Teaching Tools on Your Time

Note-Taking & Organization Tools

Get your life in order by using these online organizational tools. Create an account and de-clutter your online presence.

Use these tools for your own personal development, or teach them to your classes to inspire your 21st Century Learners.

Tools to Consider

• Note-Taking Tools
  • NoodleTools - The NCS Library has purchased a school-subscription to this online note-taking and citation service. Watch our Tips in a Minute Videos to learn how to create an account, take notes, and add citations.
  • Evernote - Mr. Chase's favorite note-taking tool. This online resource lets you create an account and add notes through a variety of options: forward emails, capture websites, take pictures, and record audio. Because Evernote is cloud-based, you can access your notes from anywhere online.
  • Diigo - Another cloud-based note-taking tool, Diigo allows you to create an account and then bookmark websites, highlighting portions of the site and adding notes directly on the page. Diigo has a social component as well, so you can share your notes and bookmarks with a social network of colleagues or students.
  • OneNote - This Microsoft Product comes built in with the Office suite, and is a favorite among many in the NCS Tech department. This solution is not cloud-based, but allows for easy note-taking, particularly with Tablet PCs.
• Personal Landing Pages - Create a new homepage with links to all the websites important to you.
  • Symbaloo - Use Symbaloo to create a web presence filled with bookmarks of your own choosing. You can organize the bookmarks in the intuitive interface in any way you choose.
  • Google ipage - Create a personal portal page with links to information as you need. You can also embed information from RSS feeds.
• RSS Readers - Create an inbox for the Internet! Instead of sufing the web, learn to make important information come to you. Watch this video to learn about RSS
  • Google Reader - This Google product allows you to sign in and subscribe to all kinds of feeds of information. Keep track of new blog posts, comment threads, and more.
  • Good Noows - This reader has a sleek interface, allowing you to access your feed subscriptions in a unique way.