Click Here for a great PPT presentation on Noodle Tools. This presentation includes videos about:

• how to create an account using Noodle Tools
• how to create a list using Noodle Tools
• how to create a Works Cited page using Noodle Tools

This presentation also includes instructions about electronic notecards.

MLA formatting

Here is a 6 minute video about how to set up your computer for MLA format.

Works Cited

Click here for a 5 minute video about how to make a Works Cited.

Click here for a great link with the "do's and don'ts" for your thesis, intro, body, and conclusion

Noodle Bib/Works Cited

How do I teach students to make a Works Cited page Using NoodleBib? Click here to view a presentation about how to make a works cited page using NoodleBib

What is Noodle Tools

Click here for an introduction to Noodle Tools?

Creating Thesis Statements

How to make an outline

click here for a short video about how to write an outline

Writing a Good Introduction

Click here for a great "how to" of a great introduction

Paraphrasing without Pain

Here is an excellent link from Purdue University on how to paraphrase. Try the practice exercises to see how you do!

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/

Electronic Index Cards

See the presentation below for using e-notecards for your research paper:

Refining A Thesis Statement

Pat the professor

This teacher gives many suggestions for grammar, writing techniques, and best practices for teaching. click here for all his videos.

A written conclusion

Here is a written example of a conclusion. The video is one minute long

Word 2007 tricks

Click here for tricks in 2007 Word: including (8 minutes):

• how to make the computer print what you say (called Word Speak)
• hyperlinks
• auto correct
• shortcuts using "Word Scrap"
• theme
• "drop cap"
• tricks with the backspace key.
• inserting a hyperlink

2007 Word formatting:headers and footers

click here for more formating of headers and footers

Word 2007:creating a header and footer

Click here to watch a 7 minute video about creating headers and footers in a research paper.

Word 2007 sections, page breaks,

This is a 7 minute video about using Word 2007 to type research papers.

2007 Word:creating page numbers

Click here for a three minute video about how to format Word for page numbering.

2007 Word formatting

Click here to learn how to format research paper with 2007 Word. Video is almost 6 minutes long.

Google Image Search

Here is how to use google image search. Students will be able to make a movie using this feature.

How can teachers/students use Google Maps?

Here is a 5 minute lesson on google maps.

How to Use Teacher Tube

TeacherTube has videos, lesson plans, pictures, and documents to use with your students. Watch this video to see how easy it is to use. Its great!

More Than Just Driving Directions...

I was commenting to a friend the other day that I didn't know how we managed to get anywhere before the internet and online directions. Of course we had paper maps but they didn't often include street details. Twenty years ago I couldn't have found that garage sale on the east side! ;)

But Google Maps is more than just a map with driving directions. In many ways using google maps is like a virtual field trip. Sometimes when google Earth is too global (no pun intended) google maps can be more relevant depending on the information one needs. For our Washington D.C. research project google maps can give an aerial view of the monuments, buildings, and scenery. In additon, it can also give a street view so students can get a better visual of the area. Below is a video on google maps.