The document summarizes Chevonnese Chevers Whyte's personal journey investigating the technology tools used in research, including reference managers like Zotero, word processors like Google Docs, and project management tools like Trello. It provides an overview of the features and advantages of various tools like Zotero for citations, Google Docs for collaboration, OneNote for note-taking, and OneDrive for file storage. Additional resources for learning about research tools on YouTube are also listed.

1. Technology
in Research
A personal journal
by Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022

2. Investigated what others say about a PhD,
especially the tools they used
REFERENCE
MANAGERS
WORD
PROCESSORS
NOTE
TAKING
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
STORAGE OTHERS
FEAR AND CONFUSION
Microsoft EndNote
Mendeley
Zotero
Microsoft Word
Google Docs
Open Office
Pages
LaTeX
Microsoft OneNote
Adobe Acrobat
Professional/ Reader
Evernote
Google Keep
Scrivener
Microsoft OneDrive
Google Drive
Dropbox
Microsoft Planner
Trello
Asana
Forest - stay focus
Grammarly
Microsoft To Do
Hemingway Editor
Microsoft Lists
[Presentation Tools]
[Drawing Tools]
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022

3. Cloud Services
and File
Duplication
Save files to the cloud (not on desktop or in
Documents)
Use multiple cloud services (if possible)
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022

4. Zotero
Cloud-based
Easy to use
Stores PDF (from the site or added manually)
Integrates with Google Chrome and Opera browsers
Integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs
Builds inline citations
Builds bibliography
Add notes
Free up to 300 MB of space
Has an app (sort of)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0RrNu89oAM
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
Advantages

5. Demonstration
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
https://www.zotero.org
Install on your computer (the mobile app is not as dynamic as yet)
Install on the browser (Chrome and Opera)
Article: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED052588 |
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/800031.808596
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Conducting-Mixed-
Methods-Research/dp/1483344371/ref=sr_1_3?
crid=1WQZ096SRLIC9&keywords=creswell&qid=1667860174&sprefix
=c%2Caps%2C2104&sr=8-3
Podcast: https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2020/04/09/college-in-
the-time-of-coronavirus
Add Notes, Generate Inline Citation, Generate Bibliography, Generate
Annotated Bibliography

6. Google Docs
Cloud-based
Generate a table of contents
Add headings and sub-headings
Send to specific parts of the paper
Integrates with Zotero
Create versions
Has an app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9i_h-
WMQ68
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
Advantages

7. Adobe Acrobat
Professional/ Reader
Cloud-based
Easy to highlight
Highlight in different colours (professional)
Auto-read the paper (sounds mechanical and
reads everything)
Has an app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=yWlYYkldDBo
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
Advantages

8. OneNote
Cloud-based
Insert Word and PDF documents
Add notes beside the document
Checklists
Track specific content
Keyword searches
Has an app
Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NW4n0u0wQ5xmCRD3__iiTWnTw7me0kT0/view?
usp=share_link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poepoh1b_3k
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
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Advantages

9. OneDrive
Cloud-based
1 TB of space as a UWI Student or Lecturer
A backup for all PDFs
Stores any other relevant files
Secure (Password protected)
Low risk of losing files
Has an app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=hkf1p1Y6rFQ
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
Advantages

10. Trello
Cloud-based
Organises things to be done
Bird's eye view of your project
Determine if you're on track for completion
Has an app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGqDC-
XEqak
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022
Advantages

11. Others
Cloud-based
Timer on browser and app
Practice Pomodoro technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dB2_qd_kVQ
Cloud-based
Spelling and Grammar Checker
Academic Writing Checker
Plagiarism Checker (premium)
Grammarly Keyboard for mobile devices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FJ_ZWAUO78s
Cloud-based
Create Categories
Manage To-Do List for each day
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=uUvp0XgE--s
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Forest - stay focused
Grammarly To Do

12. Those I've Found During My Journey
[click on the Videos tab for each of the pages listed below]
RESOURCES - YOUTUBE
https://youtube.com/channel/UCwd
aNGhdSAwzdztgLTqyhgA
Office of Graduate
Research Flinders
University
01
06
https://youtube.com/c/
GradCoach
Grad Coach
02
05
07
03
04
https://youtube.com/c/
ThePhDiaries
Dr Lucy Kissick -
The PhDiaries
https://youtube.com/c/
Thomasfrank
Thomas Frank
https://www.youtube.c
om/c/JamesHayton259
James Hayton
https://youtube.com/c/
NellahGrace
Nellah Grace
https://youtube.com/c/A
ndyStapletonPhD
Andy Stapleton
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13. Contact Me
http://chevonnesewhyte.com
https://www.slideshare.net/ChevonneseWhyte
@ChevonneseWhyte
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Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022

14. Questions?
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Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022

15. That's All
Folks!
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Technology in Research - A Personal Journey | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 09Nov2022