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Interactive Notebooks
Donielle AlbrechtCordova High School
What is an Interactive Notebook?
Why use Interactive Notebooks?
• Improves organizational techniques• Encourages critical thinking skills• Helps students synthesize and evaluate
information• Helps students with various learning styles• Encourages students to be more creative and
independent in their thinking
OLD vs. NEW3 Ring Binder- Dividers
• Has clear sections/tabs• Does not separate
materials by units or themes
• Not a useful study tool• Students rarely keep up
with organization– No interaction
with notes taken
– Easy to teach/organize
Interactive Notebook
• Separates materials by units or themes
• Useful study tool prior to tests
• Students have to stay organized
• Students must “interact” with their notes
• Difficult learning curve for students at first
OLD vs. NEW3 Ring Binder- Dividers
• Students were only okay about bringing to class on a regular basis
Interactive Notebooks• Students almost
always have notebook• They know they will
use it every day
What will Students Need?
• Supplies:– A spiral notebook (Five star Mead)– Glue– Pens– Colored Pencils– Hi-Lighters– Scissors
What “extras” will teachers need?
• Graphic Organizers• Outline Maps and Images• Rubrics
– World Geography – Chapter – AP Human Geography/ Themes
Also:Time and patience initially
Getting Started:
• Create Cover Page – Includes Course Name– Student’s Name– Teacher’s name– Should be colorful and well designed– First impact as open notebook
Beginning of a Unit or Theme
The Input Side= Right
• Lecture notes• Worksheets• Video Notes• “Testable information”
REMEMBER: WRITE ON THE RIGHT!
The Output Side = Left
Helpful Hints:
More suggestions….
From the Students:
Positives• Keeps them organized• Get credit for
classwork• Helps them study and
with test prep• Great when teacher is
efficient– Shows
cumulative work- PRIDE!
Negatives• Time consuming• Left pages challenges
them sometimes• Pages rip out• Heavy
From the Teacher:
Contact Info:
• Donielle Albrecht• [email protected]• Cordova High