[CASL-L] Noodletools vs Easy Bib

[Janet Kenney]

We do use the notecards extensively.  This year, with some teachers, we are
requiring every notecard to have a paraphrase.  Then the students are using
the notecards to create their outlines.  We have them output the outlines
with just the paraphrases.  With that, they essentially have their paper
started.  It is a series of their words/ideas, organized by idea/topic.
 With the addition of a intro / conclusion, some formatting adjustments,
transitions and editing for flow, they basically have a paper.


On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Crean, Sue <creans at brookfieldps.org>wrote:

> I love the student (and teacher) collaboration function on Noodletools as
> well as the notecard feature.  I think the notecards could cut down on
> plagiarizing by encouraging kids to use the spaces for paraphrasing and
> direct quote.
> I agree that it can be cumbersome to use (especially for younger
> students), but that's because they don't have the perspective of creating
> one by hand! (How many of you have them create them manually before using a
> citation creator? I've often wanted to just so they appreciate it!)
> Sue Crean
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Janet Kenney <janetkenney at bristolk12.org
> > wrote:
>
>> I second this request.  I've been following a similar discussion over at this
>> blog<http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/easing-their-citation-pain-putting-the-focus-on-critical-thinking-in-research-with-easybib/> and
>> you can find other discussions by googling "easybib v noodletools."
>>
>> I've been using Noodletools for the past 7 or so years and have been
>> hesitant to make the switch to EasyBib.  I don't like some of its features
>> - autociting and the evaluation extension<http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2012/10/23/easybibs-new-extensions-twotoo-easy-buttons/>you
>> could add in chrome.  It seems students that we are working with cannot
>> identify mistakes/omissions in these automated processes.  If they don't
>> know that something is missing, how can they fix it? Sure, I've heard
>> plenty of people say noodletools is harder for students to use, but I think
>> it is worth it.  It forces them to look at all of the components of  a
>> source--which I also ask them to do when evaluating sources.  I see it as a
>> kill two birds with one stone: evaluate + make a citation.
>>
>> Seems I went a bit rambly there.  This questions does plague me though.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Nancy Carlson <carlsonn at fpsct.org>wrote:
>>
>>> We have been using Noodletools for the past 4 years and like the new
>>> additions to it.
>>> We are looking at Easy Bib for next year.  I am looking for
>>> opinions/experience from people who
>>> have used Noodletools but switched to Easy Bib or vice versa.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nancy Carlson
>>> Farmington High School
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> Mrs. Sue Crean
> 21st Century Skills Teacher
> Whisconier Middle School
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> what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya
> Angelou*
>



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Janet Kenney, Library Media Specialist, Webmaster,
& Instructional Technology Coordinator
Bristol Eastern High School
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