Paperless+Research+(Mangum+and+Weeks-Hughes)

=The Paperless Research Process=

Participants - Please go to [] to set up your trail subscription so you can fully participate as we take you through the program. To log-in - [|www.noodletools.com]

We will also show you how to use other paperless sites with your students such as DropBox, GoogleDocs, and OfficeLive.




 * DOs || DON'Ts ||
 * Start small || Expect this technology to do it all for you & your students ||
 * Know your student's Internet access outside of school || Throw away your Research Lesson Plans ||
 * Work with your media coordinator to teach Noodle Tools || Get Frustrated ||
 * Collaborate w/ other curriculum teachers ||  ||
 * Start w/ students who have basic research skills (ex. Juniors, Seniors) ||  ||
 * Allot time ||  ||
 * Be flexible ||  ||
 * Expect students to get frustrated ||  ||
 * Set small due dates ||  ||
 * Have something due everyday ||  ||
 * Teach paraphrasing and grade it ||  ||
 * Teach it the old fashion way first ||  ||
 * Expect the same questions from students ||  ||
 * Let students print it off if neccessary ||  ||


 * PROs || CONs ||
 * Students keep everything related to their research paper in one place || Time consuming to teach but worth it ||
 * Teaches 21st Century Skills || Have to have Internet access ||
 * Shows students how notecards create the outline || Copy/paste feature of notecards ||
 * Time stamped assignments ||  ||
 * For teachers - No more carrying around piles of notecards and outlines ||  ||