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The Teacher Inside NoodleTools: Using

NoodleTools to Guide Your Students
Rebecca L.
TOPIC SELECTION
Identify a topic that would be suitable for developing an instructional unit for the course project
and explain the key goal of this instruction. Provide a brief rationale in which you explain how
you are knowledgeable about the subject and why you find the subject interesting. Also describe
why you think the content is manageable and can be taught in about 20 minutes, and why your
topic could be categorized as an intellectual skill.

Topic:
Using NoodleTools to Track a Student’s Research Project

Preliminary Goal of Instruction:

To instruct teachers how to supervise a student’s research project in NoodleTools.

Rationale:
NoodleTools is an online tool designed to help a person plan, complete and collaborate on
research projects. One of its most popular features is its citation creation application. This
feature helps the user create a bibliography in MLA or APA format. It also helps the user take
notes and organize their paper. Projects can be shared with teachers, who can supervise, guide
and provide feedback at every stage of a student’s work. This instructional module will
introduce teachers to the basics of NoodleTools and how to use the program to supervise the
work of a student.
As a librarian, I am knowledgeable about the creation of bibliographies, how to cite sources,
and organize research and writing. I teach these skills to classes on a regular basis as a normal
part of my job. I use the NoodleTools program to help guide teachers and students in the
creation of bibliographies and how to cite the sources they discover throughout their research. I
am interested in creating an e-learning course designed specifically for teachers that would
streamline the NoodleTools training process. It would allow them to learn about NoodleTools at
their own pace and at their point of need. The use of NoodleTools is an intellectual skill that can
be taught in about 20 minutes. While not extremely difficult to use, teachers do benefit from an
initial introduction to the tool and how it works from a teacher perspective. Although classroom
teachers observe my instruction to students about the tool, NoodleTools has a slightly different
interface for teachers. In my experience, teachers who wish to supervise student work require
some additional training to familiarize themselves with the tool and its capabilities.
The three overall tasks the teacher-as-learner will be asked to do during this module are as
follows:
1. Create a new project inbox to store student work.
2. Create a new project and share it with a project inbox.
3. Create an annotated bibliography with three sources: a website, an ebook, and a journal
article from JSTOR.
Description / Background of Learner (who would need this instruction):
The learners who would need this instruction are teachers at a school where the
NoodleTools program is being used by students as a writing tool to manage their research. This
would especially interest teachers who would like to know the capabilities of the program, so
they can monitor student work within NoodleTools and provide direct feedback.

TASK ANALYSIS
The task analysis should include a list of three to five tasks to complete a job. For each task
identify a minimum of 3 steps an expert learner (or an individual who knows how to complete
the task) would follow to learn the instructional goal for your project. Create a list of three to
five questions you might ask a subject matter expert (SME) related to the task as a follow-up to
your analysis.

Goal of Instruction:
List terminal objective based on a Higher Order Thinking Skill (Blooms Taxonomy)
The teachers will understand they can supervise a student’s research project in NoodleTools.
The teachers will be able to outline and explain NoodleTools, its uses and its processes to their
own students. The teachers will apply this knowledge to create and design their own classroom
assignments for students using the program.

Performance-Based Assessment:
How will you assess your learners based on them applying content from your instruction?

The tasks performed by the teachers can be easily checked within the program. They are
designed specifically so not only can I assess their work, but they learn how to do this for their
own students. The specific items they will be assessed on are listed below:
• The teachers will create a project inbox for the class they teach. It will be shared with
me as a co-teacher.
• The teachers will create a project. It will be shared with me as a full collaborator. It will
also be shared with a project inbox called “Keystone Training,” which I have access to.
• The teachers add three citations of various types under the Sources tab. Each source will
have an annotation.
• The teachers will print/export their sources to a Word document and post it in the
discussion space.
• At the end, the teachers will evaluate and explain their overall NoodleTools experience
and how they intend to use it in their classroom.
• The teachers will complete a quiz on NoodleTools terminology.
• The prior knowledge of the teachers will be that they will have already created an
account in NoodleTools. This will be assessed through the administrative side of the
program.
Tasks:
1. The teachers create a project inbox for their class. (Demonstrated in a narrated video.)
a. Click on the “Inboxes” tab at the top of the page.
b. Click on the green “+ New project Inbox” button in the upper left of the screen.
c. In the dialogue box, enter a name for the project inbox. Name the project “Your
Name-Training.” For example, my inbox is titled “R Leonhard-Training.”
d. In the Additional Recipients field, enter my email address:
Rebecca.leonhard@keystoneacademy.cn. This shares the inbox with me as a full
collaborator and co-teacher.
e. Click the blue “Submit” button.

Follow-up Questions on Task 1 for Subject Matter Expert (SME)

1. Can I only share a project inbox with someone who has a NoodleTools account?
2. Can I share a project inbox with a student?
3. How many additional recipients can I share the project inbox with?
4. How do I know if someone shares a project inbox with me?

2. Create a new project and share it with a project inbox. (Demonstrated in a narrated video.)
a. Click on the “My Projects” tab.
b. Click on the green “New Project” button in the upper left-hand corner.
c. In the Project Title field, type in the name of the project. Name the project “Your
name-Training.” For example, my project is titled “R Leonhard-Training.”
d. Verify the citation style is MLA. Select the citation level “Advanced.”
e. Click the blue “Submit” button.
f. On the Dashboard page, click on the blue “Share with a project inbox” button.
g. In the “Project Inbox” field, search for the name of the project inbox you want to
share your project with. The name of the project inbox to search for is “Keystone
Training.”
h. Click the blue “Done” button.

Follow-up Questions on Task 2 for Subject Matter Expert (SME)

1. How do I know if the teacher receives my project?
2. What if I cannot find a project inbox?
3. How many projects can I make?
 4. Do I have to share every project with a project inbox?

3. Create an annotated bibliography with three sources: a website, an ebook, and a journal
article from JSTOR. (Demonstrated in a narrated video.)
a. Click on the “Sources” tab at the top of the page.
b. Click on the green “+ New Source” button in the upper left-hand corner.
c. Select the place where the source is located.
d. Select the type of source.
e. Enter the source information in the required fields, following the hints and directions
that NoodleTools provides.
f. At the bottom of the page, click the green “Save & add annotation” button.
g. In the dialogue box, type in the annotation for the source.
h. Click the blue “Save and Close” button in the upper right-hand corner.
i. Repeat steps b through h two more times for the other sources.
j. Click the “Print/Export” button at the top of the page.
k. Select “Print/Export to Word.” The annotated bibliography will open up automatically
in a Word document in the correct format.
l. Save the Word document file.

Follow-up Questions on Task 3 for Subject Matter Expert (SME)

1. How many sources can I put in NoodleTools?
2. Can citations be made without an annotation?
3. Can NoodleTools make parenthetical references for citations?
4. How do I edit a citation after it is made?

TASKS, OBJECTIVES AND MEASUREMENTS

For this study, develop at least three objectives based on the results of your task analysis.
(Review Blooms’ Taxonomy to help identify key action verbs to write our objectives). For each
objective identify how you will formatively evaluate students’ ability to meet each objective you
have identified from the task analysis. Reminder: if you have an objective you must identify a
way to evaluate students’ progress in meeting that objective (called alignment).
Objectives
1. By the end of this course, the learner will create a project inbox for the class they are
teaching.
2. By the end of this course, the learner will create a new project in NoodleTools and share it
with a project inbox.
3. By the end of this course, the learner will create an annotated bibliography with at least three
different types of sources.

Measurements/Evaluation (one per objective)

1. The learner has created a project inbox that is shared with the instructor.
2. The learner has constructed a new project in NoodleTools and shared it with the
designated project inbox.
3. The learner has composed three citations with annotations and compiled them into a
bibliography. The learner has submitted the bibliography in the discussion area.
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