BP12_20091203_Tool#4 (Noodle Tools)

Noodle Tools

If you don't like citing your sources, then this message is for you. APA Style is the required format for citing sources at Full Sail University. Noodle Tools is being used by educators, students and others to create bibliographies and resource pages. Many middle school, high school and college students use this Web 2.0 tool every day. Some schools have subscription accounts so all students enrolled can utilize the formatting required for documents. A brief history of Noodle Tools follows along with short biographies of the co-founders of this great Web 2.0 tool. Our 1-minute visual media message follows. We have attempted to make a clear and concise video using a number of Web 2.0 tools we have discovered along the way to here. We hope you find it educational, entertaining, and enjoyable.

"NoodleTools, Inc., a California company incorporated in 2002, was co-founded in 1999 by mother and son team Debbie and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools' flagship product, NoodleBib, has emerged as the leading bibliography software on the Internet, transforming bibliographic instruction methodologies in thousands of subscribing schools and libraries. The NoodleTools team offers expert help and unparalleled customer support to the students and professionals who depend on NoodleBib and other award-winning tools in the NoodleTools research suite." (Abilock, 2009)

"Co-founder, President, Director of Technology. Damon worked with several software and biotechnology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area after graduating with a B.S. in computer science from Duke University in 1996 and an M.S. from UCLA in 1997. Damon is responsible for the original design and implementation of the NoodleTools Web site and now oversees new product development at NoodleTools.

Co-founder, VP, Content and Products. An Internet pioneer in developing online educational applications of technology, Debbie is widely known for innovative curriculum design and Web projects that teach habits of mind and critical thinking. She authored NoodleTeach within the NoodleTools suite to provide resources and services to educators who are implementing inquiry-based curricula teaching the new literacies. Editor of Knowledge Quest, the journal of the American Association of School Librarians, Debbie has over 25 years experience in education as a teacher-librarian, director of a unified Library, Technology and Curriculum Department, curriculum coordinator and school administrator. She consults, writes and speaks on curriculum design, integration of technology, and the teaching of 21st century literacies." (Abilock, 2009)

Resources

McCurdy, M. (2009). TRP Sep 09 soundtrack #2-Joan (audio) [Digital]. Retrieved December 10, 2009, from personal collection.

NoodleTools, Inc. (2009). Smart Tools, Smart Research. Retrieved December 9, 2009, from http://www.noodletools.com