Directions for NoodleTools 2015-16
Your User name:______YourPassword:______
Go to the Ryan website. On the left,click on library then electronic databases then the Noodletool’slink.
( )
1. Entering NoodleTools for the first time through a school/library account, you will need to create a personal folder where you will save the bibliographies you create.
- ClickCreate a personal ID. From home, you need User name( arhs) and password (Philadelphia). From school, no passwords are needed. Use Philadelphia for revalidation also.
- Select student or teacher by moving the radio button. For user name—students mustuse their first initial, last name, and last 2 digits of your year of graduation.Example: jsmith19. Password use ar and your student ID. Example: ar2019xxxx
- Check availability
- Retype your password, fill in your initials, and type in the last 4 digits of yourhomeor cell phone number. Without these correct digits you can never retrieve your password.
- Click the register button.
2. Click on “My Account” between the signout and HELPbuttons. Fill in your name and school email address. Save Profile.
3. Navigation toolbars are at the top and left side.
4. From your my projects view, you can immediately start to create your first source list by clicking the Create a New Project button on the right of the screen. Click the radio button next to MLA AND advanced. Then name your project and click the create project button.
5. The dashboard is your control central. From here, you can formulate your thesis statement, keep your “To Do List” current, create an outline, gather information and create notecards, add to your bibliography, share your project with your teacher or group and read their comments, and finally, type your paper in Google Docs.
6. To begin your works cited, click on bibliography at the top of the page or works cited on the left under components.
7. Choose the type of material you are citing from the drop-down list. This is the most important step. Choose the format of the original source even if you found it online.(Most often, the original source was a book, reference book, or magazine. Your electronic database will tell you the original source.) This information allows NoodleTools toask you the questions it needs to produce the correct citation.
8.Click create citation.This will start you through a series of screens that ask you questions to gather information about your source. Answer the questions then click the next button. If you are not sure, there are Show Me slides to click on that will explain the MLA rules thoroughly. Or you may use the Quick Cite feature. See directions in help or the Quick Cite handout from your teacher.
- Now, choose the medium—the form in which you found the material by clicking on the correct tab. There are 5 choices: print, web site, database, digital file, and microform. Once you click the screen, the form will change to adapt to the medium.
- Click on the MLA Guide at the top right. Watch the citation build as you type.
- NoodleTools will decide what fields are required for a complete citation and customize the on-screen, field-by-field help to be specific to your source.
- NoodleTools’ wizard is up-to-date, so that you won't have to guess how to do a citation.If you are using an electronic database, the wizard allows you to search for the exact name. You can enter a partial name (e.g., Virtual Library) or the name of the vendor (e.g., Gale) that provides access to the database you are using.
9. When finished answering the wizard’s questions, click the submit button. This will show you your new citation highlighted with a tan background to indicate that it was the most recent citation you added or edited in your list. From here, your citation can be modified by clicking the Edit button, which returns you to the same form that you used to create the citation.
10. Adding the next citation to your list is simply a matter of choosing a citation type to use from the dropdown list at the top of the screen. Or, if your next citation is very similar to one that you already created, you can save time by clicking copy to make a duplicate citation.
- Citations are automatically placed in alphabetical order for you, based on the rules in the MLA Handbook 7th edition.
11. Once you've created a list, you need to save, print and share your work.Options panel located on the left side of your source list gives you one-click access to these features. The print/export link is perhaps the most important -- when your list is complete, you can export your list as an RTF, Word, Google doc, or webpage document. It will be perfectly formatted with the correct margins, spacing, and header (which can be added under formatting.)You can also e-mail the RTF version of your list to someone using the E-Mail link.
12.Electronic notecards—“Direct quotes”, “paraphrasing” and “my ideas” notecards can be typed, saved and printed out for each source. Remember, if you are using an electronic resource, it is best to copy and paste your information into the direct quote card. Images can be copied in also.
13. An outline can be created and your notecards can be put in “outline” order to simplify writing your paper.
Other handouts are available for: World Cat, Outlining, Notecards, and iCyte.
Check Noodletools’ help for screencasts, webinars, and complete user’s guide and screencasts.
Info for Practice:
- Online reference sourceoriginally in print from GVRL
Title of reference source:New Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol: 7 Pages: 992-1006 Edition: 2nd Publisher: Gale
Article title: John Paul II, Pope Place of Publication: Detroit, MI
Author: George Weigel Date of Publication: 2003
- Book in Print
Title of book: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Author: Will Richardson Publisher: Corwin—Sage Year of Publication: 2009
Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks Edition: 2nd
- Database/ Original content from ABC-Clio
Database:Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
Date of Publication: 2015. Article title:Blogs
- Journal originally in print, now from DatabaseProQuest Central K12
Journal:Journal of OnlineLearning and Teaching
Author:Deters, Faye, Kristen Cuthrell, and Joy Stapleton
Article title: Why Wikis? StudentPerceptions of Using Wikis in Online Coursework
Pages: 122 Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Year of Publication:2010
10?accountid=8349
- Online reference sourceoriginally in print from GVRL
Title of reference source: Encyclopedia of Journalism.
Vol: 1 Pages: 164-170 Publisher: Sage
Article title: Blogs and BloggersPlace of Publication: Thousand Oaks
Author: Tanni Haas Date of Publication: 2009
Editor: ChristopherH. Sterling
<