1. Note Cards Online Using NoodleBib
Tools for Thinking

2. The Process Helps You Document what you already know
Explain what you are reading
Gain a full understanding of material
Keep a record of important ideas 2

3. Using Clusters Organizes notes
Shows patterns or trends in information found
Helps you bring similar ideas together from different sources

4. Note-taking Skills Helps you take notes to follow the outline
Guards against accidental plagiarism
Gives you a place to write down your own thoughts and feelings about the topic

5. Steps to Take Read, Highlight & Label articles
2. Create clusters that follow the outline (containers for groups of notes that share a common idea)
3. Begin taking notes online

6. Taking Notes Online 1. Direct Quotation Box:
Type the exact information that you highlighted
2. Paraphrase Box:
Write it in your own words
3. My Ideas Box:
Write you own thoughts or questions about these notes
4. Create Note Card – Remember this step!
5. Save Changes - Use this button after editing notes

7. Taking Notes Online
Title the note card – Use a phrase that describes the notes
Link it to your source and cluster
Use the information to the right of the note boxes for helpful hints.
No “tags” needed.

8. Continue with all sources
After taking notes and organizing them in clusters you can:
Edit Notes
Edit, Add or Change Clusters
Print Notes
Delete any Repeat Information
Remember to check for comments and make corrections as needed

9. Available online Anytime!
Work on this at school and at home
Try to have all notes taken online by next Wed. Nov. 12
If you do more research Remember:
To add the resource to you list
Read, highlight and label
Add notes / new clusters online

10. Source:
Noodle Tools Online User’s Guide