Stories & Insights – NoodleTools https://www.noodletools.com Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:09:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 Snapshot: Group Debate Online – Stephanie Sukow https://www.noodletools.com/blog/group-debates-online/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:09:44 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=5067 Steph Sukow, an English and Speech teacher, works with 12th graders on their group debate speeches as part of a persuasion unit. Read on how it is done.

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Steph Sukow, an English and Speech teacher, works with 12th graders on their group debate speeches as part of a persuasion unit. Read on how it is done.

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Snapshot: Use NoodleTools with HyperDocs – Jennifer Boykin https://www.noodletools.com/blog/snapshot-use-noodletools-with-hyperdocs-jennifer-boykin/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:52:44 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=5061 Jennifer Bartell Boykin effectively leveraged a HyperDoc and NoodleTools to guide her 11th grade English research assignment.

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin effectively leveraged a HyperDoc and NoodleTools to guide her 11th grade English research assignment.

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Snapshots: School Librarians as Hybrid Curators https://www.noodletools.com/blog/hybridcurators/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:33:00 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=5356 Continuously updated, low stakes curation is becoming the new normal in schools that are creating hybrid learning models for the fall.

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Continuously updated, low stakes curation is becoming the new normal in schools that are creating hybrid learning models for the fall.

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Micro-Paraphrasing: Two Sentences, Four Steps https://www.noodletools.com/blog/microparaphrasing/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:28:08 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=5394 Terry Darr describes a four-step process called "micro-paraphrasing," a two-sentence approach that emphasizes reading comprehension, and teaches students to use fewer sentences and carefully chosen language to amplify the accuracy of their paraphrase.

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Terry Darr describes a four-step process called "micro-paraphrasing," a two-sentence approach that emphasizes reading comprehension, and teaches students to use fewer sentences and carefully chosen language to amplify the accuracy of their paraphrase.

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Snapshot: “Nutrition in chocolate milk — what’s the evidence?” https://www.noodletools.com/blog/snapshot-evidence-for-argument/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:23:22 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=4465 Fifth graders learn to consider all the evidence for their argument before making an informed decision and creating PSAs.

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Fifth graders learn to consider all the evidence for their argument before making an informed decision and creating PSAs.

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NoodleTools Halloween Fashion https://www.noodletools.com/blog/noodletools-halloween-fashion/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:50:47 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=4017 NoodleTools teachers and students have awesome Halloween costumes!

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NoodleTools teachers and students have awesome Halloween costumes!

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Small Fry and the First Amendment: Reflecting on Banned Books Week https://www.noodletools.com/blog/small-fry-and-the-first-amendment-banned-books-week/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:00:33 +0000 https://www.noodletools.com/?p=3634 We teach.  They learn (or not).  But how deeply do we know the students we’re teaching? And how many of us have a snapshot of what they’ve taken from us for their journey, and what…

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We teach.  They learn (or not).  But how deeply do we know the students we’re teaching? And how many of us have a snapshot of what they’ve taken from us for their journey, and what…

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Award-Winning Teachers Support Quality Research with NoodleTools https://www.noodletools.com/blog/award-winning-teachers-support-quality-research-with-noodletools/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:01:54 +0000 http://www.noodletools.com/blog/?p=1010 Sara Oremland, nationally acclaimed teaching librarian, uses NoodleTools to mentor students collaboratively with classroom teachers across various disciplines. Oremland’s role of providing formative feedback through the NoodleTools platform is essential to inspiring quality research and…

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Sara Oremland, nationally acclaimed teaching librarian, uses NoodleTools to mentor students collaboratively with classroom teachers across various disciplines. Oremland’s role of providing formative feedback through the NoodleTools platform is essential to inspiring quality research and…

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“Whodunnit?” A high school class project using NoodleBib https://www.noodletools.com/blog/whodunnit-a-high-school-class-project-using-noodlebib/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:24:12 +0000 http://www.noodletools.com/blog/?p=426 University Laboratory High School “Whodunnit?” Ever feel booby trapped by a search engine? Imagine using an online catalog to search for a book, only your search sends you smack to page 129 of a book.…

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University Laboratory High School “Whodunnit?” Ever feel booby trapped by a search engine? Imagine using an online catalog to search for a book, only your search sends you smack to page 129 of a book.…

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Happy Halloween! https://www.noodletools.com/blog/happy-halloween/ Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:27:09 +0000 http://www.noodletools.com/blog/?p=22 The librarians at Jericho Middle School sent in this picture of their Halloween costumes, and we just had to share! Happy Halloween, stay safe, and keep Noodling!  

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The librarians at Jericho Middle School sent in this picture of their Halloween costumes, and we just had to share! Happy Halloween, stay safe, and keep Noodling!  

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