NoodleTools guides students step-by-step through citations in either MLA or APA. It allows students to take notes, cite, and write a paper all in one online location that can be accessed from any computer. NoodleTools links to Google docs for easy online storage and sharing. It is also easier for students to work in groups and collaborate on projects through NoodleTools, and teachers can set up their accounts so that students turn in their work with all collaborators’ names attached at the touch of a button!
A 3-month subscription is just $4, and a year is only $8. There are licenses for schools and districts as well, so check with your administration to see if this can be offered as part of your technology services for students.
The best way to learn about NoodleTools is to mess with it for a while.
“But I don’t want to pay for it before I know if it’s useful for me.”
I don’t blame you. Here are a few screencast demonstrations to help you get a feel for NoodleTools to see if it would help your students:
Equipment/software needed . . .
- computer with Internet connection
- a brain that is ready for research!
Benefits . . .
- You won’t hear: “But I lost all my research because my computer crashed!”
- You won’t hear: “But we can’t find the time to work together!”
- Students like it a lot more than paper note cards.
- The subscription is cheap enough that they could afford to continue it in college.
- Students can submit projects electronically (if you are “going green”).
I would encourage you to read the post entitled “Getting started . . .” before diving in.
If you have had success with NoodleTools, please share your pearls of wisdom through a comment to this post!
Angela CMG
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