Noodletools in the neighborhood

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Noodletools

Revised by K Covintree, Nov ‘10

NoodleBibCreate a Works Cited

21st Century Skills @ your library

Created by K Covintree, Jan ‘09

What is NoodleBib?

Create, organize and store• Create a bibliography• Take notes online• Organize your ideas• Create a finished product with

proper documentation


Choose MLA for History & English Projects


Your dashboard helps you track and organize your work

And keep your focus


What’s your source?Choose the best matchfrom the drop-down menu


Not just print choices

Citation info for…• Advertisements• Blogs• Cartoons• Interviews• Letters• Maps and Charts• Speeches• TV and Video• Wikis

Fill in the formDo the best you can with the information you have With web sources, you can cut-and-paste to avoid spelling errors

Get help on each field

Help pops up!

When you’re done, check for

errors…

…and make changes

Compile your working list

Choose “Edit” to revise what you’ve already done


If you’re confused


When you’re ready to print

Choose one of these optionsNo need to cut and paste into another document.


Before you hit Open and Print– Check your formatting:

– Do you have the right List Title?– Are you including the annotations?– Do you need a Page Header?

– Double Check your work

(when a pop up box asks you if you should open a Word Document, choose OK)


A final Works Cited

Your finished list should appear alphabetized, with proper margins and spacing.

• Save the document.

• Triple check your work & make any needed changes

• Save again and Print! You’re done!


Works Cited & PowerPoint

Azari, Julia R. “Presidential Elections.” Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. Ed. Larry J Sabato and Howard R Ernst. New York: Facts on File, 2006. Facts on File. Bishop Feehan HS Lib., Attleboro, MA. 31 Mar. 2008.

The Bible, New King James Version. Lexington: Asbury, 1978.Diagram Group. “Buddhism.” Comparitive Religions on File. New York: Facts

on File, 2000. 4.10-4.11.Green, Richard J., and Wil Lepkowski. “Forestalling Disaster: Energy policy for

an uncertain age.” America 31 Mar. 2008: 9-12.Hubert, Jennifer. “Watership Down by Richard Adams.” Weblog entry. 3 May

2007. Reading Rants! 31 Mar. 2008 <http://www.readingrants.org/ 2007/ 05/ 03/ 1-watership-down-by-richard-adams/>.

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 121-156. Rpt. in The Language of Literature. Ed. John Addos, Sering Glove, and Arthuer N Applebee. Boston: McDougal-Little, 2000.

Rogers, Laura, and World Book. “Taiwan.” CultureGrams: World Editions. Italy: Children’s, 1998. 65-77.

Schmo, Joe. “MySpace Goes to College.” Newsweek 30 Aug. 2007: 16-19.

You can save a Non-annotated Works Cited from your Noodletools list to Copy and Paste into the final

slide of your history PowerPoint!

Revised by K Covintree

Time for a few Extras!

What makes Noodletools

better than some of the rest


In-text citation pop-up help!

Examples customized for each source


Annotate a Bibliography

"An annotated bibliography is just like a regular bibliography [. . .] except that each entry adds a description or summary of the work's aim, purpose, or contents. Annotations are usually a paragraph” (http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#78).

Items for the paragraph:• a clear description or summary of the text cited• accurate quotes or paraphrases from the

source text with page numbers listed• Explanation of why this text matters and will be

useful for the researcher’s purposes


Write 5 complete sentences about the source and why you

plan to use it

…Thomas Becket was praying in Canterbury Cathedral when the murder occurred. “The cathedral was a holy place for him, part of the reason they killed him there” (55). The book tells us Becket was very religious…

Keep a project portfolio

All your lists in one place


Your dashboard helps you track and organize your work

Share projects with your teachers

Use teacher comments to make corrections


Check here first

Submit questions,

but…


Search your question here

Revised by K Covintree,

Create an account!

• At the “New User Registration” choose the option that says your account is linked to a school.

• Enter the school username and the school password (Check with library staff for this info)

• Create your personal ID and password– Store these in a safe place so you

remember them in the future• When you use NoodleBib after that, login

only with your personal ID and password


One final note…

• Cite as you go (books, websites, databases,…)

• Add notes and annotations as you read (you can always revise)

• Share your working list with your teacher– Get feedback as you go

Credit where it’s due

Most of this information comes direct from Debbie Abilock’s Noodletools presentation http://www.noodletools.com/helpdesk/index.php?action=file_library&folder=1

Revised by K Covintree, Nov ‘10

http://www.noodletools.com/helpdesk/index.php?action=file_library&folder=1

http://www.noodletools.com/helpdesk/index.php?action=file_library&folder=1


NoodleBibStart your source list!

Questions?

Contact the Library staff!

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