Wikisummarizer--click here
Wiki Summarizer allows
you to search Wikipedia, have articles summarized by key points, and provides
lists of articles related to your original search. Wiki Summarizer
offers expandable webs of related articles. Clicking on the "+" symbol
next to each term opens a new element of the web. All parts of the web link to
Wikipedia articles.
Wiki Summarizer is a good tool to for students who are just starting a research assignment and are not quite sure what terms to use or what topics to explore. By using the Wiki Summarizer web view or word cloud view students will be able to find some terms and topics that could help them alter and or direct their searches. Wiki Summarizer helps students who have a very broad research topic narrow down their searches.
If your students are in the habit of printing articles that they find online, there is the option to export articles to a text document. The articles are exported in a clean, linear outline that is easy to read.
Wiki Summarizer is a good tool to for students who are just starting a research assignment and are not quite sure what terms to use or what topics to explore. By using the Wiki Summarizer web view or word cloud view students will be able to find some terms and topics that could help them alter and or direct their searches. Wiki Summarizer helps students who have a very broad research topic narrow down their searches.
If your students are in the habit of printing articles that they find online, there is the option to export articles to a text document. The articles are exported in a clean, linear outline that is easy to read.
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Narrow your topic by combining it with related concepts: places, events, people, etc.
Too-broad topic: "Censorship"
• Where?
...United States, New York City, England, etc.
• When?
...Now, Early 20th century, Victorian Period, etc.
• Who?
...Socialists, Immigrants, Women, Catholics
• Related events?
...Civil War, McCarthyism
• Type?
...Newspapers, Television, Movies, Comics, etc.
Narrower topics:
Censorship of newspapers during the Red scare
Censorship of books in Victorian England
Sample Topic Narrowing Chart:
General Topic: fashion
Time span: 1920s
Place: US; urban; big cities (not rural)
Person or group: youth; college age
Event or Aspects: sexual attitudes; behavior; sociological
Too-broad topic: "Censorship"
• Where?
...United States, New York City, England, etc.
• When?
...Now, Early 20th century, Victorian Period, etc.
• Who?
...Socialists, Immigrants, Women, Catholics
• Related events?
...Civil War, McCarthyism
• Type?
...Newspapers, Television, Movies, Comics, etc.
Narrower topics:
Censorship of newspapers during the Red scare
Censorship of books in Victorian England
Sample Topic Narrowing Chart:
General Topic: fashion
Time span: 1920s
Place: US; urban; big cities (not rural)
Person or group: youth; college age
Event or Aspects: sexual attitudes; behavior; sociological