How to Type a Proper Essay in Google Docs

When it comes time to start an essay many students panic just at the thought of it. Yes, essays can be hard but that is not an excuse as to why you can’t get an A on it. I have taken some information from the following sites (which I have created a reference page for) that will help you and other students successfully format a correct and well-written essay. 

1. To start off an essay you have to type your name, class period/class name and date onto the paper. It is nice to have all this aligned to the top right corner of the page. Do this by clicking on the line options above the right margin. Choose the lines that start to form from the right.

2. Now you must think of a title that correlates to the topic you will be writing about. Don’t overthink it too much, go simple and to the point.

3. Once you finish with the title, you will have to center it onto the page. You can do this by clicking on the line options next to the “Insert image” button.

4. Great! You’re already off to a good start just by doing this so far. Most students forget the simple but yet important rules of starting off an essay.

5. Now that we’re done with that, we move onto the format of the paragraphs in the essay. A proper essay has one space between the title and the first paragraph. Click the spacebar once and indent.

6.  After the indentation, you may start to type your essay. Many, if not most, teachers prefer their students to use the font “Times New Roman” size 12. To do this, click on where it says “Font” and scroll down until you find “Times New Roman”. 

7. To change the font size there should be a box next to where it says “Font”. Click on that and a variety of number options should pop up. Choose “12”. If the teacher has not specified certain font size and you wish to choose a number that does not show up on the size chart, simply click on the inside of the font box and enter the desired size.

8. Now comes time for the proper spacing between lines in an essay. A good quality essay uses doubled spaced lines. To do this, click on the box that has an arrow on the left side of the lines (should be next to the box with the numbers on its left side). Once you click on that, 4 options for line spacing pop up. Choose “Double”. 

9.  In the introductory part of your essay make sure you include the opening statement, supporting sentences, and the introductory topic sentence.

10. Keep indenting after each paragraph. A good paragraph usually has about 5-8 sentences in it. 

11.  Make sure to talk about each idea briefly mentioned in the introductory paragraph throughout the body paragraphs.

12. A well-written essay is typically 5 paragraphs long (unless otherwise specified by your teacher). To be safe, use five paragraphs as the minimum amount if you want an A on this essay.

13.  Finally, in the conclusion of the essay, go over the brief points that were mentioned in each body paragraph and come up with a short summary of the overall point of the essay in one-two sentences. 

14.  If your teacher is one who would like the essay shared with her through email rather than print it, simply click on the blue box next to your google icon that says “Share” and enter your teacher’s email into the search box. Click on his/her email. Then hit the blue “Send” button. Voila, you’re done. 

An Inside Look at “EasyBib”

EasyBib is an online website that provides citations and note-taking research tools. It teaches students how to cite using the different formats of citations like MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian. EasyBib is free for all to use, but like every other online tool website, it has the option to upgrade your account to a higher version than what is offered for free. With EasyBib Plus it scans students’ papers and checks/corrects citation mistakes and plagiarism. 

When you first enter the website it brings you to the homepage where it offers two options of either creating citations or plagiarism scans for your papers. Let’s dig into the “citations” part of EasyBib. Once you’re on this page it gives you a variety of different sources to choose from depending on where you got the information that you want to cite. The website then gets cited in the format of your choosing. It makes it very simple yet effective for its users by doing the research in order for the correct information to be displayed in the citations. 

The “Plagiarism check” on EasyBib can also come in handy for some students. It allows them to import their paper onto the website from the source that they originally typed it on. The only downside to this is the student must pay $9.95 each month in order to unlock this part of accessibility on EasyBib. It lets you have a 3-day trial at first so you can test it out. Other than that the only other free part of this website is that it can correct spelling errors and recommends what words or phrases to substitute them out with. 

Overall, EasyBib is known to be one of the best citation tools to exist for students in school. As a matter of fact, did you know more citations were created on EasyBib in the first half of the year 2018 than there are people living in California? This comes to prove my point that it is a sensational tool used by many students that deserves all the recognition it gets due to its educational impact.

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Ms. Bezanson: From Actuarial Scientist to Amazing Teacher

Ms. Bezanson: From Actuarial Scientist to Amazing Teacher

Ms. Bezanson (Born Melisa Bezanson) is a math teacher at Manchester High School West. At West, she teaches geometry, algebra 1B, and personal finance. She has worked multiple jobs before becoming a teacher and has always changed her mind about her future career path. However, from a young age, she has always had an interest in teaching, and she has become an amazing teacher here at Manchester High School West!

                    High School Life:

Graduated from Manchester High School West: 1994 Graduated from University of Hartford: 1998 Worked as an underwriter: 2000 - 2008 Started working at Manchester High School West: 2013

Ms. Bezanson mentioned that she has had many generations of her family that attended West. While in high school she joined many clubs including the Band, Yearbook, and Student Council. She mentioned how she only ever took level 3 classes because she was worried that her extracurricular activities would get in the way of her academics. However, she was able to obtain almost all A’s and B’s in all of her classes in high school.

University Life:

Ms. Bezanson changed her mind multiple times about university. First, she planned to attend the University of Connecticut. However, after visiting the campus, she changed her mind about attending that university. She then decided that she wanted to attend the University of Hartford. She only sent in 1 application letter to any university, and she chose to send the letter to this university. She was then accepted. She was even able to obtain a scholarship! Ms. Bezanson majored in Actuarial Science. She mentioned how the entire major was mostly in business and math classes.

 

First Jobs:

The first job Ms. Bezanson worked out of college was working an actuarial science job. In this job, you look at statistics and view any irregularities in the data. She mentioned how she detested this job and only worked as an actuarial scientist for 2 years. After this, she started working as an underwriter. In this job, you discuss the irregularities in data found by actuarial scientists and discuss the best way to find an acceptable middle ground for the data. Ms. Bezanson mentioned how she loved this job and worked as an underwriter for 8 years. Even though this was a job she liked, she decided that she wanted to do something else with her life and left the job in 2008. 

Working In Ireland:

After leaving her underwriter job in 2008, Ms. Bezanson had trouble finding another job. While on a family trip to Ireland, she was able to find a job working as a waitress in Ireland. She mentioned how this was a very strange turn for her career life, however, she mentioned that it was an interesting experience living there, and was able to meet her husband there. 

Becoming a Teacher:

After returning to America, Ms. Bezanson thought about the idea of becoming a teacher. She mentioned that from a young age, she had always had an interest in becoming a teacher. She started working as a substitute teacher throughout all schools in Manchester. Then, when one teacher had to leave for many months at the end of the year, she was able to work as a permanent substitute for that class. After this, she was asked to become a permanent teacher here at Manchester High School West. 

Working as a Teacher:

Even though Ms. Bezanson was offered a job at a different high school, she always mentioned how she would rather work at West. When Ms. Bezanson was offered a job at West, she immediately accepted. At West, she teaches geometry, algebra 1B, and personal finance. She mentioned how the personal finance class seems like a very necessary class to take. Personal finance skills are very useful to have, and that this class should be required to graduate. 

Ms. Bezanson has had a very interesting career path throughout her life. Her life could be completely different if anything different happened. If she went to the University of Connecticut to become an actuarial scientist, almost every event in her life would be completely different. Many of the choices she made throughout her life has made a very big impact on her life, but there is one significant thing that wouldn’t have happened. She would have never been able to be an amazing teacher at Manchester High School West. 

Science Tools: Tools Unique to the Science Department

Science Tools: Tools Unique to the Science Department

The science classes have a lot of unique and interesting technology. These pieces of technology are very useful in the science department. Many people have never heard of any of these devices, but they are used multiple times a year in these classes. However, with proper knowledge of these devices, understanding the science field will become much easier!

Autoclave: An Autoclave is a device that uses high temperature and pressure steam to sterilize lab equipment. This machine is extremely useful, because if chemicals are on the equipment, then it could completely change a specific experiment. 

Incubator: The Incubator is a machine that takes streak plates of DNA to stimulate the optimum environment at a specific temperature. Many people use DNA samples from money, doorknobs, and many other places that contain DNA. 

Hydroponic Tower: The Hydroponic Tower is one of the most useful technological inventions that was ever created. The Hydroponic Tower grows multiple plants by constantly circulating water throughout the entire tower. The tower also has lights on all sides, so that it could simulate natural sunlight. The definite advantage of the tower is the resistance to pests. Another big advantage is the ability to grow plants in other harvest seasons. With this machine, you can grow plants without worrying about any errors. 

Microcentrifuge: A Microcentrifuge is a machine that spins at a high frequency to separate particles of a given substance. A microcentrifuge can be very useful in a crime scene. The police could find hair or other objects with DNA and use the microcentrifuge to determine who the culprit is. 

Electrophoresis: An Electrophoresis chamber is a piece of technology that is very useful for testing DNA samples. This machine can recognize patterns in a sample of DNA. The machine will dye specific electrons, depending on whether or not it has a positive or negative charge. After this, the machine will forcibly separate DNA, RNA, and proteins in the sample. This is very useful for forensics testing, paternity testing, DNA testing, and many more situations.

 

Spectrometer: A Spectrometer is a device used to look at the unique patterns of stars, and see the different wavelengths of light. The machine views ultraviolet and infrared radiation to separate the different wavelengths of light.  

The Still: The still is a useful device for purifying water. The still pulls in tap water and removes all purifiers and other minerals from the water. This is useful for labs that require pure water because any minerals in the water could alter the outcome of the lab. 

By looking at these unique pieces of technology, it is very easy to see how unique the tools in the science department are. Many people have never heard of any of these tools, and they are commonly used throughout many branches of the science department. These amazing tools show how scientists all around the world can conduct their research, and help many people understand more about scientific information.

Lost Password? Don’t Fear, Recovery is Still an Option!

Lost Password? Don’t Fear, Recovery is Still an Option!

Passwords are an extremely important and useful way of helping everyone stay safe online. However, forgetting a password could seem life-changing. Losing a password could be losing credit card information, loss of contacts, and much more. However, if you follow simple guidelines, then you will be able to recover your password with ease. 

Non-Email Recovery

Recovery for passwords other than emails is significantly easier than email recovery. In most login forms, there is an option you can choose if you forgot your password. This will most likely have you enter your email for a confirmation. Then, they will send you an email for password recovery. By visiting the link they sent you, you will be able to set a new password for your account. Some websites might also ask you to prove you are not a robot by filling out a Captcha. 

Email Recovery

Email recovery is significantly more difficult than recovery for other products. First, similar to other products, you can hit the “Forgot Password” option. If you have changed your password in the past, then it will first ask you to enter the last password you remember. If this is correct, then you can move on and enter a new password. If not, then you can try using the phone number method. You can enter your phone number, and receive a text or phone call to reset your password. If this option is unavailable, then you can try to use an associated email that is connected to that email. This will send recovery information to the associated email and help you recover this way. Lastly, you can try to enter in the security question that was asked when creating your account. If all of these methods do not work, then you, unfortunately, will have to talk to a representative of Google to get your password restored. These rigorous steps show how important it is to remember your password.

 

 How to Avoid Password Recovery

The best tip to avoiding password recovery is to take note of your passwords. Many people use only one password for many accounts, but this is incredibly dangerous. This is dangerous, because if a hacker is able to find the password of one of your accounts, then they could be in control of all of your personal information. The most secure way to do this is to think of different passwords for every account and record them down. If you do not want to write down a different password for every different account, then you could try to add a sequence of letters or numbers after a different password. This may seem tedious, but this could be life-saving, and save you from having your information stolen.

 

Passwords are a very important tool to help everyone stay safe online. Forgetting passwords could seem life-changing, and change your life forever. However, if you stay proactive by creating secure passwords, then having your password stolen is nearly impossible. Even though it might seem annoying to make a new password for every new account you create, doing this could protect you from having all of your very important information stolen. 

Trello: A Better Way of Organizing Your Work

Trello: A Better Way of Organizing Your Work

Being organized is very difficult for many students. An organization tool is needed for many students to succeed in their classes. However, many have never heard of one of the best tools. Trello is a tool that could help many people organize all of their work in multiple different ways. There are many ways Trello can be more beneficial than an average agenda, and help you achieve academically.

Differences From Standard Agendas

The main difference between the two is the way work is viewed. In a standard agenda, the main way to organize your work is to write each assignment on a separate line. However, the way Trello works is very different. Trello assignments are broken up into 3 categories: To Do, Doing, and Done. By breaking up work into these sections, it could make the work seem less strenuous and time-consuming. 

Group Work

A definite advantage of Trello is the ability to work with others. You can make an assignment that allows only a few contacts to be allowed access to. By doing this, you could greatly save the hassle of having to remember exactly who you are working with on every assignment. 

Are Paid Plans Worth It?

Trello offers 2 paid plans: Business Class and Enterprise. Business Class is $9.99 a month for the annual plan, and $12.50 a month for the monthly plan. The Enterprise plan changes cost depending on the number of users. For 20 users, the cost is $20.33 per user per month, while for 2000 users, the cost goes down to $8.54 per user per month. However, regardless of the plan, all users will have unlimited personal boards, cards, and lists. 

Free Version:	Paid Versions:
10MB per file attachment Only 10 team boards Only 1 special feature per board	250MB per file attachment Unlimited team boards Unlimited special features (Calendars, Map View, Voting Polls, etc)

It seems like the paid versions would be quite useful in a business situation. Whether it is part of a corporation or part of a home business, it would be an important investment. However, it seems like the free version would be perfectly fine for the average consumer. 

Overall, Trello is an amazing application that many people are unfortunately unaware of. Trello can help you organize your work in a unique way. Having people space their work into 3 sections can definitely help them focus. After using Trello for an extended period of time, many users might not be able to use any other type of agenda. 

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