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This may sounds like we are sending out for an interesting lunch, but Noodle Tools is a software tool to use when doing research. Students can use Noodle Tools to create their citations, take notes, and organize an outline.

The secret to success with creating a citation in Noodle Tools is to correctly identify the type of resource. Noodle Tools will then ask relevant questions and put all the information into the correct format. At a touch of a button the student can then generate their Works Cited, or Bibliography Page. Not only that, when using Noodle Tools there is no more fear of losing a stack of note cards.

So far Noodle Tools has been used extensively by the 7th grade Social Studies Classes and right now the Juniors who are writing their English Research Papers. But it has also been used by the 5th graders, the 12th grade English Lit, and the Psychology Class. Each student can create their own account and can use Noodle Tools for all of their projects to keep up with their research and citations, so as to avoid plagiarism.

You can find the Noodle Tools link on our Database pages.  –Ann Ewel

Six Word Memoirs: Winners 2012

 The six-word-memoir theme has spawned a fleet of books, including I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs By Teens Famous and Obscure. This year, for the second time, Overlake Middle School students wrote their own six-word memoirs, focusing on their lives overall or something that has had a significant impact on their lives. Winners were chosen by faculty/staff votes.

1st Place: 10 points
Straight but curvy, not so simple.
–Sana, 8th, Green

2nd Place: 7 points
Blessings and catastrophes in a box.
–Usman, 6th, Green

3rd Place: 5 points
Makes sense if you don’t think.
–Brevin, 7th, Gold

Honorable Mention: 3 points
Reality can be better than dreams.
–Anonymous, Green

Selected list, with annotations and cover images

Complete list, with annotations, organized by subject/call number