A HOW TO PRESENTATIONFEBRUARY 16, 2012

Noodletools – Works Cited

Log On ProcedureGo to Destiny and then click the Visual Tab….

Log On Continued

From this screen you will need to click on the “Noodletools” icon

Noodletools

NoodleTools Registration

From this screen you will choose the :

Current Users: Sign in

at the top right hand side of the page.

New User Registration

You are going to click on

Create a Personal ID

on this screen.

New User Registration cont.

You will need to select the option that says:

“An account linked to a school/library subscription trial”

and then click “Register”

Username and Password

You will need to complete the username and password using the this information:

Refer to the handout given to you by the Librarian for access information.

New User Registration: About YouSelect:

“I am a student of library patron” and select your graduation year.

You will need to enter your personal ID, which should be the same as what you use to sign on to the school computers

You will also need to enter you first and last initial as well as the last 4 digits of your phone number. It does not matter which phone number you choose to use.

Create a New Project

You will need to create a “New Project” before you can do anything else within NoodleTools.

Create a New Project

Create a New Project

Projects Style:

MLA Advanced

You will choose this for all of your projects!

You will also need to give your project a name, which you enter in the “Description” box and then click “Create Project”.

Dashboard

You will be able to list the specifics about the project you will be working on for further reference.

Research Question

Thesis Statement

Components/To Do List

This is the area where you will log your works cited information.

You may also choose to use the “notecards” section if you teacher permits electronic notecards.

Create Citation

You will choose the source (book?, magazine?, website?, electronic resource?) of your citation from the dropdown box and click “Create Citation”.

Create MLA Citation

Choose the option under:

“We think you probably mean…” and press “next”.

Create MLA Citation cont.

Continue answering the requested information.

Entering “Basic Information”Based on choosing an “editorial”, you will need to enter the “Basic” information that is requested.

Once you have entered all of the required information, select “Check for Errors” and then “Generate Citation” at the bottom of the page.

The more information that you are able to provide, the better the citation!