Tool Name
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Category
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Primary Use
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Key Features
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Best For
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Considerations
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Goblin Tools
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Project Management
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Task breakdown, decision-making, tone analysis
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Magic To-Do, Consultant, Judge tools; no account needed
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Beginners, accessibility support
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Limited memory; no account means no saved progress or history
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Notion AI
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Project Management
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Collaborative planning, task tracking, document organization
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Advanced interface, shared workspace, deadline tracking
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Group projects, advanced users
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Steeper learning curve; may be overwhelming for new users
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NotebookLM
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Project Management
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Study guide creation, Q&A, audio (podcast) summaries from user-uploaded notes
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UGA-licensed, privacy-focused, content-specific responses
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Personalized study support, UGA supported access
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Only works with uploaded content; no web search
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Gemini / Copilot
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Ideation & Brainstorming
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Topic exploration, feedback, simplification of complex ideas
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Chat-based, customizable, supports reflection and critical thinking
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Creative tasks, tutoring, writing support; UGA access for Copilot and Gemini
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May generate inaccurate or biased content; requires careful prompt crafting
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Research Rabbit
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Literature Search
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Scholarly article discovery and citation mapping
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Visual citation networks, timeline view, Zotero integration
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Academic research, citation tracking
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No chat interface
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Scispace
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Literature Search
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Scholarly Q&A, summarization, citation export
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Chat with papers, summary tables, citation manager integration
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Preliminary literature review, paper analysis
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May not include all journals; requires careful interpretation of summaries
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Grammarly
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Editing & Proofreading
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Grammar correction, clarity improvement, writing enhancement
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AI feedback, plagiarism detection, writing history tracking
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Essay writing, academic integrity
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Free version has limited features; AI suggestions may not always align with academic tone
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Turnitin
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Instructor Tool
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Plagiarism detection, AI writing detection
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UGA access already provided, AI detection features
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Academic integrity monitoring
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AI detection can produce false positives; may disproportionately affect certain student groups
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Khanmigo
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Instructor Tool
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Lesson planning, quiz creation, rubric development
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AI teaching assistant, wide range of educator tools
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Curriculum support, instructional design
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Still evolving; may not support all subject areas or teaching styles
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