This compilation of how-to tutorials on research, writing, and digital humanities tools was created for my students, and is publicly shared under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. You may freely modify or redistribute this content for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit the original source. Feel free to post corrections, questions, or comments about related how-to resources, and include web links if appropriate.
Research tools and resources
- How to capture & cite sources with Zotero
- How to digitally record oral interviews
- How to prepare a social science research ethics proposal for Trinity Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- How to search the Hartford Courant newspaper, 1764-present
- How to sync & share Zotero citations and attachments with a group
Writing process and resources
- How (and why) to evaluate student writing as blind-review
- How to share, comment, or co-author a Google Document
- How to write an effective op-ed essay
- Online guides to improving your expository writing skills
WordPress web publishing, including images
- How (and why) to categorize your WordPress posts for class
- How to add links, images, videos to WordPress 3.3 at Trinity
- How to automatically backup WordPress sites
- How to capture a screenshot in Mac or Windows
- How to co-author writing for WordPress
- How to create, organize & add content to your WordPress site
- How to feature pull-quotes in WordPress
- How to navigate Trinity's WordPress to create & categorize your first Ed 300 post
- Protecting against WordPress spam on Trinity Banter
How to take “better” pictures with a cellphone camera, by Fionnuala Darby-Hudgens
Data Visualization and Mapping
- How to create and share a basic Google Map
- How to create thematic data maps with Google Fusion Tables
Scheduling and Video conferencing
- How to customize YouCanBook.Me to replace Google Calendar Appointment slots or Tungle scheduling tool
- How to record & broadcast a video conference with Google+
