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Padlet with resources for using Skype and Hangout in your classroom - https://padlet.com/gwenlehman/6ontvc5h1710

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English:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EyQJKn33IBk/UiaMfPSYmUI/AAAAAAAABE8/4IjqTSC6_Bc/s1600/sketchnotes2.jpg

Social Studies: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1019667/27000641/1461950108537/uno.png?token=l0LZMrzPxWjqVrIIN%2F63kllVwaY%3D

http://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2013/6/3/sketchnotes-in-history-class-with-brent-pillsbury.html
Science:
https://emsscience8.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/sketchnotes-9-29.jpg

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Last year I taught an online statistics course for high school students. The text we used was also online, but it was designed for college students and was not well-written. The second semester of that course coincided with my burgeoning interest in sketchnoting, so I decided to bring that interest into our virtual classroom. I wanted to see if students could use sketchnoting as a tool to decode, process, and better remember the information in the text.

I started by having my students watch Sunni Brown's TED Talk on doodling. Then I showed them some sample sketchnotes (my own crude and simple ones, as well as those of more practiced sketchnoters). With that, I let them have at it. Here are a few examples of my students' sketchnotes:

I should point out that these are some of the better examples. I had students continue sketchnoting for a few more chapters, and then I gave them a survey. The first prompt: 'I enjoyed taking sketchnotes while reading the textbook.' The response: 20% strongly agree, 60% neutral, 20% strongly disagree [note: we had a small sample size - just 12 in the class, and only five took this optional survey]. I attribute this lack of enjoyment to a lack of interest in the text itself.

What I found more interesting was the response to the prompt: 'I found that taking sketchnotes aided in my learning.' Response: 20% strongly agree, 60% agree, 20% disagree. So it seems that even if they didn't particularly enjoy sketchnoting the textbook, they did find that it helped them learn.

I want to continue exploring the use of sketchnotes in the K-12 classroom. With the ever-increasing sketchnoting community, and resources such as The Sketchnote Handbook, it will only become easier to get students excited about this way of processing information and give them the tools to help them develop this useful skill.

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Sketchnoting in the High School Statistics Classroom

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Last year I taught an online statistics course for high school students. The text we used was also online, but it was designed for college students and was not well-written. The second semester of that course coincided with my burgeoning interest in sketchnoting, so I decided to bring that interest into our virtual classroom.

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CoolCatTeacher Sketchnoting resources & examples

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CoolCatTeacher Sketchnoting resources & examples

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Sketchnoting is not just an attractive way to take notes, it can improve retention and learning. These sketchnoting resources will get you started with your students. You don't have to have a ton of talent, just a little know-how. I'll update these sketchnoting resources, so tweet me or leave a comment to add your favorites. Don't get overwhelmed, just get started.

Twitter Tip: If you want to find and share great sketchnotes, follow the # edusketch hashtag on Twitter.

Resources on Sketchnoting and Visual Notetaking:

Most Valuable Sketchnoting Resources

Sketchnoting Tools

Places to See Awesome Sketchnotes

People Who Sketchnote Education Topics

Sketchnoting Resources and Books to Help You Dive Deep

Sketchnoting Research and News

Drawing to Learn | Learning Sciences Research Institute
http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/research/drawingtolearn

"Ainsworth, Prain and Tyler (2011) in a paper in Science argue that drawing can play a number of important roles in learning:, namely:
Drawing to enhance engagement - surveys have shown that when students draw to explain they are more motivated to learn compared to traditional teaching of science.
Drawing to learn to represent in science - the process of producing visual representations helps learners understand how scientific representations work.
Drawing to reason in science - student learn to reason like scientists as they select specific features to focus on in their drawings, aligning it with observation, measurement and/or emerging ideas
Drawing as a learning strategy - if learners read a text and then draw it, the process of making their understanding visible and explicit helps them to overcome limitations in presented material, organise and integrate their knowledge and ultimately can be transformative.
Drawing to communicate - discussing their drawings with their students provides teachers with windows into students' thinking as well being a way that the peers can share knowledge, discovery and understanding."

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Epic Sketchnoting Resources: How to Get Started Teaching Sketchnoting

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Sketchnoting is not just an attractive way to take notes, it can improve retention and learning. These sketchnoting resources will get you started with your students. You don't have to have a ton of talent, just a little know-how. I'll update these sketchnoting resources, so tweet me or leave a comment to add your favorites.

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The presenter addresses a couple questions including: Is it ok to doodle? Are there any benefits from doodling?

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/doodlers-unite-sunni-brown Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen.

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https://sylviaduckworth.com/sketchnotes/

Check out sketchnote examples for Sylvia Duckworth

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Explore sylviaduckworth's 104 photos on Flickr!

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Resources from Kathy Schrock

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Sketchnoting, in its purest form, is creating a personal visual story as one is listening to a speaker or reading a text. I also believe the interactive notebook, which includes the process of taking…

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Check out this ISTE article
https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=865

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http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2111567

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Articles, app links and other websites for VR

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Draw and Tell - by Duck Duck Moose on the App Store

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Draw and Tell - by Duck Duck Moose on the App Store

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Draw and Tell - by Duck Duck Moose on the App Store

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This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices. iPhone Screenshots Draw and Tell is an award-winning creative tool for children of all ages that encourages imagination, story telling and open-ended play. Use the tool to draw, color, decorate with stickers, create animations and record stories. AGES: 3-9.

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Free Technology for Teachers: GameOn World - A Great, Multiplayer Geography Game

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Free Technology for Teachers: GameOn World - A Great, Multiplayer Geography Game

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Here is the link to start a game with students - http://gameon.world/

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GameOn World is a new, multiplayer geography game developed by a high school teacher and his student in Portland, Maine. The game is similar in structure to that of Kahoot. In GameOn World the teacher selects a game category (cities, places, and timeline are three of the nine categories) and starts the game. The students join the game by going to GameOn.World and entering a game pin. In the location and timeline games, students answer the questions by moving a placemark on a map or selecting a date on a timeline. In some of the other games students answer by choosing a number on a sliding scale.

GameOn World is in its first iteration. At this time you cannot create your own games, you have to select from one of the pre-made games.

GameOn World can be played on any device that has a modern web browser including phones, iPads, and Android tablets.

Applications for Education
Playing GameOn World could be a fun way for students to review and expand their geography knowledge. When students respond to location questions they move a placemark on a map. Once they've submitted their answers students instantly see how close they were to the correct location.

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GameOn World - A Great, Multiplayer Geography Game

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GameOn World is a new, multiplayer geography game developed by a high school teacher and his student in Portland, Maine. The game is similar in structure to that of Kahoot. In GameOn World the teacher selects a game category (cities, places, and timeline are three of the nine categories) and starts the game.

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mysimpleshow - create your own explainer video in minutes

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mysimpleshow - create your own explainer video in minutes

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Make animated videos in minutes. With the help of simpleshow's AI-powered animation maker you can create explainer videos quickly and easily.

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Computer Science First

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Learn about cartograms and the electoral college in relation to the upcoming election.  Get more ideas from Free Technology for Teachers - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/10/electoral-decoder-shows-students-math.html#.WBjBkuErL1k

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Check out Election Central from PBS with tools, resources & solutions to engage students in the political process.

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Name Picker Ninja | Random Name Selector

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Name Picker Ninja | Random Name Selector

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Elementary students might enjoy this name selector option. You can remove a name once it has been selected.

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Name Picker Ninja | Random Name Selector

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Pick a random name from a list with the help of the Name Picker Ninja! The Name Picker Ninja randomly picks a name out of a list of names.

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ToonyTool.com - Create and share cartoons, comics and memes online

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ToonyTool.com - Create and share cartoons, comics and memes online

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Can only do a single frame, but you can create memes with this one.

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Free Online Cartoon and Comic Strip Maker

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ToonyTool.com is a free online cartoon maker and (animated) comic creator tool: create and share your own cartoons, comics and animations. Choose or upload a background, add our or your own characters and speech bubbles. You can create single or multiple frames comics and combine them into one comic or animation.

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Nimbus Screenshot and Screencast - Chrome Web Store

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Nimbus Screenshot and Screencast - Chrome Web Store

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How to helpers - http://nimbus-screenshot.everhelper.me/install.php

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Nimbus Screenshot & Screen Video Recorder

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Screen Capture FULL Web page or any part. Edit screenshots. Record screencasts - record video from your screen.