EDGE Institute 2014 NoodleTools Mitzi Gligorea

Agenda Introductions Objectives and Success Criteria Overview of NoodleTools Guided practice – Teacher functions Explore – Student uses – Teacher Resources Brainstorm and Share ways to integrate Q & A Support available

Curriculum & Pedagogy What strategies do students use to acquire and integrate their learning? What strategies will help students practice, review, and apply their learning? – Research questions and thesis statements – Cite sources during research – Note-taking during research – Organize notes – Timely feedback – Scaffolded help

Objectives and Success Criteria Gain an understanding of an integrated technological tool for note-taking, outlining, and citing sources that has scaffolding that supports student independence. – Participants will access teacher version of NoodleTools, add classes, review student work and make comments – Participants will take away ideas on how to utilize NoodleTools to scaffold the task of writing research papers

NoodleTools for Students Students can organize, create, store, and write Create [essay, speech, product…] with a bibliography Copy-and-paste relevant quotes onto notecards Paraphrase Analyze, question and add ideas Tag and pile notes Create an outline Share work with a teacher Collaborate on projects with other researchers

NoodleTools for Teachers Teachers: Monitor each students' progress and give feedback from within NoodleTools One-click access to shared projects, grouped by assignment Archive completed projects in drop box to show as exemplars to current students

Explore and Learn Student Features Teacher Features

Beyond Basic Use Student Self Assessment Google Docs Teacher resources Help – Hints and tips as you go – Screencasts – Ask an Expert

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