Go to www.noodletools.com
After you login, Noodletools brings you to the project page.
Click on the Inboxes button located on the left blue section.
Then click on the green New Inbox located at the top right.
In the Inbox Name box, type in a description of your class assignment with period (see below). Recommend putting class period first, especially if you have multiple periods doing the same assignment.
For example: F Hajian NHD 2021
If you are collaborating on the project with another teacher/librarian, you can add their email address to the additional recipients field to provide them access to the inbox.
Then click the blue submit button at the bottom of the box.
You will need to create a separate project inbox for each class.
To write comments or view comments, you must be in the INBOX view. If you have comments from a student, a red circle with the number of comments will be next to the comments button on the side view and the inbox view.
Click on the INBOX that you would like to review and leave comments.
To OPEN the student's project and view their Sources, you can click on the project title or blue books. If you are looking for a particular student, view the email addresses on the far right.
To view the next project in your inbox, click on the green arrow of the Inbox Navigator located at the top middle of the page.
If you want to find a specific project, click the blue Back to Inboxes button located at the top left of the page.
Enter Comments in the Comment box beneath the citation. It defaults to comment, but you can choose another. Check off require a response, if you would like the student to comment back. Check off Save to My Comment Bank if you would like to save comment for future use. Click SEND.
To write comments or view comments, you must be in the INBOX view. If you have comments from a student, a red circle with the number of comments will be next to the comments button on the side view and the inbox view.
Click on the INBOX that you would like to review and leave comments.
To OPEN the student's project, you click on the orange checkerboad to open Notecards. If you only want to look at a certain project(s), scroll down the list and find the student's project by looking at the email addresses:
Go to the Detail View:
Click on the notecard, you wish to view and an eye will appear showing you that it is visible in the box to the right.
Enter Comments in the Comment box beneath the citation. It defaults to comment, but you can choose another. Check off require a response, if you would like the student to comment back. Check off Save to My Comment Bank if you would like to save comment for future use. Click SEND.
To view the next project in your inbox, click on the green arrow of the Inbox Navigator located at the top middle of the page.
If you want to find a specific project, click the blue Back to Inboxes button located at the top left of the page.
Saving Comments: If you would like to reuse the comment that you are typing, check off the Save to My Comment Bank box, BEFORE hitting send. This comment will now be saved in your Comment Bank.
Reusing Comments in Comment Bank: If you remember how the comment begins, you can immediately start typing it in the Comment box and as you type comments matching the words you typed will appear below. Click the comment you would like to reuse.
If you forgot how your saved comment begins, click on the three dots in the top right and choose Comment Bank:
In the Comment Bank box,
1. Click on Add New Comment to type in a new Comment you would like added to your Comment Bank.
2. Click on Options to edit or delete a saved Comment.
If you would like to use one of the comments from your Comment Bank, remember how it begins and start typing it into the Comment Box underneath the source or notecard. You could also copy it from the Comment Bank and paste into the Comment Box. At this time, there is no way to move the Comment from the Comment Bank to the Comment Box.
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