Writing a final paper for my graduate course this semester, I thought it might be nice to share some insight into the technology used and the workflow used to complete the assignment. As always - questions and comments are encouraged!
The Technology
- 13" MacBook Pro (running OS X 10.10)
- iPad Mini (running iOS 8)
- iPhone 6 (running iOS 8)
- Hearthstone (just one...more...game. Then I'll get back checking that APA format...)
- Breville One-Touch Tea Maker (one cannot study without a nice warm cup of tea)
App
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Use
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Platform
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Notes, Reminders
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OS X, iOS, Web
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Skitch
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PDF Markup
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OS X, iOS
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Pages
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Writing the Paper
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OS X, iOS, Web
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Numbers
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Tracking Mentions within PDFs
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OS X, iOS
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Keynote
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Presentation
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OS X, iOS
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Bibliography
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iOS, Web
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- Purdue OWL (APA formatting)
- ERIC (Article Research)
- Google Scholar (Article Research)
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| Check List by Sabine Wollender from the Noun Project |
The Workflow
- Choose topic and review with faculty member.
- Create notes in Evernote that chart Final Paper/Presentation progress
- Research topic via ERIC and Google Scholar
- Save URLs into Evernote
- Create a spreadsheet charting key words and terms within the research papers in Numbers
- Open URLs and save PDF articles into Evernote
- Markup PDFs via Evernote and Skitch for iPad
- Write research paper in Pages
- Check against Purdue OWL APA formatting standards
- Use the abstract of the paper to outline a 15m presentation in Keynote
