

You can also add word documents or, online links for your students to explore as well. You can attach a PDF or type right into the note. There are many options for how to add information to your notebooks. The great thing about having a digital copy in your notebook is that student will NEVER lose their handout! Ever! Unless there is some catostrophic failure of both your computer, tablet, smartphone, and Evernote servers at the same time, those handouts will always be available!Īnother great thing about notes is you can set REMINDERS for your students! So when you push that note out to them with their latest assignment you can set a reminder to email everyone who has been shared this notebook so they remember when assignments are due! He would PDF hard copies of assignments or resources that he didn't have in a digital version or for resources that he did have in digital, he would simply copy and paste them into a new note and put them into the appropriate notebook. As you can see in the Nerdy Teacher's article he set up so that he could push notes to students by sharing the whole note book with them. When you start to set up your online "classroom" for the year you will want to make sure that you have your Notebooks in order. If you've never used Evernote here is a great tutorial from a college student who goes through the basics! The great thing about Evernote is that you can use it across so many platforms that it really doesn't matter what your students may have or not have, they probably have a device that can run Evernote. Even when students have to share laptops on carts, like we do at Bowden Grandview, they can still have access to their notes and are able to sign in via the web app. For Nicholas he was using Evernote on the iPad because that was the technology he had to use. Check out his amazing article on The Epic Evernote Experiment. In his article he explains how he rolled out Evernote in his classroom, to his students, over a whole year. He is what I can only hope to become in terms of a blogger, and a teacher. The article is written by The Nerdy Teacher, Nicholas Provenzano.


I then found a blog that changed how I thought about Evernote completely! I didn't have to worry about where I wrote my notes because they were always with me no matter where I was.īecause Evernote has helped me to become a more organized student I feel that it would be a great tool for students to use in their daily lives as well. I used my account for my last semester of school and I have never been more organized. I currently just have a free account and right now it is doing me all right. Now that you have an idea of what Evernote is now you need to know how to set it up for use in your classroom.
