Useful Teacher Productivity App
Throughout the semester I found the Evernote app to be extremely helpful. Evernote allows me to stay organized while writing notes, making lists, and creating lessons. One of my favorite features is that the notes are easy to search and organized into folders. It also allows for text recognition, making them easy to find not only documents but photos as well. This particular feature would be ideal for SMARTBoards. With Evernote you can sync all of your documents, just like the popular app DropBox. Tagging is also an important feature in organizing your documents. Tagging a document allows you to use key words in order to pull up the particular note you're searching for. The picture below shows the different folders that can be made using Evernote.
In addition to the great writing aspects of this app there are also many other features. For instance, this app allows you to record important audio and personal thoughts immediately. You can then attach it to a lesson plan or document you are working on. Do you have a great example of the project you are presenting to your class? Take a picture of it and attach it right into the lesson plan. There is also a picture feature that allows you to take pictures of textbooks and attach it to lesson plans. Worksheets that need to be part of a lesson can easily be attached in this manor. This allows you to format the photo correctly so it can be easily viewed. The app also has built-in audio capture support and integrates with tools like the LiveScribe digital pen.
The video below shows the basics of Evernote through a screencast, making it easier to follow along. It explains in an easy to follow tutorial about how the software works and the basics of Evernote. The short, Two minute video, gives you the perfect glimpse or the wonderful and time saving features Evernote has to offer!
Evernote can be accessed from just about anywhere. I may not always have my iPad so being able to access Evernote from my mobile phone and personal computer is extremely important to me. I can then update my documents from just about anywhere! This straight forward note taking app keep you completely synced at all time. There are three main versions of Evernote; Evernote for iPad, Evernote Web app, and Evernote for Windows.
The video below shows the basics of Evernote through a screencast, making it easier to follow along. It explains in an easy to follow tutorial about how the software works and the basics of Evernote. The short, Two minute video, gives you the perfect glimpse or the wonderful and time saving features Evernote has to offer!
Evernote can be accessed from just about anywhere. I may not always have my iPad so being able to access Evernote from my mobile phone and personal computer is extremely important to me. I can then update my documents from just about anywhere! This straight forward note taking app keep you completely synced at all time. There are three main versions of Evernote; Evernote for iPad, Evernote Web app, and Evernote for Windows.
Evernote also has great support when it comes to their blog and podcasts sections. The free version of Evernote is all you need to stay organized from a avid users perspective. The benefit to the paid version is that it allows you to share notes with clients and partners. In an article, Melanie Pinola states, “Evernote is a cross-platform app that serves many purposes; for example, it can be your digital file cabinet, note-taking tool, daily journal, task or project management system, and recipe-keeper”. To read more reviews about this 5.5 star app click here!
This app can be extremely useful as a teacher productivity app! Evernote is even marketed towards teachers claiming that, "Evernote is a great tool for teachers to capture notes, organize lesson plans, collaborate on projects, snap photos of whiteboards, and more. Everything you add to your account is automatically synced and made available on all the computers, phones and tablets you use, at home or at school". I dare you to try this app and see if it can make your life even just a little easier!
This app can be extremely useful as a teacher productivity app! Evernote is even marketed towards teachers claiming that, "Evernote is a great tool for teachers to capture notes, organize lesson plans, collaborate on projects, snap photos of whiteboards, and more. Everything you add to your account is automatically synced and made available on all the computers, phones and tablets you use, at home or at school". I dare you to try this app and see if it can make your life even just a little easier!
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