Evernote



= Evernote and Teacher Productivity = Current editors: Jeffrey Hight & Eric Carter

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ABOUT:
Evernote is a cloud based software that can store all of life's important details in one place dedicated for the user. Program users can easily store items such as, notes, pictures, receipts, recipes, and many other records of information. According to Ellis Hamburger (2012), "The app works brilliantly, keeping everything in sync between your computer, smartphone, or tablet." Not only can Evernote compile all of your research information into one place, it can also share this information with users of your choice. This option makes this app especially useful for teachers, students, and casual users alike. Evernote is designed to be a tool that is flexible to the needs of every individual. For a complete sample of how people are using Evernote today, please click [|here]. Also, for a video tutorial on the capabilities of Evernote, please watch the video below.

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Within this page, you will learn all of the ins and outs of Evernote. You will watch videos showing the unique "How to" uses of Evernote for different people. You will see that Evernote and it's cloud service, provides a pathway to better productivity for teachers. Teachers can now organize their lessons and resources in one digital atmosphere, called the cloud. Evernote is also beneficial for each student and their individualistic preferences. Never lose your notes to the dog again, because now you can scan, photograph, or just record a lecture and save it to the cloud. Don't forget the third party apps that make this platform even better. It's all here, come in and take a look!

HOW TO:
As mentioned above, Evernote has many uses that make our lives a little more organized. Because Evernote is so flexible, people can utilize the app for their unique needs. However, it may be unknown to people what Evernote is truly capable of. This section will provide video tutorials explaining some of the many popular uses people around the world take advantage of.

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Evernote series: 9 ways to use Evernote.
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Evernote for educators.
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TEACHER APPLICATION:
Teachers have a lot to of day to day work in order to make each class day run smoothly and productively. Evernote offers a solution to help bare the weight of all that paper work, assignments, curriculum, and other associated teaching tasks. With the use of Evernote's public notebook sharing, teachers can have students save homework on Evernote and send it to your Evernote account. Teachers no longer have to read or correct sloppy hand written papers, or worry about losing assignments in piles of papers. Speaking of paper piles, assignments are searchable through the use of simple tags. Every physical paper aspect of teaching could potentially be saved on Evernote, creating a paperless classroom.

Sub-topic Organization:
Being students and future teachers, aren't we are always searching for new and improved ways to manage all of the paperwork, assignments, lesson plans, to do lists, and life? Sorry to end the search but, Evernote is here, and has never been better equipped to organize, compartmentalize, and save time!

Lets begin with the basic organizational formats:

 * Note:** A note is the the basic form of saved information, it has a title and content.


 * Notebooks:** Individual notes can be compiled into a notebook. Notebooks are useful for compartmentalizing subjects, topics, or content areas.


 * Stacks:** The same as a note to a notebook, stacks offer the user the ability to compile multiple notebooks into a "stack". Stacks can be useful for organizing work, personal, or hobby notebooks.


 * Tags:** These are very useful for searching individual notes. Tags can be placed to any note or multiple notes in order to recall the note. For example, a multiple notes in multiple notebooks could be tagged with the same tag and recalled in order to find all tagged notes pertaining to a subject.

Evernote is also extremely flexible, information has never been more portable thanks to the cloud! The Evernote cloud saves information to the individuals account. No matter the platform, Evernote will have all the information stored, this allows the user to access notes "on the go" such as shopping lists, to do lists, last minute reminders. Organizing flexibility and mobility is an amazing capability Evernote offers. With this application, every note has its own space, no matter the place, Evernote is here.

STUDENT APPLICATION:
Evernote provides a number of uses that can make a student's life a little less hectic. When using Evernote as a student, you will surely find uses that are particularly unique for your needs. However, Shep McAllister can make that search a little easier with his 10 tips for school. For full descriptions and links to other great tip guides for Evernote, please click now.[|now]
 * 1) One of his choices, deemed the "obvious", is taking notes for class.
 * 2) Going paperless by scanning notes into Evernote.
 * 3) Portable electronic text books. He describes scanning or taking photos of the important materials within a textbook.
 * 4) Virtual cabinets for organizing different school activities on the cloud.
 * 5) A virtual phone book for all of your important numbers.
 * 6) Storing photos of items that you wish to purchase in the future.
 * 7) Saving PDFs in a more useable format.
 * 8) Record important lectures to play back in the future.
 * 9) Organizing all of your sources for a research assignment in one place.
 * 10) Scanning your "must write" handwritten notes into an organized database.

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We see here that Evernote has a definite place amongst students. With the ease of organization that Evernote provides, the student is able to focus on more classroom time and less "looking for their notebook" time. Whether it is listening to a recorded lecture while on a run, or organizing maps and stopping points for a trip back home, Evernote will pave the way. A student's life has never been easier!

PRODUCTIVITY APPS & SOFTWARE:
Evernote utilizes multiple companion applications which increase user productivity by offering specialized tools to get the job done. This list is not all inclusive so you'll have to check out the rest of these amazing applications for yourselves at []

Evernote **Peek** - Sneak peeks of notes and study material using an Ipad with a smart cover. Perfect way to study quiz material, terms, and foreign languages!




 * Penultimate** - The ultimate multi-use handwriting application for Ipad. Write by hand, save on Evernote, even hand written notes can be tagged!

media type="youtube" key="-Io0gDpTW-c" width="560" height="315" align="right" Evernote **Web Clipper** - A great Research tool for saving any online information onto an Evernote account. Use Web Clipper to find project information, images, resources, anything could be saved and accessed and shared with ease.

media type="youtube" key="NzrCgvX4-Ok" width="547" height="323" align="left" Evernote **Skitch -** Quoting straight from Evernote, "Get your point across with fewer words using annotation, shapes and sketches, so that your ideas become reality faster." This application allows the user to "draw" attention on a particular part of an image.



Evernote is a progressive company, adding useful third party companion apps such as the ones mentioned here. Their progressive nature is pushing them forward, always moving to help the user, this is Evernotes key to success. Currently, 3M and Evernote are partnering on a new companion application. Evernote will integrate Post-it notes by allowing the user to photograph a physical Post-it note which will automatically load to Evernote. These image notes will act as regular notes with the ability for higher hierarchy organization and tagging.

Ready to test out Evernote on your own? Windows download at [] Enjoy!

=Resources=

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3M. (2013, September 26) Post-it Brand and Evernote Collaborate to Bridge the Analog Digital Gap. //In 3M Products//. Retrieved on 09/29/2013, from []