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21st Century Digital Note Taking with

Google DocsPresentation: goo.gl/FnyA4R

Presentation Notes: goo.gl/ziqGL8

James McCann6th Grade Science/Social Studies TeacherClearwater STEAM [email protected]: mrmccann88

Projected Outcome/Objective

How can we use Google Docs and an effective medium for interactive and digital note taking?

Why Digital Notes?

Note taking has changed-College/Career prep

21st Century Skills -keyboarding-computer literacy

Organized and consistent

Beyond information recall

Strategic/Extended Thinking

My Overall Experience

1 to 1 Chromebooks, iPads, Dont take home*

G Suite Apps Used: Docs, Drive, Classroom, Drawings, Forms

Use for single day lessons or labs or entire lesson or units

Useful Tools in Google Docs-Highlight-Images-Define -Explore-Tables-Hyperlinks (Digital Citations, Footnotes)

AVID: Focused Note Taking

Curve of ForgettingThe Curve of forgetting describes how we retain or get rid of information that we take in.

Curve of forgetting Article

Student Review Made Easy

Easy and concise review

● Bullet point or number ideas● Highlight key terms and main

ideas● Delete anything that may appear

extraneous.● Add details you may have

missed.● Collaborate and share notes with

peers

Curation of Information

Hyperlinks for easy student access

Choose pacing and progression

Color coordination

Add maps, photos, etc

Easy IntegrationEasy to integrate many different types of education resources➔ Forms➔ Expeditions➔ Mymaps (example)➔ Earth engine (example)➔ Google Sites

CollaborationStudent share doc

-Exposes students to different opinions/perspectives-Ask follow up questions-Edit-Comment on each others notes

Assign tasks (SHOW)

Digital notes allow students to share their learning experience through structured collaborative exercises.

Assign Task:Comment, +, add name

Student Feedback

Frequent checks for understanding

Easy access to student work

Interactive feedback

Grading & Assessments

Grading: Look at submitted doc and grade comment on google classroom

Fillable TemplatesScaffold organization and response strategies

Easy to use sentences starters or help guides

Some students do not type as fast as they write

Allows more time for questions highlighting, discussion, and adding notes

Pre Added Notes?

Quick Search & Vocabulary

QuicksearchHook

Gauge student interest

VocabularyQuick definitions and image search

Summaries, Reflection, and Questions

Student SummaryHook

Reflection Questions

Planning Build a lesson guide from scratch

Add pre made components (create a folder/doc)

Use comments to add important notes to yourself

Add grades and standards

Teacher Collaboration and Reflection

PLC

Give your team instant feedback/thoughts-PBL

Assign Tasks using +

Add notes/suggestions for next year

Application and AccessLower GradesSimplify notesLarger font, More colors and visuals

Upper GradesStudents create their own note templates (with guidance)

Flipped classroom-even a small reminder later in the evening can reinvigorate critical thinking and context-watch videos/add notes/read articles

-more time for class discussion

Steps to Implement 1. Create a template2. Populate notes with presentation

info3. Share through Google

Classroom4. Students do reflections,

activities, and notes 5. Review in class or at home

(organize and highlight)6. Reflection questions and

summaries (Collaborate w/ partner)

7. Collect, grade, and return through Google Classroom

8. Student and teacher will have a virtually permanent copy

Google Keep

GeneralInsert imagesAdd voice notesMake lists by adding checkboxesCollaborative listsReminders by time/locationKeep Notepad (Tools)

StudentsJotting down instructionsNotes during a gallery walk*, guest speaker or videoGroup projects: students can share to do lists with each other

+ Add extension to chrome

Questions and IDEAS!