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When you are asked to cite works, what format do you use? In education, we typically follow the American Psychological Association (APA) format. There are numerous websites with tips, rules, and tools to help you create and organize your citations. If you are taking a course at TDC, you can use the examples below to develop your citations.

web page:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication).Title of document. Retrieved month day, year (only if the text may potentially change over time), from http://Web address

email:

E-mails are not included in the list of references, though you parenthetically cite them in your main text: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).

blog:

Dean, J. (2008, May 7). When the self emerges: Is that me in the mirror? Message posted to http://www.spring.org.uk/

the1sttransport. (2004, September 26). Psychology Video Blog #3 [Video File]. Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqM90eQi5-M

audio (podcast):

Bell, T. & Phillips, T. 2008, May 6). A solar flare.Science @ NASA Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.htm

digital movie (i.e., united streaming):

2008 KY Writing Portfolio Scoring. Kentucky Educational Television (2008). Retrieved December 20, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

online periodical/journal:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number. Retrieved month day, year, from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Kenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights. Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 8.Retrieved February 20, 2001, from http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html

graphics used in digital presentations/modules/websites (TDC courses only):

The picture of a school room on slide 4 was retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

(you may not cite a search engine as the source of images, movies or other digital content)

Teachers and students need to cite their sources when working with “borrowed” electronic resources. Ethics entailed in fair use guidelines require it, and by engaging in the process yourself, your students will be exposed to a skill they can use for a lifetime.

Here are some examples of citation formats (Grabe & Grabe, 2000):

Author/ editor. ( Year). Title ( edition) [ Type of medium]. Producer ( optional). Available: Protocol ( e. g., ftp, http): Site/ Path// file. [ Access date].

An example of this format looks like the reference below:

Ekham, L. ( 1999). Tips for promoting collaboration and interactivity in online dis-tance learning. State College of Education, University of West Georgia, USA. Available: http:// computed. coe. wayne. edu/ Vol5/ http://computed.coe.wayne.edu/Vol5/ Ekhaml. html. [ Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 8/ 28/ 00].

Do you need help with the APA editorial style, or crafting citations? Here are a couple of easy to use websites that should answer your questions.

APA.org has an APAstyle website that offers help with using this editorial style. The College of Wooster has posted a site that offers quick answers to your questions as well. You can find them online at APA Research Style Crib Sheet.