Referencing

Reference list

Facebook

New South Wales Department of Education [NSW Department of Education]. (2018, July 1). Did you know that all canteens in NSW public  schools will be healthy canteens by December 2019? We'll cheers to that. To help schools transition to an even healthier menu, we’ve developed a 10 step online training program and forum [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com /NSWDepartmentofEducation/photos/a.143622402323515.22716.118142061538216/2108844565801279/?type=3&theater

Twitter

Gates, B. [@BillGates]. (2018, June 13). World-class engineers and artists are working together to design bionic limbs for children with disabilities: https://b-gat.es/2l3xYV9 [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1006541128621961216

In-text

The New South Wales Department of Education (2018) reported…

(New South Wales Department of Education, 2018).

Notes

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Reference list

Sheninger, E. (2018, June 6). Reflective Learning as the New Normal. A Principal's Reflections http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2018/06/reflective-learning-as-new-normal.html

In-text

(Sheninger, 2018).

Sheninger (2018) argues…

Notes

• Retrieval date is included because links are subject to change.
• Copy and paste the complete url to avoid transcription errors
• If the url is very long, a functioning, shortened link can be used
• For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format