Research & Study Tools

VisuWords maps word meanings and associations in a visual dictionary and thesaurus.

nanoHUB provides nanotechnology simulation tools, research resources, education materials and a community hub.

As a collaborative digital canvas, Microsoft Whiteboard supports meetings and learning with text, drawings, images and shared editing.

EverybodyWiki lets users create and browse biography, company and general encyclopedia pages in multiple languages.

StudyStream offers online focus rooms where students can study alongside others at any time.

DocumentCloud helps newsrooms upload, analyze and embed documents in reporting projects.

Merriam-Webster provides English word definitions, usage examples, quizzes and word games.

Duplichecker checks text for plagiarism, including assignments, essays and theses.

TopUniversities helps students compare universities and courses, with study abroad guides, scholarships and rankings.

Etymonline provides accounts of the origins and histories of English words, phrases and idioms.

Merriam-Webster Time Traveler finds words based on the year they were first recorded in print.

Sketch diagrams with collaborators on Excalidraw, a virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn visual style.

eduVPN provides encrypted connections to an institute network or the internet through participating organizations.

Scribbr generates citations in APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard styles and offers a browser citation extension.

Desmos offers free online math tools, as indicated by its homepage title.

Numbr combines a calculator with a notepad for working with notes and numbers in one document.

Netspeak helps users find words and expressions by searching material written on the web.

Talem helps high school students find extracurricular activities and internships in a searchable database.

DataCite connects research and advances knowledge, with updates about research software and scholarly records on its site.

Wiktionary provides searchable dictionary entries across many language editions.

RefSeek searches academic sources including web pages, books, encyclopedias and journals.

ZoteroBib generates bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and thousands of other citation styles.

Power Thesaurus provides synonyms, antonyms, definitions and examples for English words.

Infoplease combines an encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, biographies, dictionary and thesaurus for online reference.