6.+Using+NoodleTools

USES AND STARTING INSTRUCTIONS toc

= = = = = I. Why we use NoodleTools? = • It allows for remote (home) access. • NoodleTools offers MLA formatting guidance and assistance. • NoodleTools allows teacher access to students’ work electronically for assessment and comments that students can then look at in the various components of their work
 * It helps students stay organized by completing multiple tasks and research process components (which interact with one another) in one location:
 * taking notes
 * creating outlines
 * creating digital note cards
 * stacking note cards in “piles” cards by contention, topic, or theme
 * aligning note cards and “piles” with outline entries
 * avoid plagiarism

= II. Creating a Bishop Gorman NoodleTools Account =
 * Go to [|__the Bishop Gorman NoodleTools login page__] __.__ ( [|__http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.php__] )
 * Click on 'Current Users: Sign In'
 * Click on ‘Create a Personal ID.’
 * The school name ‘gorman’ should appear.
 * Type in our school password: ‘gaels’ (case sensitive).
 * Complete the ‘New User Registration’ page; follow the prompts.
 * Keep “An account linked to a school/library subscription or trial.”
 * Keep “I am a student or library patron.”
 * Fill in year of graduation
 * For PERSONAL ID: use your LastNameFirstInitial—all lower case (example: andrewsj). User names MIGHT be TAKEN (this is not just a BGHS app); if so, try your last name and first two or three letters of your first name
 * For PASSWORD: use your date of birth in 8 digits (with “0” before single digit months; for example, 08221999, 11052000).
 * Enter your initials in CAPITAL LETTERS
 * Enter the last four numbers of your phone number.
 * Click ‘Register.’

= III. Getting Started: Creating a Project =

1. The first thing to do for each project you are working on is to create a ‘New Project.’ Click ‘Create a New Project’ on the right side of the page.

2. The ‘Citation Style’ will default to ‘MLA’ and the ‘Citation Level' will default to ‘Advanced.’ Do not change these.

3. Enter a description of your project at the bottom of the page according to DIRECTIONS FROM YOUR TEACHER.

** LastNameFirstInitial_ENG2_ResearchPaper ** 4. Click ‘Create Project.’

= IV. Sharing a Project =

1. Click 'Share project with a teacher’s drop box' in their project dashboard

2. Search for the correct class and period by typing in the teacher's last name

3. Type your full name in the box properly capitalized

=**V. Setting up the Project Dashboard**=

1. Type your Research Question at the top of your Dashboard

2. Type your Thesis Statement at the top of your Dashboard

=** VI. Creating Works Cited Entries: Bibliography **=
 * (BGHS Terminology: Works Cited) **

1. Use the drop-down arrow to choose which type of resource you need to cite. Be careful to choose the correct type of source. If you are unsure, please ask!

QUICK TIPS:
 * If numbers such as 32.1 appear, along with a date, it’s a journal
 * If it’s just a date/month and year, it’s a magazine
 * If the name of the publication is following by a city and state, it’s a newspaper
 * If nothing like that appears, it’s original content

2. Click ‘Create Citation.’

3. Answer each question as it prompts you for information. If you are unsure of how to answer, click on ‘Examples’ or ‘Help,’ or ask your teacher or Mrs. Andrews in the IMET Center Library.

4. When you have filled out all available information, click ‘Generate Citation.’

5. You should see your citation in your list on the next page. You may choose to create another citation at this point.

= VII. Taking Notes: Online (digital) Note cards =

1. Once you have created your citation, you may click ‘New’ under the note cards category. Y ou may also create note cards by clicking ‘Note cards’ at the top of the screen.

2. The next screen is an online version of an index card. Fill out the information that pertains to your research.

3. If you choose to enter tags, these are simply subjects that your note card covers.

4. In the first big box, enter any direct quotations from your source (CD) – powerful words you want to directly quote to support your thesis and a particular contention.

5. In the second big box, paraphrase or summarize your research – turn the idea behind the research into your own words or write the COMMENTARY (CM) that you will use after the quotation in your paper.

NOTE: A good strategy might be to read the information, think about it, then write your notes. That way, you can think about which quotations to use, and also what they mean and what you will say in your paper about each quotation.

6. You may choose to use the third box to write any notes to yourself – as in “This information might be good in the first paragraph of the paper.”

7. Don’t forget to SAVE your note card.



= VIII. Staying Organized with Outline =

1. Once you have created note cards, you’ll have a ‘Note card Tabletop’ that allows you to move the note cards around, create piles of note cards to group or “stack” them by contention or topic, color coordinate them, etc.

2. On the right side of the screen, you can create an outline for your paper.

3. You can associated each part of your outline with a note card or note cards so that you will know where the information from each note card will go in your paper.



= IV. General Tips for using NoodleTools and Determining Sources =

If you’re having trouble figuring out what kind of source you are using, please ask! Otherwise, try these ideas:


 * For database material: there may be a link to or actual citation information on the page with the article or information. It might provide clues about the type of source (journal, magazine, original content, etc.).


 * The name of online databases and their publishers is often on the webpage within the database, but you can always refer to the link you used to get to the database or to information provided by Mrs. Andrews on the library Edline page.


 * The name of the database is not usually the publisher of the database; most database publishers have multiple databases, all with different database names.


 * The title of a web PAGE is not always the name of the web SITE.


 * Publishers and dates of websites are often near the bottom of web pages, and sometimes in the top right corners. Also, look for “About” or “About Us” pages, or “Contact Us” pages for information about the web site.


 * If no publisher is listed for the web site, do NOT USE THAT WEB SITE! You must know the publisher in order to evaluate the web site for reliability and validity!


 * Sometimes, you need to go to the HOME page of a web site to find out the name of the web site, the publisher, and date.


 * The author of a web page might not be listed on the web page; you might have to look at the home page to see if an author is listed there.


 * If your source does not have an author, move on to the next component of the citation: the title of the article, web page, etc. That is the information with which your citation will begin.