[CASL-L] research/citation tools--what is your school using?

[Tracy Earnshaw]

Hi All,
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I must say that since this discussion
started, I took a look at Scholar and I really like it!  I feel like it is
a new and improved EasyBib.  Of course we have to teach the students to use
it correctly, but it's the tool I would use if I had to do my own research
assignment.  I love the way it makes notecards from what you highlight
using the pop-up box in the top right corner.  If you haven't tried it
yourself, I would recommend you do.

Tracy Earnshaw
Coginchaug Regional High School
Durham, CT

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Fiorelli, Dawn <
fiorellid at madison.k12.ct.us> wrote:

> I exchanged several emails with Easybib last year when I learned they were
> sunsetting Easybib School Edition.  I’ve been a loyal, happy subscription
> user for years and I depend on it as a teaching tool for my 7th and 8th
> graders.  I’ve begged them to consider keeping a school edition as an
> option for users who did not want Scholar.  I wonder if hearing from so
> many of you who will not be upgrading to Scholar would help them reconsider
> their business choices.
>
>
>
> Dawn Fiorelli
>
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Polson Middle School
> Madison, CT
>
>
>
> *From:* CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces+fiorellid=
> madison.k12.ct.us at mylist.net] *On Behalf Of *Kathy McNeiece
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2016 2:32 PM
> *To:* Sue Lantelme
> *Cc:* Mrs. Rocca; casl-l at mylist.net; Church, Jackie; Valerie DiLorenzo
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] research/citation tools--what is your school
> using?
>
>
>
> This is great! We use EasyBib but will most likely not renew for next
> year. We trialed Scholar but I thought it was too much work on the teacher
> end to set up assignments, and those tools would never get used. I like
> hearing how NoodleTools make students think more about creating their
> citations. I just could never get students to go back and complete those
> empty boxes. I was thinking of not going with a specific tool but after
> hearing others discuss the usefulness of these tools in preparing for
> college- will reconsider.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kathy McNeiece
>
> Head Librarian
>
> Hamden Hall Country Day School
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Sue Lantelme <SLantelme at ledyard.net>
> wrote:
>
> I couldn't agree more with all the  Noodletools comments. We just switched
> after a couple of years with Easybib. The new interface which will come to
> us in Fall 2016 has taken care of many small annoying pieces. They even
> asked about making the change mid year (over the holiday break) and enough
> users were using the tool mid year they moved the change to end of school
> year, causing less disruption. If you're considering the purchase & can
> wait till Fall 2016, I'd recommend waiting.
>
> I think the biggest plus is the School Librarian,  Deb Abilock​ & her son
> created the tool, enough said!
>
> Happy New Year!
>
>
>
> Sue Lantelme
>
> MLS, Ledyard High School Librarian
>
> slantelme at ledyard.net
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> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces at mylist.net> on behalf of Church, Jackie <
> jchurch at hamden.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 6, 2016 8:26 AM
> *To:* Mrs. Rocca; Valerie DiLorenzo
> *Cc:* casl-l at mylist.net
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] research/citation tools--what is your school
> using?
>
>
>
>
> Interesting reasoning.
>
> I hope LMSs continue to respond, and add what they like and dislike about
> Noodletools.
>
> Jackie Church
> Spring Glen School
> Hamden, CT
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces at mylist.net> on behalf of Mrs. Rocca <
> roccaj at brookfieldps.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 5, 2016 5:44:49 PM
> *To:* Valerie DiLorenzo
> *Cc:* casl-l at mylist.net
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] research/citation tools--what is your school
> using?
>
>
>
> We have been Noodle Tools subscribers for many years. We looked at Easy
> Bib and rejected it because it did too much work for the students.
> Students could easily create an entire works cited list without ever
> actually opening or reading any sources.
>
>
>
> I don't like the way Noodle Tools works on an iPad but I find it reliable
> in every other way. (it works on an iPad, it is just more finicky and less
> consistent)
>
>
>
> I still stand by Noodle Tools as the best citation tool out there for
> teaching students to create their own citations.
>
> -  Jennifer Rocca
> Brookfield High School
> Librarian
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Valerie DiLorenzo <vdilorenzo.rumsey at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Happy 2016 to All,
>
>
>
> Anyone who subscribes to EasyBib School Edition (paid version of EasyBib,
> not the free one) is aware of the fact that this platform will no longer be
> available after June 2016. The company "Imagine Easy" has changed to a
> platform called Scholar.
>
>
>
> I have some reservations about simply switching to the Imagine Easy
> Scholar platform. One big concern is that the Scholar extension (through
> Google) often creates citations wrong (with major mistakes). It's only as
> good as the metadata used to create it. After a citation is created,
> students can then edit it to fix the mistakes.
>
>
>
> Though Imagine Easy Scholar works well with the Google platform (this is a
> plus), in my opinion, Scholar doesn't do as good of a job "teaching" how to
> evaluate sources or showing how citations are created/built as the EasyBib
> School Edition platform did. Which brings me to another major concern:*
> even with a discount (44%) *for being an EasyBib SE subscriber, the price
> for Imagine Easy Scholar is three times as much as EasyBib SE.
>
>
>
> My question, therefore, is *what is everyone else using out there as a
> research platform to help your students become productive and ethical
> researchers? *In your answer, please include the grade levels you teach.
>
>
>
> I've been using EasyBib School Edition with grades 3 - 9 for about 4
> years. Before that, we were using NoodleTools with grades 5 - 9. (We made
> our switch before NoodleTools overhauled their platform.) We made the
> switch because, at the time, NoodleTools was not working well for our
> population.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> ~Valerie
>
>
>
> --
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>
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Rumsey Hall School
>
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