1. Accessing NoodleTools through Microsoft 365
There are two methods for entering NoodleTools through Microsoft 365.
Option 1: Custom URL
You can open NoodleTools from a this customized link.
Option 2: Click the "Microsoft 365" button on the login screen
The main NoodleTools login screen:
You can click the "Microsoft 365" button in the "Sign In / Register" area of the login screen as pictured below.
2. Logging into NoodleTools
After entering via one of the methods described above, you may be prompted to select your Microsoft 365 account if you aren't already logged in, or if you are logged in to multiple accounts.
If this is not your first time logging in this way, you will be automatically logged in and see your My Projects screen.
If this is your first time logging in this way, go to 3. Account setup below to create a new account or link an existing account to your Microsoft 365 ID.
3. Account setup
What you will see when you log in the first time with your Microsoft 365 depends on few different factors, including how we've configured your subscription and whether your subscription is for one school, multiple schools, or a whole district/consortium.
If your subscription covers multiple schools, you may be prompted for one or more details as part of Account Setup: Step 1. In cases where we don't require this information, you will automatically skip this step and go directly to Step 2 (see "Registering your account" below).
If prompted, identify the subscription you are logging in under (the school or district name) and the name of your specific location (the school, if the "subscription" was the district, a consortium name, etc.).
If the subscription covers just a subset of schools in a larger district, you may be prompted to enter a 6-digit school code. If required, this school code is provided to the school when we activate the subscription.
Click "Continue" to go to Step 2. See 4. Registering your account below on how to register a new NoodleTools account, or link a previously-created account to your Microsoft 365 ID.
4. Registering your account
Under Account Setup: Step 2, "I am a student or library patron" is selected by default. If you are a teacher, select "I am a teacher or librarian" (this option includes the Assignment Inbox feature that allows students to share projects with you).
A. New user
(If you have an existing account, go to the next section.)
If you are a new NoodleTools user, leave the "Create account" tab selected (default) and click the "Create Account" button.
On the next screen, under "Update Profile," select your graduation year (and name of your school, if necessary) and click "Save Profile."
The next screen will be My Projects in your new NoodleTools account.
B. Linking to a previously-created account
NOTE: This option applies only to schools that still have non-Microsoft 365-linked accounts. If your school or district has always used Microsoft 365 for authentication, you will get only the "create" option.
If you have an old account that you previously accessed using a Personal ID and password (i.e. from a trial or from the subscription before Microsoft 365 authentication was enabled), select the "I have an existing account" tab. You will be prompted to enter your old Personal ID and password.
If you do not remember your password, your librarian or NoodleTools administrator can reset it for you.
Click the button "Link Account." NoodleTools will link your old account to your Microsoft 365 ID and take you to the My Projects screen with your saved projects.
The next screen you will see will be the My Projects screen. See Create a New Project.
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