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

Mind NotesMind Notes

PictowordsPictowords

Annotated MapAnnotated Map

Illustrated DefinitionIllustrated Definition

Point of ViewPoint of View

Acrostic PoemAcrostic Poem

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

Good Luck!Good Luck!