I’d like to introduce you to my new best friend: Evernote. I’d heard a lot about this handy web-based app, as a miracle worker for the disorganized and a great tool to access and share information quickly. I know I’m about three years behind the curve on this; I find that with technology, unless there is something really tangible, an obvious and pressing need it can fill, I start to feel overwhelmed and shy away, back to the old standbys of e-mail and Blackboard.
For me, this need occurred when I purchased a new Mac Book Pro. I wanted to begin using my shiny new Chiclet immediately (after first giving her a name, of course), but I didn’t have software and I didn’t have any of the files on her from my old, creaking PC. Because my PC doesn’t like to play with Mac, the migration software I downloaded did not work (or did not work quickly enough). My impatience led me to test some features of Evernote related to uploading pdfs and organizing notes and lectures for my class. So far, so good. I’ve even tried out the audio note feature and added some images. I’m working on building mini-lectures directly into Evernote that I will be able to access and tweak wherever me and my iPad may be.
While this isn’t necessarily teaching with digital technology, it is organizing and planning and teacherly composing with digital technology. I am planning to work on my Evernote skills in hopes that I can help students use its features in their writing and research.
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