Writing & Citing Center

Writing Resources

 Purdue OWL - Online Writing Lab - Writing resources and instructional material provided free from the Writing Lab at Purdue University.  Formatting directions for a variety of research paper styles...MLA, APA.

MES Citation Guide

Citation Tools

 Scribbr APA Citation Generator  or  Scribbr MLA Citation Generator

EasyBib - Generate citations for your bibliography in MLA, APA or Chicago style.

Noodle Tools Express - Just need one or two quick citations? Simply generate them in NoodleTools Express and copy and paste what you need into your document.

Cite This For Me - Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies using the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles. It's fast and free!

Book Creation Tools

Book Creator

One of the most popular educational apps.  Available for iOS and Chrome.  Named to the 2018 AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning list.  Grades: 1 - 12

Canva - Ebook

Use the e-book template to create your own e-book complete with text and graphics. Grades: 7 - 12.

StoryJumper

A site that gives teachers, students, parents, and authors a fun set of intuitive tools for writing and illustrating stories. Grades:  1 - 12

Online Writing Tools

Boomwriter

Collaborative writing tool that turns reluctant writers into students who love to write.  Use one of three writing tools:

  • Storywriter - develop  creative writing skills and understand literary elements.

  • Wordwriter - apply and share vocabulary knowledge in a new, fun, and interactive way.

  • Projectwriter - demonstrate non-fiction writing skills in information and explanatory, argument/opinion, scientific, or narrative-focused projects.