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Learn how to maximize your research with Noodletools

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MNPS Middle & High School Students

All MNPS students in Middle & High school have access to NoodleTools School Subscription through Classlink. You can access this resource by login using your Office365 account which is username @mnpsk12.org email for students or username @mnps.org email for staff.

What is Noodletools?

Noodletools is the place to start any project that involves writing, citing resources, or creating notes.

  • Citing Sources
  • Taking Notes, Organizing and Outlining
  • Collaborating with Peers
  • Sharing with Instructors
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Access to Noodletools

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Login using your MNPS Email (aka Microsoft365 credentials) Login using your MNPS Email (aka Microsoft365 credentials)

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Creating a New Project

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Create a project in NoodleTools
Instructional Details on How to Create a New Project

Create Citation Create Citation

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Create a citation in NoodleTools

Create a Notecard Create a Notecard

Create a notecard in NoodleTools

How to Share a Project How to Share a Project

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Step 1

Hover over project title on the left under the 'Three Dots" and hit the plus sign.
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Step 2

Hit Share
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Step 3 & 4

Step 3:

Enter the inbox's name that your teacher provided to you. The inbox name will auto-complete as you begin to type so that you can select it from the list.

Step 4:

Click Done.

More Directions on How to Share a Project
Evaluate Sources Here
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  • How to create a notecard

  • How to create and manage notecard piles

  • How to link a notecard to a source citation

  • How to add tags, colors, and visual cues to a notecard

  • How to group and organize notecards (Tabletop location, pages, piles, tags and colors)

  • How to open and view notecards on the Sources screen

  • How to insert a video in a notecard

  • How to insert an image in a notecard

  • How to search for notecards

  • How to select notecards on the Tabletop or Detail views

  • How to create multiple pages of notecards in t

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Create In-Text Citations

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Instructions on how to create in-text citations

Create an Outline

  • How to create an outline

  • How to add notecards to the outline

  • How to export and print the outline

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Quick Help Guide for Teachers

How to create a "template" project for students

Overview: Rather than starting from scratch with an empty project, your class of students can copy a "template" project that you've supplied ...

Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 11:36 AM

How to create an assignment inbox

Overview: An assignment inbox is what allows you to view (and provide feedback on) student projects. Think of NoodleTools as "project-centric" (as...

Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 11:36 AM

How to view and navigate between student projects in an inbox

Overview: To navigate efficiently between student projects in an inbox, the Inbox Navigator is an important tool.  This article applie...

Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 11:36 AM

How to send feedback to a student in a shared project

Overview: When you open a project shared with an assignment inbox, you can add comments to the project as a whole, or on specific source references...

Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 11:36 AM

How to use the school year filter to view relevant inboxes

Overview: By default, the Inboxes screen displays inboxes last edited in the current school year (using July 1st as the cut-off date). This keeps t...

Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 9:13 AM

Help Guide for Teachers
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