App+002

= App002: Evernote =

Creators
Cornelius, F, Holt, K.

Application category

 * 1) Faculty/administrative/learning
 * 2) open

Overview
> It can facilitate student learning through a variety of collaborative activities. It can also be used (by faculty, administration and students) to organize information and manage projects independently or within a group. Identification of content contributor ( as in wikis) is not currently available.
 * 1) **Description:** A mashup tool which organizes rich media content (pdf, images, sound files, video files, text scans, faxes) Captures information across platforms (Androids, Blackberry, Palm, Mac, WIndows)
 * 2) **Keywords:** student collaboration, faculty collaboration, note-taking, note-sharing, administrative team projects
 * 3) **What it can do:** Has the ability to easily capture any moment, idea, inspiration, or experience anytime using whichever device or platform most convenient, and then make all information easy to find (searchable using keywords). May be used off and online, on multiple devices and then synchronized to share with others.

Application Goal/Utility

 * 1) **Why use it?** Organizes content in a meaningful manner making it easily accessible, and streamlines workflow. This flexible and useful tool can be used for a variety of activities for teaching, learning and administration.
 * 2) **Target users:** Students, Faculty, Administration

Documentation
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 * 1) Evernote Review: []
 * 2) Evernote vs. Microsoft OneNote: []
 * 3) Ten Tips for Teachers Using Evernote: http://blog.evernote.com/2011/01/13/10-tips-for-teachers-using-evernote-education-series

Instructions

 * 1) Go to Evernote.com to register and then download the Application
 * 2) View tutorial: []
 * 3) Create your first notebook.

Previous Implementations

 * 1) Used for team sharing of conference information-team of four attended a conference with multiple concurrent sessions. Collaborative features of Evernote permitted real time sharing of presentation content.
 * 2) Plans for implementation of this tool for collaborative learning in an online graduate course during Winter 2012 (stay tuned).

Outcomes

 * 1) specific learning outcome
 * 2) students become part of scholarship (i.e. co-authorship, acknowlegements)