Research with NoodleTools

For those of you who use NoodleTools with your students for research, here is some great news. Along with a new interface and added features to the resource, they've added Google Single Sign-on (SSO) as well. Now students will login with their Google account. 

Students in grades 4-12 can access the login page in two ways:

1. From the NoodleTools icon on our library site.

2. From the NoodleTools app in the "waffle" menu (grid icon within the Chrome browser). 

When logging in this way for the first time, students will be asked if they want to link their Google account with an existing NoodleTools account, which I highly recommend doing if they want any of their previous work available to them. 

More information on how to access their account can be found here. 

Along with the new sign-in, the NoodleTools interface has had a huge update and if you haven't used this tool in the past, it might be worth your time now. It's a great tool for teaching the research process. Use it just for citing sources or go all in with the use of the digital notecards, the outline and the creation of a paper via Google Docs. 

Helpful quick guides for your students can be found here. 

Be sure to email TLC@hudson.k12.oh.us if you have any questions or would like assistance when rolling this out to your students. 

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WVIZ/PBS ideastream classes are completely online, facilitated and offer graduate credit. You never need to be online at the same time as others.

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Cost:  $150

Graduate Credit:  1 graduate credit for an additional fee

Description:  Success in Six, part of INFOhio's Learning Commons, is an online learning program that teaches educators how emerging web-based technologies can change the way teachers and students access information and communicate with each other.  Each of the Success in Six modules is tied to Ohio's New Learning Standards.  Two modules are available - each covering three of the INFOhio Success in Six lessons.  These modules have been created for Ohio educators to explore and engage in Web 2.0 technologies and 21st Century Learning Skills.  Graduate credit is available for each module.

Module One

Session Dates: September 21 - October 18

Module Two

Session Dates: October 26 - November 22

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