Online Resources for Students

This page will be regularly updated with links to online and digital resources. If you have a suggestion about something to add, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Seminar 2 Encyclopedia This site showcases work done by MHC scholars in their second honors seminar, The Peopling of New York City. The project gives our students an important opportunity to conceptualize their material in unique and creative ways. Moreover, with the city as their classroom, the project allows them to present their work to an audience outside the school’s doors. Come see New York through their eyes.
Eportfolios@Macaulay: Eportfolio or blog? – This page contains helpful information such as the function of an eportfolio, adding a post, and adding images and other media to your posts.
WordPress Support – Get practical advice and tips for your questions about using the Eportfolio/WordPress system
WPMadeSimple.org – Just like the site title says.

Brooklyn College Library Subject Guides
- Anthropology & Archaeology
- Sociology
Fair Use Evaluator An online tool designed to help users determine the “fairness” of their source based on U.S. Copyright Code.
Did I Plagiarize? Beautiful and useful chart designed to explain different types of academic plagiarism by The Visual Communication Guy via Lifehacker

How to create a map and add it to your post
Maps Marker Tutorial – “Maps Marker is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create a map with marked points of interest. You’ll see a menu item called Maps Marker on the left-hand side of the Dashboard. If you hover over or click this item, you’ll see the full submenu for Maps Marker.”

Twine – “Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.”
RealTimeBoard | Video Introduction – “An endless digital whiteboard for teams to collaborate on projects.” Note: email Alexis for free access to RealTimeBoard
Dipity -“Dipity allows users to create free timelines online.”

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