Evernote

1. Evernote
http://www.evernote.com/

2. Evernote is a free online notebook. You can type a text note, clip a web page, snap a photo, or grab a screenshot. You can then organize all these materials in one place. Everything you include is searchable so you can pull it up at a later time. It even will let you search for words that you wrote in hand then put on Evernote.

3. I have not used this program extensively but it seems user friendly. The basics are uploading whatever you want to Evernote and then being able to organize it for later. Better organization will lead to easier use of the program later on.

4. In the classroom the students could use this for taking pictures of notes for reference later. They could also use this to take clips from different websites for research papers or assignments. The possibilities are endless since they can put just about everything in one place.

5. At the high school level I do not think the tool is worth learning. Many students do not have or are not allowed to use laptops in the classroom. Many students would just see this as a shortcut and would not pay attention in class but just upload the notes to Evernote. Where I do see great application is at the college level. Since professors use many types of media and laptops are used more often this is a great way to stay organized.