Technology and Writing
OVERVIEW
Learn to use technology to help you write more efficiently and effectively! In this section, you'll find a wealth of resources for using common software, as well as various free online tools, to help you with your writing.
- National Writing Project: Technology Initiative
- Voice of the Shuttle: Technology of Writing (U of California, Santa Barbara - Alan Liu)
* many links to resources on this topic - Using Technology with Writing (Landmark College Institute for Research and Training)
WRITING WITH FREE ONLINE TOOLS
- Bubble
Online mapping tool (requires free account creation) - Wordle
Brainstorming/warmup tool that creates "wordclouds" - Google Docs
Online free word processing. "Create and share documents on the web and access them from any computer or smart phone. The familiar desktop feel makes collaborative editing easy" (Google Docs). - Writeboard
Write, share, revise, compare online for free.
WRITING WITH MS WORD
- Adding Headers and Footers in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- Creating Specific Documents in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- Designing Documents with a Word Processor (Re:Writing from Bedford/St. Martin's)
- Formatting a Document in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- How to Create an MLA Outline in Word 2007 (eHow)
- Inserting Page Numbers in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- Inserting Page Breaks and Section Breaks in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- MLA Style: Step-by-Step Instructions for setting up an MLA-style document in MS Word (this refers to an older version of Word)
- MLA Essay Format in MS Word 2007 (Suite101.com)
- MLA Format in Word 2007 (Google videos)
Length: 2:21 min. - Saving and Printing in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- Setting Your Essay to MLA Format in Word 2007 (YouTube.com)
Length: 5:46 min.) - Templates from MS Office for various kinds of documents
- Tips for Writing in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)
- Tracking Changes & Comments in MS Word 2007 (Microsoft Word Support)