Transcript How to use NoodleTools as a collaborative and inquiry

Middle School Teachers
Professional Development
How to use
NoodleTools as a
collaborative and
inquiry-based
learning tool
a series of 3 collaborative workshops
to facilitate information literacy
transition between Primary School
and Middle School
By Pascale Viala
21 st Century Learner
“Citizens of the 21st century must be able to
adapt to and flourish in our fast-paced and
ever changing information and technologycentered world.”
Ruth Small
“Information and Technology are clearly
the new basic skills of the 21st Century.”
Michael Eisenberg
Develop Students’ Thinking Skills: a Co-Responsibility
Modeling Skills
Technology
Information
Collaboration
increases
student
achievement
Curriculum
Collaborative Teaching
 Create collaborative assignments, projects, and activities:
• that a reinforce knowledge, understanding, and comprehension.
• that require application, demonstration, analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation.
• that integrate curriculum, information and technology skills.
•
Repetitive use of research model can impact critical thinking.
Our Goals
“Effective teaching with technology matches the teacher's goals and the learner's
characteristics and needs, with tools that enhance understanding.”
Debbie Abilock
Develop a growing integrated and collaborative Information Literacy
Skills Program from Elementary School to High School.
Information Literacy transition: Maintain skills acquired in Primary
School through Middle School by using the same collaborative
research tools: NoodleTools & Big6
Workshop Objectives
Workshop #1
• Understand the need and advantages of using Big6 and NoodleTools as an
integrated Inquiry and collaboration tool. Where we are.
• Understand how NoodleTools and Big6 correlate. Alignment.
• Evaluate 6th graders Information Literacy Skills. Develop an evaluation form.
• Create a NoodleTools account & a collaborative project.
Workshop #2
Practice NoodleTools as an inquiry-based learning tool
Workshop #3
Develop a collaborative lesson for the 6th grade Project Aqua Vitae using
NoodleTools
Where Are We Now?
Activity #1 – See handout
What do we use?
What do we know?
Collaborative tools
Citations
format & tool
6th grade Students Profile
How do we access information?
Research Process
Evaluation
What do we teach?
Sources of
information
The Big6 Skills
A research Process
Task Definition
Information
Seeking Strategies
Evaluation
Synthesis
Location and
Access
Use of Information
NoodleTools
An integrated platform for research & literacy
“A powerful, integrated platform for research & literacy: NoodleTools is your
instructional partner for differentiated teaching of literacy skills, critical analysis,
sound reasoning, and collaborative group research.”
NoodleTools
Using a common
language and
framework
•Dashboard
•To Do List
•Bibliography
•Notecards
•Paper
•Comments
Grow with students:
elementary to
university
Accessible from any computer
Big6 aligns with NoodleTools
The Big6 is a research process and NoodleTools is an online
research organizer tool that makes it easier for students to follow
the Big6 process and for teachers to follow students progress
Activity #2
With your group, discuss each Big6 steps and align them with the NoodleTools features.
“NoodleTools is a research skills support software tool that assists
students in every step of a research project.”
Rebecca Buerkett
Big6 aligns with NoodleTools
Task
Definition
Information
Seeking
Strategies
Location and
Access
Dashboard
Bibliography
Research Questions /
Thesis Statement /
To do list
Citation + Notecards
Use of
Information
Synthesis
Note cards +
Paper
Notecards
/Out line/
Google Doc
SHARED WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Evaluation
Comments
DropBox
Comments
5th Grade Exhibition Project
Example of a Exhibition Project by a 5th grade Teacher
A Project –Based Learning
Group-Project
A mentor /group
Intensive Collaboration Teachers / Curriculum Coordinator/librarian
NoodleTools
End Product
Rising 6th grade Pre-Assessment
Activity #3
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Develop a questionnaire to collect rising 6th grade information literacy skills
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Discuss when it should be assigned to students
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Action plan to address the gaps
Research Project Practice
Introduction
Topic: What are the water challenges of your assigned country?
Create a NoodleTools account if not yet done
Create a Project in Dashboard
Share your project with your group members
Share your Project with your assigned mentor in drop box
Required Readings & Video
Article:
•London, Ellen. "The International Baccalaureate Program in International Schools and
Big6: A Wonderful Partnership." Big6. N.p., n.d.
http://big6.com/pages/lessons/articles/the-international-baccalaureate-programin-international-schools-and-big6-a-wonderful-partnership.php
Video
NoodleTools Overview Webinar
NoodleTools – An online classroom environment for the research process
http://www.noodletools.com/learn/webinars/webinar_2012_sep28.mp4
Work Cited
Abilock, Debbie. "Web Tools for Collaboration." Noodletools. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/consult/collab/toolscollabECIS.pdf>.
Buerkett, Rebecca. "Inquiry and Assessment Using Web 2.0 Tools." School Library Monthly 28.1
(2011): 21-24. Print.
Eisenberg, Mike. "Big6 Skills Overview." Big6. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
Information Superhighway. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 8 Dec
2012.
London, Ellen. "The International Baccalaureate Program in International Schools and Big6: A
Wonderful Partnership." Big6. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
NoodleTools - An online classroom environment for the research process. By Damon Abilock et al.
NoodleTools. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.noodletools.com/learn/webinars/webinar_2012_sep28.mp4>.
Small, Ruth V. Teaching for Inquiry: Engaging the Learner within. New York: Neal-Schuman,
2012. Print.
Students. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 8 Dec 2012.
Teacher. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 8 Dec 2012