Session leaders:

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• Session leaders
• Kathy Clark and Bernie Morrissey
• The Harker School
• Debbie Abilock, NoodleTools

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Origins of Noodletools

• Debbie Abilock
• (debbie_at_noodletools.com)

Noodlebib Use at Harker

• Kathy Clark, Grades 4-5
• (KathyC_at_harker.org)
• Bernie Morrissey, Grades 6-8
• (BernieM_at_harker.org)

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Choose the Best Search

• Define topic
• Find quality results
• Research a specific discipline
• Find timely information
• Distinguish facts from opinions
• Sort by media
• And more!

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Teacher Resources

• 21st Century Literacies
• Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit
• The Ethical Researcher

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Noodlebib

• Free version MLA Starter
• Paid version MLA Starter, MLA Advanced, APA,
  Chicago
• Paid version Notecards and Sharing

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Harkers Use of Noodlebib

• Grades 4-8 use MLA Starter
• Grades 4-5 use Notecards
• Grades 6-8 use Notecards and Sharing
• Grades 9-12 use MLA Advanced, APA, Chicago,
  Notecards, and Sharing

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Many types of sources can be used, including

• Books
• Reference books
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Journals
• Web sites
• Databases
• Emails
• Films
• TV radio programs
• Interviews

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What our teachers say about NoodleBib
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• The majority of the students were off and running
  after the instruction on Noodlebib.  They felt it
  was easier for them than taking paper notes.  It
  made the process of note-taking go much quicker
  per my observation.  Then, there was the infamous
  citation page which did the work for them.  That
  was great!Only the students who have trouble
  with any type of instruction that is more than
  2-3 steps  had difficulty with Noodlebib.
• 4th Grade English Teacher

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• Noodlebib is great!  It really helps the students
  get organized.  It asks all the right questions
  and places the information in the correct format.
   Great Tool!!
• 4th 5th Grade History Teacher

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Noodlebib notecards and shared lists are two of
the most amazing research organizational tools
that I have encountered.  My students learned
these tools very quickly and they were invaluable
in helping them stay organized by keeping all
their research information in one place.this
allowed my students to spend more time finding
good information, and trying to understand it,
than spending time trying to keep their research
notes organized in a notebook or a separate word
document.  Try it!!   6th Grade Science Teacher
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• My students liked the Noodlebib notecards because
  they said it helped them organize their research.
  As their teacher, I liked them because it allowed
  me to easily monitor their progress and steer
  them in the right direction if need be in
  midstream rather than at the end when it was too
  late to really make a difference for them.  Also
  it emphasized for them the difference between
  quoting and paraphrasing. Finally I especially
  enjoyed reading the "my ideas" sections to
  following their thinking as they were
  researching. Overall an outstanding tool for
  teachers and students that is very easy to use.
  thanks to Bernie for teaching it to me in one
  easy lesson!
• 8th grade science teacher

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Noodlebib notecards were invaluable in my
expository writing class.  My being able to
access their notes so easily helped me to stay
abreast of their source investigations in the
research and argumentation project, and give
timely advice.  It allowed me to see who had
really explored the source articles, as reflected
in their ideas and paraphrase, and who had just
briefly glanced through.  Also, it helped the
students organize their ideas, and keep track of
what had come from sources, and what had occurred
to them independently while thinking about the
topic.  Without this tool, in prior semesters
there was a snowballing effect  weak
investigation lead to undernourished arguments
and low quality essays. 8th grade Expository
Writing Teacher
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The more my students use Noodlebib notecards, and
the more they learn to quote, paraphrase, and
react to the information, the better they are
becoming at understanding what it means to
paraphrase someones words, as well as to express
the importance to them of the quote they have
singled out. Because were working harder to
teach paraphrasing skills, this is a real-world
opportunity to practice them. 8th Grade English
Teacher
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Hands-on Time

• Use your laptop or share with a friend
• Create a User ID
• Try free MLA starter version to create a
  bibliography
• Use the sources weve brought, websites you find,
  and databases you access remotely through your
  school or public library
• Let us know if we can answer any questions!

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Thank you!!