Reyna - Psychology Research Project
Objectives:
- Research and explore a topic in the field of psychology.
- Find, cite, and evaluate credible sources.
NoodleTools
SET UP A NOODLETOOLS PROJECT - You will use NoodleTools to keep track of your sources and compile your Works Cited.
COLLABORATE ON A NOODLETOOLS PROJECT - When working in pairs or a group, it is best to share one NoodleTools project. After ONE group member has created a New Project in NoodleTools, that same student should follow the directions below.
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO SIGN INTO NOODLETOOLS AND CREATE A PROJECT
SET UP A NOODLETOOLS PROJECT - You will use NoodleTools to keep track of your sources and compile your Works Cited.
- LOGIN using your regular WCASD username (ex - 24BoyleC) and password
- The revalidation password is knights24
- Click on NEW PROJECT
- TITLE your project & keep MLA and ADVANCED selected & click SUBMIT
- IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A GROUP, have ONE group member create a new project and then follow the directions below.
COLLABORATE ON A NOODLETOOLS PROJECT - When working in pairs or a group, it is best to share one NoodleTools project. After ONE group member has created a New Project in NoodleTools, that same student should follow the directions below.
- Next to your project, under the SHARING column, click the + sign.
- Under STUDENT COLLABORATION, click ADD STUDENT.
- Enter the student's USERNAME (ex - 24BoyleC) and keep FULL COLLABORATOR selected and click DONE.
- The project should now appear in each group member's NoodleTools homepage.
- Be sure to enter all group members' usernames.
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO SIGN INTO NOODLETOOLS AND CREATE A PROJECT
Sources
Books and ebooks:
- Use the Library catalog to find print books and ebooks on your topic.
- ebook passwords are in the Library Schoology group.
- To cite print books in NoodleTools, import by ISBN number. Here is a video tutorial that shows you how to import books into NoodleTools.
- To cite ebooks in NoodleTools, determine if you can export the citation directly to NoodleTools (Gale) or copy and paste (ABC-CLIO and Salem Press). You may also enter the citation manually after selecting "File, app, ebook" then "ebook." Here is a video tutorial that shows you how to cite ebooks in NoodleTools.
Databases:
- Database passwords are in the Library Schoology group
- To cite sources from databases, follow the directions below each database icon OR access the Library Schoology group for directions and tutorials.
- When you find a source, after citing, be sure to save a copy of the article/entry to Google Drive!
- Click here for help with navigating and using the databases
Websites:
- The American Psychological Association website might be helpful in finding journal articles and information.
- To cite in NoodleTools, select "Website" then select the type of source you're using ("Webpage" or "Journal" are common ones on this website) and fill in as much information as you can.
Citing - help and video tutorials:
- Click here for help with citing books and ebooks
- Click here for help with citing from databases
- Click here for help with citing from websites
Add annotations to NoodleTools
- Click here to watch a video tutorial for how to add annotations to your sources in NoodleTools.
Download your Annotated Bibliography from NoodleTools
- While in your NoodleTools project, click the SOURCES tab.
- DOUBLE CHECK THAT ONLY THE SOURCES LISTED IN NOODLETOOLS ARE THE ONES YOU ACTUALLY TOOK NOTES ON AND ANNOTATED. Remove any that were not used!
- Click the PRINT/EXPORT dropdown.
- Select PRINT/EXPORT TO WORD or PRINT/EXPORT TO GOOGLE DRIVE.
- A Word Document (or Google Doc) with a correctly formatted Bibliography will download that you may then save to your user folder. Annotations will automatically appear under each citation.
- VIDEO TUTORIAL: CLICK HERE to learn how to download a Bibliography/Works Cited from NoodleTools.
Email Ms. Boyle ([email protected]) if you need help during the research process!