tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post1496135150250301889..comments2024-02-10T03:42:29.629-05:00Comments on Eberopolis: Teaching Reading and Writing with Technology: Tutorial - Build a Conferring Notebook with EvernoteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929174149211629307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post-6931548574152199342012-08-12T06:53:24.810-04:002012-08-12T06:53:24.810-04:00Evernote is much more generic than Confer in that ...Evernote is much more generic than Confer in that it wasn't designed with conferring with students in mind. I did like the ability to use the same notes for different students in Confer, and that's not as easily done with Evernote. Now I have to copy & paste if I want to reuse comments. Still, despite the extra work there, Evernote has 3 major advantages for me:<br />1. Web accessibility - I can access my student notebook from any computer or mobile device if I log-in to Evernote. This one is HUGE for me.<br />2. Picture features - I can take pictures of student work and comment on them using Evernote, and then save those pics to each student's conferring notes. In that way, it's becoming more of a portfolio for me.<br />3. Audio recordings - I can audio record portions of my conferences if I want to through Evernote and save the audio to the student notes. This is helpful for fluency probes and work examples, or if I want a student or her parents to hear what she sounds like when she reads.<br /><br />Confer is definitely not a bad app, though. I liked a lot of aspects of it, although it did crash on me a couple of times. I just think that Evernote works better for me and the needs I have for my conferring notebook.<br /><br />Hope that helps!<br />AlisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929174149211629307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post-63758981921450118242012-08-08T20:23:41.851-04:002012-08-08T20:23:41.851-04:00Alison,
I looked at the Confer app too. Is Evernot...Alison,<br />I looked at the Confer app too. Is Evernote like that one? It seemed so great when I played around with it, but I've read reviews of Confer crashing. I like the idea of being able to enter notes about the student rich there, and use the same notes for different students. Saves time. Thoughts?Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post-66848439746564822672012-08-08T20:12:27.241-04:002012-08-08T20:12:27.241-04:00I just looked at Confer app. Does Evernote do the ...I just looked at Confer app. Does Evernote do the same things as this app?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post-75425053257998215812012-04-29T08:53:44.066-04:002012-04-29T08:53:44.066-04:00I tried the Confer app for a while this year, and ...I tried the Confer app for a while this year, and I really liked that, too. The biggest problem for me with that one, though, was that I had to have my iPad with me to use it because the information wasn't synced to any other devices. So if I left my iPad at home (which happened often because I have a personal iPad and a school one that has all of my students' apps) or hadn't charged it or something like that, then I wouldn't have my conferring notebook. And I was not particularly good at transferring handwritten notes into the app later on. So Evernote works better for me because it's all stored in the cloud, and I can access it from anything.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting! I really appreciate it!<br />AlisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662652034560852957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205400254653161775.post-87080162975809843652012-04-28T17:05:40.666-04:002012-04-28T17:05:40.666-04:00Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I look f...Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I look forward to playing around with Evernote. Another friend told me about the Confer app. I plan to take a look at it as well. I am really enjoying your posts - please keep them coming!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099465523731040640noreply@blogger.com