NoodleTools
There are free tools and subscription tools at NoodleTools. They have created online software tools to help teachers and librarians through the entire research process.
NoodleBib is an integrated note-taking and documentation program. It is a comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web. It also includes a note-taking component which enables you to extract, organize and syntheszie information found during the research process through the use of the notecard feature. The full featured program is subscription based and you can purchase an individual or single teacher/classroom account.
NoodleBib Express is a free tool for times when you need one or two quick citations and not an entire source list. It includes all the citation forms available in the subsription version. The difference is you cannot save your source list and you will have to copy and paste your citation into your document.
NoodleBib MLA Starter is a free tool for students in grades 1 - 5 to learn the basices of citing a source. The tool gives the student clear, color-coded examples of how to cite the sources they are most likely to encounter. It doesn’t include the notecard feature.
NoodleQuest is a free search startegy tool to help you find the best information you need to research a topic. After answering a few questions about your topic, NoodleQuest will give you some of the best search strategies you can use and tell you why.
NoodleTeach is a free tool that includes a curriculum collaboration toolkit and information on teaching 21st Century Literacy skills.
Karen Vitek | December 11, 2006
