Community reviews for NoodleTools

I find it especially helpful to be able to access my students' notes throughout the entire research process. This allows me to check their progress with regard to both quantity and quality. I can give feedback on their notes in a timely fashion, so I'm able to offer corrections and suggestions before too much is done incorrectly. The "direct quote" and "paraphrase" sections of the digital notecard encourage students to write notes in their own words, and the "my ideas" section provides a place to record further questions, connections, etc. Lastly, using the web-based Noodle Tools means my students will never again lose their notecards.

NoodleTools is a wonderful resource for students who need a safe place to organize their research, or for those students who need extra help in creating cohesive research papers. More functional than "edutainment," NoodleTools does its best to engage students and present the research process (from thesis writing to citation) in manageable chunks. NoodleTools includes a thesis writing feature, research planner / due date reminder, notecard generator, development space (this is a new feature, collaborating with GoogleDocs) and, of course, a citation generator. The draw back is that NoodleTools is a subscription-based platform, costing $15 for individual, non-institutional use. However, NoodleTools is free to try.

It makes a mundain boring necessary part of research, citing sources, quick, simple, and easily understood.