Evernotes Strategy

Part II- Evernote Strategy

Evernote is a great tool that made taking notes a breeze. By being able to use different fonts, colors and images, my notes are loaded with lots of details that help highlight important points in my thought process. Mental images are the most memorable to me.
Having the ability to snap a picture, highlight it with color and jot important facts right on the image made such an impact on my mental recall of the notes. This feature also saved lots of time. Instead of having to write all of the information down (or maybe draw a chart/graph) I can just upload an image and notate directly on it.  Making separate notes for each part of the module helped keep the information organized and easy to find. I can easily reference an individual section just by clicking on it.  I am interested to keep learning about Evernote and Skitch-another great tool. Once I have gotten better at using these tools I am sure I will discover lots of other ways to make my note taking process simpler and more memorable.

In an elementary classroom setting, Evernote would be a great resource to use.  A teacher could prepare a well-planned lesson ahead of time and use images and graphic to highlight important points in the lesson. Evernote could be synced with a projector so students could view the notes taken ahead of time by the teacher. This technology would be appropriate to use across many grade levels. In an early childhood classroom, a teacher could instruct a lesson on the letter A. The Evernote “note” could be preloaded with lots of images and graphics beginning with the letter A. Video can be incorporated into the “note” for viewing and even audio of the teacher pronouncing the different sounds of letter A.  The teacher could even write with the pen feature in a writing exercise with children. The pen features an ability to change the color of the letters. That could be useful for putting special color emphasis on the letter A within the word- bank. These are just a few ideas I can think of for early childhood. I am sure the uses for older children are endless, like creating concept maps or t-charts