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This document provides instructions on how to create and organize notecards in NoodleTools. It explains that notecards can be started from the Components or Bibliography sections. Each notecard should contain a single thought or piece of information. Notecards must be linked to a source and include a title. Information can be directly quoted, paraphrased, or contain the user's own ideas. Notecards should be organized into piles to prepare for outlining. Help is available for any issues that arise while creating or managing notecards.
Ap notecards slideshare
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- 2. Today‟s Plan Briefdemo of how to create Notecards Feedback on NoodleTools from Mrs. Levy Questions or observations
- 3. Components is your “homebase” for parts of the research process. Notecards can be started in a few locations.
- 4. Notecards may alsobe started in the Bibliography from the source you are working with. Click on „New‟ to start a notecard from this source.
- 5. If you beginyour notecard from Bibliography, it will automatically select the Source for you. Remember, anywhere there is a drop-down arrow, there is a field to change options.
- 6. Notecards should ALWAYSbe 1 thought, quote, idea or bit of information per notecard. Your notecards will be longer than you may have experienced in the past. However, make sure you are selective in what goes on each notecard.
- 7. Each Notecard MUSTbe backed to a Source in NoodleTools. HINT: If you haven‟t completed a Works Cited entry or citation, you will not be able to create a Notecard using that Source.
- 8. Create a Title(Main Idea) for each notecard. The title should be a mix of general and specific. Too general, it gets lost in other information. Too specific, you‟re writing another notecard. REMEMBER: There will be a many notecards so a Title will be helpful in sorting through information for the Outline.
- 9. For every Notecardthere are 3 options: Direct Quotation: Word for word Paraphrase or Summary: Restating in your own words My Ideas: What You Think About The Information
- 10. The easiest thingto do is open side-by-side windows.
- 11. Copy/paste your informationin to Direct Quotation. Be selective and make you are not adding too much information to one notecard. If you are working from a print source, you will need to manually enter the quote.
- 12. Stay honest inyour paraphrase. This is most often where mistakes are made and accidental plagiarism occurs.
- 13. If you areworking from a source that has Pages, it MUST be added in! NOTE: Pages are not a span: 35-55 Pages are NEVER more than 1-2 page spread: 30, 31-32
- 14. My Ideas 1. GreatPlace to Put Thoughts About How You Might Use This Information 2. Don’t Understand Something? Put Questions Here or Connections to Help You Save Your Notecard Here
- 15. If you startedyour notecard from Bibliography, it will bring you back to this screen. Here you will see how many notecards you have created for each source. If you have a notecard that is not „piled‟ under a source, you have not attached that card to a source.
- 16. Completed Notecards will appear here. Click & drag the Notecard to your “Tabletop”. The “Tabletop” is where you can sort & pile your Notecards.
- 17. Creating “Piles” isa great way to sort and organize your Notecards in preparation for Outlines. Add, remove or change “Piles” for any Notecards. HINT: Only works with more than 1 Notecard.
- 18. Plan ahead to possible sections in your Outline when you create piles.
- 19. Drag your cardsto the „tabletop‟. It is SO important to organize your Notecards. Creating an Outline will be very easy if you work NOW to keep your Notecards by major topics. It will change constantly as you continue to add Notecards but the work will be worth it! BOTTOM LINE: Find out what works best for you, but do SOMETHING!
- 20. If you allowyour mouse to „hover‟ over the piled notecards, it will offer you an option to Edit or View your cards.
- 21. I can lookat my piled notecards “at a glance” and see if I am strong or weak in a section.
- 22. Anything in NoodleToolscan be printed. Printing all Notecards or select Notecards. Export to Word.
- 24. Need help? Havingdifficulty tracking sources? Need help with citations? Please ask. I am here to help!