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Reader Response Notebooks

The writing process is evolving from a static world of words on the printed page, to an interactive experience full of hyperlinks, video, photographs, music, sound clips, and artwork. The following recommended apps incorporate a variety of note taking and multimedia features. Each ranges in complexity, but all possess an intuitive interface useful for the K-5 classroom environment.

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Below is a quick demo lesson on how to transfer text annotations into notes. This shows a student transferring notes into the graphic organizer app Popplet but this process can be repeated with other apps as well.

Notability

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Notability .99 cents

  • Annotate PDFS
  • Create Handwritten or typed notes
  • Colored pens and highlighters
  • Variety of papers (grids!)
  • Import PDFS, presentations
  • Record Audio
  • Auto-sync notes with DropBox
  • Export notes with email, Dropbox, and iTunes File Sharing
  • Create detailed drawing or handwriting with "Zoom" feature
  • Insert web-clips, photos, and drawings

PaperPort Notes

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PaperPort Notes FREE!
Formerly Noterize
  • Speech to text
  • Dragon voice recognition
  • Create both typed and handwritten notes
  • Annotate PDFs
  • Export notes with PaperPort Anywhere, Email, Google Docs, Box.net, Dropbox, and iTunes File Sharing
  • Import files from PaperPort Anywhere, Box.net, Dropbox or  the Web Browser
  • Send notes to other apps
  • Highlight and bookmark notes
  • Password protect files
  • Import a PDF, PPT, TXT or image files

MomentDiary

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MomentDiary FREE

  • Diary format
  • Record video and sound
  • Take photo directly from notes
  • Password protect files
  • Calendar integration
  • Time stamp notes
  • Search notes by date
  • Online Backup

NoteMaster

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NoteMaster $3.99

  • Sync notes with Google docs!
  • Annotate images
  • Create lists
  • Categorize notes
  • Use a keyword search to locate notes
  • Password protect notes



sling Note

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sling Note $2.99

  • Best suited for the upper grades
  • Cut web clips and paste web clips into notes
  • Annotate web clips, photos and text
  • Create handwritten, and typed notes
  • View notes and web side-by-side
  • Open two browsers at the same time
  • Export notes as a PDF or HTML
  • Export notes with iTunes File Sharing and Dropbox
  • Open notes in other apps
  • Translate websites
  • Calculator
  • Take photo directly from notes
  • Import PDF, MS Office, iWork files and photos

Penultimate

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Penultimate .99 cents

  • Create handwritten notes
  • Sketch ideas
  • Variety of papers (grid)
  • Take notes without needing to type
  • Students will need a stylus
  • Creates separate notebooks
  • Automatic wrist protection
  • Take photo directly from notes
  • Import photos from camera roll
  • Annotate images
  • Edit notes and images with cut and paste feature
  • Export notes with email, Dropbox and Evernote
  • Export notes to photos
  • Auto sync notes with Dropbox

Plain Text

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PlainText FREE

  • This is perfect for creating just plain ole text
  • Auto sync notes with Dropbox
  • Type notes
  • Small file size is easy for emailing
  • Create student folders
  • Locate notes with keyword search



Evernote

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Evernote FREE

  • Record voice notes
  • Store notes in Evernote trunk (cloud) 60 GB FREE
  • Organize notes with tags or notebooks
  • Type Notes
  • Import Images
  • Take photos with in app camera