Using NoodleTools: A Guide to the App

  An account in NoodleTools is not automatically created for you.

• you must register for an account
• each year you must revalidate your account
• include a valid email when you register you can get a password reset if needed
• do not forget your personal ID

Faculty should make sure to indicate they are an instructor.

An assignment inbox is what allows you to view (and provide feedback on) student projects. Think of NoodleTools as "project-centric". You should create an inbox for each project you assign, and for each class of students.

Step 1 - Create the project

Step 2: Click New inbox button

Provide the name and any additional information.

Step 3: Share the inbox with your students

Use the Inbox Navigator to view student projects.

Step 1 - Open the inbox

On the Inboxes screen, click the plus icon to the left of the inbox's name to expand the list of projects shared with that inbox.

Step 2 - Check the project status

Notice the values in the "Status" column, which indicate whether the student has made any changes since the last time you opened that project.

• "New": The student shared the project with you, but you haven't looked at it yet.
• "Viewed": You've looked at the project, and the student hasn't made any changes since then.
• "Revised": The student has made changes since the last time you looked at the project.

Step 3 - Move on to the next student project

Click on a project to open and review. When you are ready to move on to the next project, click the blue "Inbox Navigator" tab near the top of the screen. This opens a panel that allows you to choose the next project to look at in the same inbox.

You can add comments to:

• the project as a whole
• a specific source
• a specific notecard

A student can add another student as a peer-reviewer or full collaborator on a project, and those students can also write comments on the project components.

All comments are "public" (i.e., all teachers and students who have access to a project will see all the comments written -- there is no concept of private comments, or comments that are directed to a particular user).