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CAC Citation Guide: NoodleTools

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Create a NoodleTools Project

How to create a project

Start here, with our 60-second primer on how to create your first project in NoodleTools. (Click here to view this content on the NoodleTools site.)

Notecards 1: How to create and use Notecards in NoodleTools

How to create a notecard

Start here with our 60-second primer on how to create your first notecard in NoodleTools. (Click here to view this content on the NoodleTools help site.)

NoodleTools notecards afford you space to think as you gather facts, opinions, and evidence. Besides giving your notecard a short, descriptive title and identifying the source it comes from, you will work with three primary fields:

  • Direct quotation (“A”): Store source material for future reference. Highlight and annotate to ensure close reading.
  • Paraphrase or summary (“B”): Explain the source material in your own words. Check your understanding.
  • My ideas (“C”): Reflect and engage. Articulate ideas, assumptions and questions. What do I wonder? How does it fit with what I know? How should I follow up?

Document your sources in NoodleTools

How to create a citation

Start here, with our 60-second primer on how to create your first citation in NoodleTools. (Click here to view this content on the NoodleTools help site.)

Notecards 2: How to fill in a notecard

How to fill in a notecard

Part 2 elaborates on how to fill in the “Direct quotation,” “Summary or paraphrase” and “My ideas” fields. (Click here to view this content on the NoodleTools help site.)