Using NoodleTools
Getting started on NoodleTools
1. Go to www.noodletools.com
2. Click on “Login” (if you have not already created an account, please see me first).
3. Click on "+ New Project."
Getting familiar with NoodleTools
1. Sources = lets you create citations and leads to your works cited page
2. Notecards = records source information and, most importantly, your ideas about this information
The research process
1. Locate source information (online, print, interview)
2. Read the information carefully
3. Decide if this is information you want to include in your research project. If yes, go to NoodleTools If no, keep on looking
4. Create a citation in Noodletools.
5. Create a notecard to correspond with the citation.
How to create a citation in NoodleTools:
1. What do I look for?
a. Print sources:
i. Author’s name (first and last)
ii. Title of work
iii. Place of publication
iv. Publisher
v. Publication Date
vi. Page Numbers
vii. [Sample] Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Viking Penguin Press. New York: 1949.
b. Electronic sources:
i. Author
ii. Title of article, entry, etc. found on the website
iii. Website title
iv. Publisher or sponsoring organization
v. Publication date
vi. Date of access (the day you found it)
vii. URL
viii. [Sample] Stevenson, Angus, and Christine Lindberg, eds. "Inspiration." New
Oxford American Dictionary. 2012. Oxford Reference. Web. 3 Dec. 2012.
Create a notecard in NoodleTools
1. Direct quotation: cut and paste as much as you like; it’s electronic data!
2. Paraphrasing or summary: make it work for you!
a. Put the text in your own words (required for all sources except the dictionary and thesaurus)
3. My ideas: the most important part
a. What did you learn about your word from this source?
1. Go to www.noodletools.com
2. Click on “Login” (if you have not already created an account, please see me first).
3. Click on "+ New Project."
- Your project name should be "LastName Word" (for example, Smith Beauty)
- Citation style is "MLA"
- Citation level is "Advanced"
- Click on "Share with a project inbox"
- Under "Project inbox" type "Baulch" and choose your class period.
Getting familiar with NoodleTools
1. Sources = lets you create citations and leads to your works cited page
2. Notecards = records source information and, most importantly, your ideas about this information
The research process
1. Locate source information (online, print, interview)
2. Read the information carefully
3. Decide if this is information you want to include in your research project. If yes, go to NoodleTools If no, keep on looking
4. Create a citation in Noodletools.
5. Create a notecard to correspond with the citation.
How to create a citation in NoodleTools:
1. What do I look for?
a. Print sources:
i. Author’s name (first and last)
ii. Title of work
iii. Place of publication
iv. Publisher
v. Publication Date
vi. Page Numbers
vii. [Sample] Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Viking Penguin Press. New York: 1949.
b. Electronic sources:
i. Author
ii. Title of article, entry, etc. found on the website
iii. Website title
iv. Publisher or sponsoring organization
v. Publication date
vi. Date of access (the day you found it)
vii. URL
viii. [Sample] Stevenson, Angus, and Christine Lindberg, eds. "Inspiration." New
Oxford American Dictionary. 2012. Oxford Reference. Web. 3 Dec. 2012.
Create a notecard in NoodleTools
1. Direct quotation: cut and paste as much as you like; it’s electronic data!
2. Paraphrasing or summary: make it work for you!
a. Put the text in your own words (required for all sources except the dictionary and thesaurus)
3. My ideas: the most important part
a. What did you learn about your word from this source?