HFM School Library Learning 2.0 'Tech Camp'

ORGANIZING, BRAINSTORMING & NOTETAKING

     Popular sticky note/brainstorming tools:

• Wallwisher : Add notes, photos and links. No signin required. Easy, fast, free.
• Test it out:  Wall for our workshop
• Primary Wall : Easy to create a simple wall without creating an account, just click and go. Free account has additional options.  
• Popplet : More sophisticated tool with many options for organizing ideas, embedding media and collaborating.
• Stixy : Add notes, to do lists, photos and more. Color code notes to help organize ideas.

• Evernote : the ultimate in organizational and notetaking tools. Free version is more than sufficient for most student needs. Capture whole web pages or just selected passages. Save images, text and more. Write notes directly in Evernote. Organize all your notes and content into folders and tag notes for easy searching. PC & Mac apps and apps for mobile devices provide synchronized access to your notes anywhere.
• Google Docs : Another handy tool for taking notes and brainstorming. 
• Notes.io : Simple service, just start typing and your notes will be saved. To share your notes, use the "short" button to get a URL. Unfortunately, there's not editing of your notes after you get the URL, so no collaboration is possible. Good for taking quick notes.   
• Today's Meet : Create a private page to share short notes about a topic. Free and easy to create pages. Anyone with the URL can contribute notes. Have students use nicknames to protect privacy. Great for notetaking during a presentation, stream of collaborative notes can be gathered and edited into a single document. Also useful for sharing ideas and asking questions.
• Test it out: Today's Meet backchannel for the day 
• Try TodaysMeet for Back-channel Chat Without Distraction : ideas for use in classroom
• LearnItIn5 TodaysMeet : short video with tips

MORE TO EXPLORE: Notetaking, Organizing and Mindmapping tools - great list from Joyce Valenza 

Workshop Topics:  

Conversations, Communities & Personal Learning Networks | Organizing, Brainstorming, Notetaking | Curation | Search Tools & Improving Access | Presentations & Storytelling  | Writing  |   Reading & Vocabulary |Etc. | More Resources | Main Workshop Page