school has been using the paid version of Easy Bib for years now and it's wonderful. Unfortunately, it's now being "undated" and is changing so much it's virtually unrecognizable. The new version looks very much like Google Classroom.
I am now looking for a good, easy-to-use citation maker that has the following features:
1. Creates citations quickly and easily that can be saved, shared, and exported to Google Docs or Word
2. Evaluates websites
3. Provides credible research sources
In other words, everything Easy Bib used to do.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
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Joyce Lynch
Library Information Teacher
Middle School of Plainville
150 Northwest Drive
Plainville, CT 06062
860-793-3250
Carol Ansel
Librarian / Information Wilderness Guide
The Williams School
New London, CT
"Today, with our powers of concentration atrophied by the staccato communication of the Internet and attention easily diverted to addictive entertainment on our phones and tables, book-length reading is harder still" -- Colin Robinson