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Interactive Student Interactive Student NotebooksNotebooks
A Creative Option for NotesA Creative Option for Notes
Why the Interactive Notebook?Why the Interactive Notebook?
Students become active learners and Students become active learners and take ownership of the material take ownership of the material presented in class or through presented in class or through homeworkhomework
Students use their visual and verbal Students use their visual and verbal skills as they react to informationskills as they react to information
Build organization skillsBuild organization skills Acts as a portfolio of student work Acts as a portfolio of student work
A Spiral Notebook? Really?A Spiral Notebook? Really?
NoveltyNovelty Everything is taped in … more secureEverything is taped in … more secure Much higher success rate than with Much higher success rate than with
binders with my studentsbinders with my students
Ok… so what kind??Ok… so what kind?? 3 or 5 subject3 or 5 subject Vinyl coverVinyl cover Offer extra points for donated notebooksOffer extra points for donated notebooks
How do I get started?How do I get started?
Need very clear Need very clear guidelines/expectationsguidelines/expectations
http://teachergenius.teachtci.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Notebook-Guidelines-Secondary.pdf
Grading systemGrading system StampsStamps Parent Review w/ FeedbackParent Review w/ Feedback Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation Significant role in quarterly averageSignificant role in quarterly average
CoverCover Ownership = Pride = Quality (usually)Ownership = Pride = Quality (usually) Basic InformationBasic Information
NameName Class PeriodClass Period Teacher’s NameTeacher’s Name
Images about our class – preview Images about our class – preview opportunityopportunity
Images about themImages about them Page protectorPage protector
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Running list of all assignments and Running list of all assignments and activitiesactivities
Save first 4 or 5 pages for Table of Save first 4 or 5 pages for Table of ContentsContents
Format Suggestion: Page #, Title of Format Suggestion: Page #, Title of Page, Date & Type of GradePage, Date & Type of Grade
Helpful HintsHelpful Hints Have students number ahead… warn Have students number ahead… warn
them to double check that they them to double check that they haven’t skipped any pageshaven’t skipped any pages
““Containment Rule”… each page is Containment Rule”… each page is exactly that- ONE (side of a) page. exactly that- ONE (side of a) page. Nothing “spills over”. Use of tape to Nothing “spills over”. Use of tape to make a page that folds out for things make a page that folds out for things that won’t all fit on one page. that won’t all fit on one page. Creativity at it’s best in many cases Creativity at it’s best in many cases here!here!
TCI Progression TCI Progression PreviewPreview
Activate prior knowledge, introduce key ideas Activate prior knowledge, introduce key ideas or create an emotional connection to or create an emotional connection to event/information to comeevent/information to come
Notes/InformationNotes/Information Gaining information through notes, handouts, Gaining information through notes, handouts,
etc…etc… Processing Processing
Activity that requires students to use Activity that requires students to use notes/information from lesson and interact with notes/information from lesson and interact with it to create “product”it to create “product”
Right Side v. Left SideRight Side v. Left Side Start with page #1 on the back of last Start with page #1 on the back of last
Table of Contents page… so odds are Table of Contents page… so odds are on the left and evens are on the righton the left and evens are on the right
Typical rule of thumb- Right side is Typical rule of thumb- Right side is teacher “driven” or provided; Left side teacher “driven” or provided; Left side is student created- evidence of is student created- evidence of thought and processing of information thought and processing of information given during class or homework, given during class or homework, finding and making connectionsfinding and making connections
Right Side- InputRight Side- Input Home of “Testable” informationHome of “Testable” information
Common set of info that all students Common set of info that all students must knowmust know
Class notesClass notes Discussion NotesDiscussion Notes Reading HandoutsReading Handouts Excellent opportunity for teacher to Excellent opportunity for teacher to
model graphic thinkingmodel graphic thinking
Left Side- OutputLeft Side- Output Students work out an understanding of Students work out an understanding of
information presented to them information presented to them IllustrationsIllustrations DiagramsDiagrams Flow chartsFlow charts PoetryPoetry ColorsColors CartoonsCartoons Written responseWritten response
Students must DO something with Students must DO something with information before they internalize itinformation before they internalize it
Use of various learning stylesUse of various learning styles
Variation on strict Variation on strict separationseparation
Preview, Process & Respond on the Preview, Process & Respond on the leftleft
Information on the Right as often as Information on the Right as often as possiblepossible
Unit Introduction PagesUnit Introduction Pages
Excellent “Preview” activityExcellent “Preview” activity Suggested Requirements- Rule of 5Suggested Requirements- Rule of 5
Title big enough to see in the first Title big enough to see in the first 5 5 nanosecondsnanoseconds
55 Images Images 55 words or phrases- MUST be different words or phrases- MUST be different
from images (not simply labels)from images (not simply labels) At LEAST At LEAST 5 5 colors used in the designcolors used in the design
LOST and FoundLOST and Found What to do???What to do??? Not common- pride, ownership & Not common- pride, ownership &
knowledge that ISN is a big part of knowledge that ISN is a big part of their grade keeps them close to hometheir grade keeps them close to home
Need for a classroom versionNeed for a classroom version Table of Contents Table of Contents Right Side Right Side
Lost = student’s responsibility to Lost = student’s responsibility to replace and recreate starting at last replace and recreate starting at last graded section graded section
Ideas for Interactive Ideas for Interactive NotebooksNotebooks
AdvertisementsAdvertisements Annotated MapsAnnotated Maps Annotated IllustrationsAnnotated Illustrations Book/CD CoverBook/CD Cover CaricaturesCaricatures EulogiesEulogies Facial Expressions Facial Expressions Flow ChartsFlow Charts Forms of PoetryForms of Poetry Historical Journal (POV)Historical Journal (POV) Illustrated Dictionary Illustrated Dictionary
EntriesEntries Illustrated Outlines, Illustrated Outlines,
Proverbs, TimelinesProverbs, Timelines InvitationsInvitations
Make connections outside Make connections outside classroomclassroom
Mind notesMind notes Mosaics of words and Mosaics of words and
imagesimages Perspective piecesPerspective pieces PictowordsPictowords Political CartoonsPolitical Cartoons PostcardsPostcards PosterPoster Report CardReport Card Sensory FiguresSensory Figures SpectrumsSpectrums T-Chart for comparisonsT-Chart for comparisons Venn DiagramsVenn Diagrams ““What If” StatementsWhat If” Statements
Tips for QualityTips for Quality
Allow students to use their notebooks Allow students to use their notebooks on open note quizzeson open note quizzes
Spot check for small measures Spot check for small measures randomly (Table of Contents up-to-randomly (Table of Contents up-to-date, page numbers visible on pages, date, page numbers visible on pages, “Shake” test)“Shake” test)
Set aside time for notebook Set aside time for notebook maintenance- everyday as warm-up or maintenance- everyday as warm-up or periodically as papers ready for returnperiodically as papers ready for return