1. NoodleTools Create a [bibliography, source list…] * [Your name/title/contact info]* *For the brackets, fill in your specific information

2. What is NoodleTools Organize, create, store, write Save personal copies of sources Begin a working bibliography Copy-and-paste relevant quotes onto notecards Paraphrase the author’s words Analyze, question and add your own ideas Tag and pile your notes – what emerges? Create an outline, add piles – reorder and experiment! Create [essay, speech, product…] with a bibliography

3. How to Create Your Project 1. Select MLA 2. Select Advanced 3. Name your project

4. …but if you mess up, you can change styles later! Choose a style Name your project

5. Dashboard What follows is a tutorial on the Dashboard

6. Keep your focus

7. Watch your work grow

8. Share with [teacher dropbox name]

9. Assignment, calendar, notes

10. Share and work with your team in real-time

11. Keep everything together

12. Plan to stay organized

13. Use feedback from [teachers’ names] to improve your work

14. Read comments on your notes

15. See comments on your sources too!

16. Bibliography Screen

17. Creating your first citation entry What follows is an explanation on creating your first citation entry Be sure to use the “Help” options if you have questions or need clarification.

18. Choose the best match From the drop-down menu

19. Copy-and-paste to avoid spelling errors

20. Correct errors on the fly!

21. Watch the citation “build” as you type Part Whole

22. Search WorldCat’s library catalog for your book Identify your book

23. Review and edit the elements (We’ve done some checking already!)

24. Save to your list

25. Extra Topics What follows is an explanation of any extra tools/items NoodleTools allows its users to do.

26. No more “refinding” problems! Save (and mark up) your own copy of a Web source.

27. Certain sources (e.g., popular reference works) are only cited in notes in Chicago style. If you need to include a source because you’ve annotated it, you can!

28. See how to make your in-text reference for MLA and APA

29. …or the full and shortened footnote for Chicago style Or a footnote and shortened footnote for Chicago style

30. Get help when you need it!

31. Questions we’ve been asked… How can I tell if this is common knowledge? Is a PDF cited like a book? What if I don’t have the page number because I returned the book? Is the Christian Science Monitor a newspaper or a magazine? How do I cite a web page in a database? What do I put in an annotation?

32. Analyze your list

33. Format and export your bibliography to a word processor (or Google docs)

34. Keep a portfolio of your work

35. Follow the *handout… Click the "Create a Personal ID“ button to register as a new user If you are prompted, at the “New User Registration” screen, enter [school name] and password Create your personal ID and password –Record these on your handout When you use NoodleTools after that, login only with your personal ID and password Note: Some educators create a printed handout that includes database login instructions. Please do not publish your school’s password on the Web