Ways to keep Evernote Useful, Efficient and Organized
Inform Parents.
Reflection Sheet. Create or use the Trillium Portfolio Artifact and Reflection
sheet
. I use this for all items that are added to the portfolios. Y
Use Tags
to record what categories from the
Framework are being added.
I also created WIP (work
in progress) so you could check out everything that is still in process. Once it
become permanent then the WIP tag can be removed.
Here are the tags I use: Literacy, Math, Science, Social Science, The Arts, Technology, CM (Community Membership), Independece, Movement, HWS (Health, Wellness and Safety), WIP (work in progress), Best Work
Teach Kids. Teach kids how to use the scanner and mobile devices right away.
Use Evernote Online for Writing. Kids can type text directly into Evernote. It has a text editor. Instead of using word, or Google docs, or their Ubuntu account, they can type directly into Evernote. This way you can also (as an advisor) have access to ongoing work.
Useful advice on the how-tos of managing student evernote accounts. I would like to see the Trillum reflection rubric. Maybe we can use it as a jumping off place. I also think that Evernote is one of several potential platforms, and it's important to keep in mind that Rob is working with elementary school age students.
Cool info about the lexmark scanner as a key tool in his classroom.