Want to save your class some time? A new option in the subscription management area allows account administrators to import a batch of student folders into NoodleBib. Log in and click the “User Management” link to access the new feature. To generate a batch of student folders, follow the simple directions to specify folder information (personal ID; password; phone number) for each folder you wish to generate. A default password and 4-digit phone number that you select will be used if you omit the password or phone number in any of your entries.

As an example, you might select “testme” as the default password and “9999″ as the default phone number, and then enter the following into the import field:

NoodleTest1
NoodleTest2;newpass
NoodleTest3;newpass;1111
NoodleTest4;;2222

This would result in 4 new student folders associated with your subscription:

Personal ID: NoodleTest1 - Password: testme - Phone: 9999
Personal ID: NoodleTest2 - Password: newpass - Phone: 9999
Personal ID: NoodleTest3 - Password: newpass - Phone: 1111
Personal ID: NoodleTest4 - Password: testme - Phone: 2222

If something is wrong (e.g., a personal ID already exists, a password is too short, etc.), the screen will let you know what needs to be changed. After you make the necessary modification(s), just click the “Import Folders” button again. You can create up to 100 folders per batch, and each batch is tagged with the date and a description that you provide, allowing you to view the folders in a particular batch at a later date.

We had received several requests that we provide a way for students to share a list with a group of teachers. Previously, a “class name” was tied to a single teacher. A teacher could add a class name, a student could share their list with that class name, and the list would then be shared with that one teacher.

We’ve added an Additional Recipients field to the Add/Remove Class Names screen. The teacher may enter up to 3 additional personal IDs (which must be teacher/librarian folders). When a student shares a list, the list is shared with those other teachers as well. Note that from the student’s point of view, they are sharing the list once, using one class name. However, depending on how the class name is set up now, copies of the list can appear in the Lists Shared With Me section of four different users’ personal folders at that point (and all four can review the list and send individual comments within NoodleBib).

As usual, please let us know if you have any questions!

You may have noticed that the “Expiration date” column mysteriously disappeared from the “My Folder” view in NoodleBib. The reason? We’ve removed the one-year expiration on source lists. The source lists you create will be there as long as your folder is used.