+ Kathy Clark Lower Campus Librarian The Harker School
+ NoodleTools is… Bibliographic Citation Creator Research Enhancer Collaboration Enhancer Ethical Researching Tool NoodleTools
+ Origins of Noodletools Founded in 1999 Debbie Abilock Editor, Knowledge Quest (journal of the American Assoc. of School Librarians)
+ NoodleTools at Harker Have used NoodleBib for at least 5 years, grades 5-12 Have used NoodleBib for the last 3 years with Grade 4
+ Choose the Best Search Define topicFind quality resultsResearch a specific disciplineFind timely informationDistinguish facts from opinionsSort by mediaAnd more!
+ Noodlebib Free version: MLA StarterPaid version: MLA Starter, MLA Advanced, APA, ChicagoPaid version: Notecards and SharingHarker LS and MS use MLA StarterHarker MS uses Notecards and Sharing Harker US uses MLA Advanced, APA, Chicago, Notecards, and Sharing
+ Sources used can include (but not limited to)… BooksReference booksNewspapersMagazinesJournalsWeb sitesOnline Databases
+ Free NoodleBib Tools MLA Starter – must register, suggested for Grades 1-5 and ESL NoodleBib Express – Just a few citations, can copy/paste into a word processing document
+ Book Citation
+ Magazine Citation
+ Website Citation
+ Notecard Sample
+ Notecard samples
+ Testimonials: The majority of the students were off and running after the instruction on Noodlebib. They felt it was easier for them than taking paper notes. It made the process of note-taking go much quicker per my observation. Then, there was the infamous citation page which did the work for them. That was great! Only the students who have trouble with any type of instruction that is more than 2-3 steps had difficulty with Noodlebib. 4 th grade English Teacher
+ Testimonials Noodlebib is great! It really helps the students get organized. It asks all the right questions and places the information in the correct format. Great Tool!! 5 th grade History Teacher
+ Testimonials Noodlebib notecards and shared lists are two of the most amazing research organizational tools that I have encountered. My students learned these tools very quickly and they were invaluable in helping them stay organized by keeping all their research information in one place….this allowed my students to spend more time finding good information, and trying to understand it, than spending time trying to keep their research notes organized in a notebook or a separate word document. Try it!! 6th grade Science Teacher
+ Testimonials Noodlebib notecards were invaluable in my expository writing class. My being able to access their notes so easily helped me to stay abreast of their source investigations in the research and argumentation project, and give timely advice. It allowed me to see who had really explored the source articles, as reflected in their ideas and paraphrase, and who had just briefly glanced through. Also, it helped the students organize their ideas, and keep track of what had come from sources, and what had occurred to them independently while thinking about the topic. Without this tool, in prior semesters there was a snowballing effect: weak investigation lead to undernourished arguments and low quality essays. 8th grade Expository Writing Teacher
+ Testimonials The more my students use Noodlebib notecards, and the more they learn to quote, paraphrase, and react to the information, the better they are becoming at understanding what it means to paraphrase someone’s words, as well as to express the importance to them of the quote they have singled out. Because we’re working harder to teach paraphrasing skills, this is a real-world opportunity to practice them. 8th Grade English Teacher
+ Hands-On Time Use free trial information on the board Use books on the cart, websites you find, databases to which you have access
+ Any questions?