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NOODLE TOOLS RESEARCH & CITATION PROGRAM

       

NoodleTools is a research and citation platform that allows students to organize their sources, note cards and references all in one place. Along with creating accurate citations and works cited pages, it can also help you organize your thoughts and sources, create useful note cards and in-depth outlines. Everyone at AUHSD can have their own NoodleTools account through our school Google account, allowing for easy retrieval, the ability to save and access projects and bibliographies over time, and privacy. Create your account today! If you already have an account, go to NoodleTools and click on the "Log in" button at the top right of the page.

How to sign into NoodleTools for the first time:

1) Go to the NoodleTools site

2) Use the sign-in window on the right side: "Access via G-Suite": 

3) After signing in to your Google account a new window will appear. Click on "create a new account", click on "I am a student or library patron"

4) At the next screen, choose your school and year of graduation. You are now in your own NoodleTools account and can choose "My Project" to create your first project in NoodleTools.

NOODLETOOLS TUTORIALS & HOW-TOS

These tutorials can help you use NoodleTools to create citations, note cards, outlines, etc. 

HOW TO CITE IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

CITING A FILM OR TV EPISODE

CITING A SONG

HELP WITH IN-TEXT CITATIONS

DIRECT QUOTATION EXAMPLE

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY SLIDESHOW

AI CITATION (MLA)

CITING GENERATIVE AI (MLA STYLE)

You should:

  • cite a generative AI tool whenever you paraphrase, quote, or incorporate into your own work any content (whether text, image, data, or other) that was created by it 
  • acknowledge all functional uses of the tool (like editing your prose or translating words) in a note, your text, or another suitable location 
  • take care to vet the secondary sources it cites (see ChatGPT Limitations tab for more information about generative AI hallucinations)

See below for specific examples. And keep in mind: the MLA template of core elements is meant to provide flexibility in citation.

Full citations in MLA follow a standardized formula, although not all fields are necessary when you’re citing AI. Here is a short list of the core elements in an MLA citation, with descriptions of how they apply to AI specifically:

  • Author: blank for AI
  • Title of source: the prompt you used to generate the text or a description if the prompt itself is too long
  • Title of container: the name of the AI tool, such as ChatGPT
  • Version: the tool’s version (some tools list their version as a date)
  • Publisher: the company that created the AI
  • Date: the date you accessed the AI, in day-month-year format
  • Location: the URL of the tool

Example Citation:

You can cite ChatGPT in MLA using the instructions above. For quick references, here’s an MLA citation example for ChatGPT that you can use as a template.

Full citation in works cited page:

“Summarize the book The Shining” prompt. ChatGPT, GPT-4, OpenAI, 30 Jun. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

Parenthetical in-text citation:

(“Summarize the book”)

ADDITIONAL CITATION RESOURCES

MLA PRIMER:

EXCELLENT all-around coverage of most citation types one would use in MLA - listed and explained in a simple, easy-to-use format

FORMATTING / STYLE:

Outlines the changes in MLA style brought on by the new 8th edition.

Guidelines for headers, first pages, and other format details within MLA style.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS:

Explains basic formatting rules for your works cited page. Then, once you are ready to create a works cited entry for a source, use the menu on the left of the screen to select the right type of source (Books, Periodicals, Electronic Sources, Other Common Sources). This menu also includes helpful information about creating tables, PowerPoint presentations, and more.

 
CITATIONS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA:

Demonstrates how to cite various social media platforms for both a Works Cited entry and an in-text citation

POWER POINT PRESENTATION: MLA CITATION STYLE

This Prezi slide show gives a good overview of the recent changes made to MLA in its 8th edition.

Citing Images - NoodleTools

 

Follow the flow chart based on what kind of image you are citing and where it came from. Once you've chosen the kind of citation you are using, fill in all the other information you have about that image in the remaining fields.