introduction to noodletools creating a research project using noodletools
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Introduction to NoodletoolsCreating a research project using Noodletools
Learning TargetPractice opening a project in
Noodletools by setting up a Noodletool account to create a project, citation, and works cited page.
First…Some of you are familiar with the
website, others are not.It is important we go through this
together as sometimes things have changed within the program, sometimes your teacher has different expectations.
Please do not rush ahead and complete things as you will find yourself trying to backtrack and redo information.
Noodletools.comThis is an online research tool
that helps teach the research process and assists with organizing and tracking progress on research projects.
Note: It is online, so you will need to be connected to wi-fi when using it.
What can you use it for?Note-takingOutlining (Yay!)Creating citationsDocument archiving/annotationCollaborative researchSharing your writing
Register (If you already have an account, log in.)Create a personal IDChoose an account linked to a school/libraryRegister
Personal ID: Your mypanthers usernamePassword: Your mypanthers password It will ask you for four last digits of your telephone
number, I do recommend you do this as many students forget how to log in and there is NO WAY for me or anyone else at this school to get your account back up if you forget your information.
The first time you do this, you must do it from school in order to have it connect to the school.
Select Westwood Middle School from the list when prompted.
My ProjectsIn this section, you will see
projects that you are working on that you create.
Projects shared with meThese are projects you may be
collaborating with other students. You will not see anything in there
unless you have a joint project.
Create a new project
Select MLA and JUNIOR
Type in “Theme Essay” for description
DashboardThis is where your project will be
saved. You will open to the dashboard whenever you work on it.
Fill in the question and your thesis statement
Sharing your projectYou will need to find our class and
add it to the assignment drop box. H1 Honors Language Arts 8Add your first name and last initial.Check Share my Google Docs paper.
It will prompt you to log into your mypanthers account. (through gmail) Go ahead and do this.
Works CitedFor this essay, we just want a
Works Cited page. Go to your dashboard and find
components.Click Works Cited
Create a citation
Select citation typeWe want a citation of our book
The Death of Ivan Ilyich.Select book.It will bring you to a section you
can look over to learn more information. You may take some time to look over that now.
Select continue when you are ready to move on.
Create the citation – you will need your book!
Before you start…You need to find out as much
information as possible.Punctuation, spelling, and
capitalization MATTER!This is a tool, but it will NOT fix
what you enter.
Start with contributorsSelect author. Enter the author’s
name.This novella includes a translator.
Select add a contributor and add the translator.
Continue to fill in the information for our book.
Notice as you add the title of the book that it gives you tips on capitalization, etc. Pay attention to these tips!
AnnotationSelect the “What is annotation?” For this assignment, read the
descriptive annotation and provide the information in the annotation box.
For your research project, you will need to include critical annotations.
Descriptive Annotation includes:
SubmitCheck that you have all
necessary fields filled out and that you have carefully proofread for capitalization and spelling errors.
Last, share.You can do this two ways.First, you can simply email
yourself the document and add it to your Google Drive document.
Second, you can save as a pdf to add to your document.
It will come up as a Works Cited page and you will be able to directly add it to your essay.
To submit, please share as a Googledoc.Go into your Google Drive and
create a new document.Share with me by adding me as
able to edit. jrunni@mypanthers.org
Title the document:H1 Lastname Firstname Theme
Essay
Submitting your essay to me.At the top of your page in the
upper left hand corner, write the following:
Your first and last nameTheme EssayMrs. RunningFebruary 18, 2014
Under your heading…Add your outline. Starting with
the heading and your thesis.
Start a new page.Even if your outline only went on
to the first few lines, start a new page.
At the top make sure to type your heading again.
Then your essay.
Last…Works Cited pageAdd your works cited page
created from Noodletools.
Reminders…The entire paper: outline, essay,
works cited should be double-spaced and in black Times New Roman 12 point font.
This is how an formal academic paper will be formatted.
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