Citation Tools and TipsCite your sources!
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Noodle Tools Instructions
NoodleTools helps you create bibliographies, Works Cited and Works Consulted pages in a snap!
You can choose MLA, APA or Chicago styles, and even use it as a powerful note-taking tool.
NoodleTools lets you add cut-and-paste citations and you can even create a citation using only a book's ISBN.
Noodletools is set up using your ebnet Google account. It works with Google Drive.
Click http://www.noodletools.com/ to access the site.
Creating a Username/Account
To create an account, follow these steps:
1. Go to www.noodletools.com and click Log In on the top right corner.
2. On the right side of the screen, enter your school Google account ([email protected] ) and click Sign In.
3. Continue signing in with your school Google account and password You may need to do this twice--once on the Google site
and once on the ebnet site.
3. When you get to the account screen, click the button: Create a new account on the lower right side of the page,
then click Submit.
4. Choose your school and graduation year from the drop down menus. Click Save Profile.
How to Save a Source
1. After logging in, click on +New Project or click on the name of the project you already started.
2. Give your project a title: (i.e. Gun Control paper) and choose which style you want.
Usually MLA or APA, according to your teacher's instructions.
3. From navigation bar a top, click Sources
4. Click +Create new citation
5. Choose where you found the source on the top row, then what kind of source it is from the list below
( Database / Newspaper)
6. Fill out as many elements on the form as you have about your source. Items with a red asterisk * are required.
7. Click Submit
How to Create a Works Cited page
1. From the Sources page, click the pull-down menu Print/Export
2. Choose what format you want your Works Cited page to be.
3. A new file will be created in your Google Drive or Word account named according to your project name.
How to Share a List With Your Teacher
1. Click to open your project.
2. Under "Sharing and Collaboration" click on Share with a project inbox.
3. Enter the name of the inbox (get this from your teacher).
4. Click Done.
Annotated Bibliographies
What Is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to sources used in your research, though not all may have been cited in your research. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation.
The purpose of the annotation is to critically evaluate the source, to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Some items you may want to address in your annotation include:
Simply create your citation and enter the annotation in the text box at the bottom of the citation information screen.
MLA Template for creating a citation:
You can choose MLA, APA or Chicago styles, and even use it as a powerful note-taking tool.
NoodleTools lets you add cut-and-paste citations and you can even create a citation using only a book's ISBN.
Noodletools is set up using your ebnet Google account. It works with Google Drive.
Click http://www.noodletools.com/ to access the site.
Creating a Username/Account
To create an account, follow these steps:
1. Go to www.noodletools.com and click Log In on the top right corner.
2. On the right side of the screen, enter your school Google account ([email protected] ) and click Sign In.
3. Continue signing in with your school Google account and password You may need to do this twice--once on the Google site
and once on the ebnet site.
3. When you get to the account screen, click the button: Create a new account on the lower right side of the page,
then click Submit.
4. Choose your school and graduation year from the drop down menus. Click Save Profile.
How to Save a Source
1. After logging in, click on +New Project or click on the name of the project you already started.
2. Give your project a title: (i.e. Gun Control paper) and choose which style you want.
Usually MLA or APA, according to your teacher's instructions.
3. From navigation bar a top, click Sources
4. Click +Create new citation
5. Choose where you found the source on the top row, then what kind of source it is from the list below
( Database / Newspaper)
6. Fill out as many elements on the form as you have about your source. Items with a red asterisk * are required.
7. Click Submit
How to Create a Works Cited page
1. From the Sources page, click the pull-down menu Print/Export
2. Choose what format you want your Works Cited page to be.
3. A new file will be created in your Google Drive or Word account named according to your project name.
How to Share a List With Your Teacher
1. Click to open your project.
2. Under "Sharing and Collaboration" click on Share with a project inbox.
3. Enter the name of the inbox (get this from your teacher).
4. Click Done.
Annotated Bibliographies
What Is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to sources used in your research, though not all may have been cited in your research. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation.
The purpose of the annotation is to critically evaluate the source, to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
Some items you may want to address in your annotation include:
- What is the format of the source? Journal, popular, newspaper, opinion, etc?
- What are the author’s credentials? Is he/she an authority?
- What is the purpose of the article? To educate, inform, persuade, entertain, etc?
- Who is the intended audience?
- How does the source illuminate your research?
- Compare/contrast this work with other works you have cited.
Simply create your citation and enter the annotation in the text box at the bottom of the citation information screen.
MLA Template for creating a citation: