NoodleTools

Noodle Tools (NoodleBib) []

(1)Resources links and/or class examples Noodle Tools for Students Noodle Tools: making citations easy NoodleBib User’s Guide

(2) SWOT

a. Strengths
 * Helps learner for each citation element at the point of need
 * Guides learner through difficult decisions about the source material
 * Checks for mistakes in punctuation and abbreviations
 * Online notecards capture author’s words, images, graphs, and original formatting
 * Students share working bibliographies and notecards with teachers for feedback
 * Teachers can insert comments and ask questions
 * Bibliographies and notecards can be exported to Word
 * Students can work together to work on a collaborative project

b. Weaknesses
 * Must pay (Individual: $15/year, Single teacher: $60/year, Single campus (K-12): $120/year)

c. Opportunities
 * Students can learn the entire research process
 * Teachers can better guide students throughout the process (immediate feedbacks and comments)
 * Students can work together which promotes group learning

d. Threats
 * Students may rely on this tool and not be able to compose bibliography on their own

(3) Ideas for the classroom
 * Use it as an assessment tool: knowledge of format, range of resources used, understanding of the purpose of a bibliography, and ability to evaluate the authority and credibility of sources
 * Use it as a group project (have students work in groups to produce one final paper)
 * Use it as a tool to guide student learning through research project