NoodleTools is an online tool for taking notes and organizing research projects. It allows students to [1] take notes directly from sources and link them to citations to avoid plagiarism, [2] organize notes on a virtual "tabletop" and drag them into outlines, and [3] access and edit notes from any computer. The tool keeps students organized and focused on analyzing sources rather than formatting notes.

1. Taking Notes Online with NoodleTools Holly Frilot Library Media Specialist Collins Hill High School Fall 2010

3. Your work is organized into projects. Open a project you’ve started…or start a new one

4. Manage a project from your dashboard

5. Create notes directly from cited sources Click “new” in the notecards category to create a new notecard tied to that source. Click “show” to see a card already created.

7. Cut-and-paste first Author’s image Author’s words

8. You’ll get quotes and attribution right… and avoid accidental plagiarism.

9. Reread and color-code information Red for problems Green for statistics Highlight main ideas Annotating helps you understand

10. Then explain it to yourself * *Using words that you understand

11. What do you think? I wonder…? “ To do” next

12. Add the main idea last

13. Add tags now…or later * * It’s easier to add tags when you know more

14. Source Notes Your notes and sources stay linked

15. You can always go back to the source Sometimes rereading clears up questions

16. Use your tabletop to organize notes Your new notes

17. Sort notes however you like! Drag notes

18. Make piles Group notes that you feel belong together

19. Take as many notes as you need to! Your tabletop is larger than the screen A bird’s eye view

20. Label your notes with visual cues Add reminders, colors and tags

21. Build your outline on-the-fly…

22. … or create it before you take notes

23. Drag notes and piles into your outline

24. Print notecards Print your notecards. * Make sure to choose “Export to Word” for printing to work correctly at school.

25. Printing steps 1. Choose all or some notecards to print. 2. Choose all or some features to print. 3. Click here. (Works around pop-up blockers.) 4. Select “Open” to view your notecards as a Word doc and print.

27. Your work is always saved!