FIFTH TECH PROJECT
NoteMaster Google App for iPhone and iPad.
INTRODUCTION to Mastering NoteMaster for iPhone and iPad.
Create stunning notes
You'll never be limited to boring notes again! Use NoteMaster to quickly and easily create notes containing text, images, headers, and lists. Images are inserted right into the note where they belong, without resorting to clumsy attachments. Bold text headers allow you to further organize your note into logical sections. Easily add bulleted lists, numbered lists, or checkbox lists with just a tap. Choose from a variety of gorgeous backgorunds and fonts for your notes.
Stay organized
Keep your notes organized by creating note categories and assigning your notes to them. Categories can be password-protected for privacy. Browse your notes by category or find them quickly using the full-text search.
Keep in sync
NoteMaster syncs its notes with the Google Docs™ program, allowing you to view and edit our notes online or on your computer---all text, headers, and images are preserved! Syncing is as easy as the press of a single button---NoteMaster keeps track of which notes need syncing, so you don't have to. Or easily share a note with a friend by e-mailing it at a rich HTML e-mail.
STRUGGLES IN IMPLEMENTING Pinterest in the Classroom
Don’t get blinded by the digital aspect of this technology. Yes some kids might find this technology more exciting than traditional pen on paper and may become more likely to take notes, but just because it is digital doesn’t mean it will instantly help the students learn more. Teachers still need to make sure student understand how they learn and process information, and they need to practice proper study habits. Also the focus should still be on the lesson itself, rather than what method you are teaching the content with. Students are engaged when teachers make lessons fun, not by what technology they are using. A lecture will still be boring even if students are using a popular digital technology like NoteMaster.
Troubleshooting when working with this technology. Some students might struggle with picking up skill steps like how to upload, make a box, add text, and attach a video. There are many variables to this website and it might become intimidating for some students.
PROMOTING BLOOM’S TAXONOMY with NoteMaster
Another thing to keep in mind when introducing a technology like NoteMaster is the low quality of thinking taking notes requires. Unlike other technologies that allow students to work through a process with their hands or a technology that requires an advanced level of thinking, NoteMaster lies very low on Bloom’s Pyramid. Traditional lectures that require the use of note taking doesn’t require a high level of thinking. Using NoteMaster paired with another assignment to help push students to the next level would be the best option. Having the students use NoteMaster during a presentation or while reading an article then reflect on idea using their notes, drawings, and pictures as a reference would kick them up to the next level of applying, evaluating or analyzing, based on how deeply they reflect on the subject.
Another way of using NoteMaster to engage and advance student thinking is by using it as a critique method. Students could fill out digital critiques of a fellow classmate’s artwork then share by Google doc or email their reflections to them. This way students could have a written copy of the critiques made by the class. With this method of thinking, student are developing their own opinions and thoughts rather than just copying down and regurgitating someone else’s ideas. NoteMaster turns into a reflective collaborative way of sharing rather than simply a way to record/copy notes.
NOTEMASTER BASED PROJECTS
- The main use I see for NoteMaster in my art Classroom is for a digital critiquing method. It would be a great time saver and a way for students to have a hard copy of all the critiques their peers make. They could use the capture feature to take a picture of the artwork and then draw onto the picture any comments they have. After they are finish, all they have to do is email the final critique to the artist.
-NoteMaster as a Digital note taking tool. This paired with another assignment where students are comparing different ideas or products or using NoteMaster in a more advanced method of learning. I hope students will push themselves beyond the basic thoughts and use NoteMaster in creative ways to organize their ideas and thoughts.
-NoteMaster as Reflection Tool. Students can use NoteMaster to catalog their experiences at an art museum or other artist location. Take a picture of favorite or confusing artworks and critique, question, or comment about the artist or the artwork. When they are finished they can email them to me and we can discuss them in class.
EXPECTED SKILLS by the end of the semester
-Correct use of tools (how to upload picture, write on picture, make a drawing, email, etc.)
-effective critiquing skills (appropriate use of artistic language)
-Creative connecting skills. Looks beyond the obvious and is able to make mature connections.
TRADEOFFS, BIAS, and LIMITATIONS of web based technology
Although NoteMaster offer a very applicable program for my art classroom, it still requires access to apple product. Low income school might not have access to these devices. If classroom can’t gain access to these devices, consider the adoption of other media such as blogs or even email, if apple product are not readily available.
Although NoteMaster offers a great resource for digital critiques, it doesn’t help build artistic language. Traditional verbal critique might work better in this case so students can learn from peers and the class can grow together. NoteMaster might be a better option for a more advance art class where the artistic language has already been built up.
NoteMaster does have a capture feature that enables the users to take a photo, upload it, and comment on it, but this digital photograph might not show the art works true colors (literally). The color or lighting might affect how the artwork looks like on the screen. I would still require the critique to sit in front of the artwork and make judgments off of real work not photograph of it.
This technology is bias towards general education population. Exceptions should still be made for ELL and students with disabilities who have trouble typing or expression their thoughts in words.
RESEARCH: Importance of effective critiquing to create personal-centered classroom.
coming soon....
TEST RUN ON NOTEMASTER
I can take notes....
You can make a check list with boxes/bullets to check off...
[X] Jfjdfalsjflasjfl
[_] Hffuuvj
[X] Hchvjvjvi
[_] jalsfjajflsajfljf
You can take a picture and draw on it...
[IMAGE 1]
I can upload a image...
[IMAGE 2]
You can sync with google doc...
and finally.... you can email the final draft.
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