Research Tracker

Instructions

Welcome to the research tracker!

Only using your usual Internet browser, this tool allows you to create multiple versions of your research report notes and share them with teachers. The tool works locally on your computer, with no Internet connection required. Notes will be saved in separate CSV files, with a new file for each version. To avoid confusion, files should be named according to an agreed upon naming convention (such as the default report_StudentName_VersionNumber).


📝 Writing your report

This research tracker allows you to take report notes on the HTML page directly. Students can write notes in all 9 fields of a research report (from 1. Introduction to 9. References) as well as the TIMELINE at the top of the page. The OVERALL FEEDBACK field is meant for teachers to complete later on.

To edit the contents of any field, click on the corresponding tab in the menu, then click on ✍ Edit here to open the editable box (orange box). Don't forget to erase the ✍ Edit here mention!

❗ The editable box only supports plain text. Text formatting and tables are not available in the research tracker. Additional content (images, data sheets, etc.) can however be stored in the same folder as the research tracker and referred to from your notes in the tracker.


💾 Saving your report

Once you're done with your notes, click on the Save report button at the bottom of the page. This will trigger the download of a CSV file:

You can save the CSV files wherever you want on your computer, but we recommend that you keep them in the same folder as the research tracker HTML file for easier access.


📂 Loading a previous report

To keep working on a previously saved version of your report, click on the Open report button at the bottom of the page, then choose the CSV file that you want to open from your computer. When opening the file, you will be asked for confirmation: if you proceed, the contents of all fields of the report will be replaced with those saved in the CSV file, so make sure that you've saved all new changes before opening another version of your report. Otherwise, just cancel and nothing will be lost.