Weekly Report & Reflection #6

I had the opportunity of exploring Evernote this week. The basic premise of Evernote is that it is a note taking tool. However, there are more features than just note taking. You can add research, web pages, clips, tasks and to-dos, photos of whiteboards, emails, handwritten organizers in a notepad, and camera phone snapshots all to your Evernote notebooks (Hamilton, 2010). Considering all that Evernote has to offer, it is obvious that it is not a standard note taking application.  

My favourite feature about Evernote is the synchronization and multi-platform ability. Evernote works with computers (Windows and Mac), mobile phones, tablets, and even webOS! As you can see, there are so many platforms you can use Evernote on. For example, if I make notes on my laptop during a lecture, I can view the notes on my phone when I am on the bus as long as I have internet connection. The cloud access and the ability to access notes on almost anything with internet is a very beneficial feature that will attract more users to Evernote in the future. As a note taking application, Evernote is helpful for educational purposes as it includes a feature that helps learning by sharing notebooks. You do not have to give a physical copy of your notes to someone but can allow users to access your notebook. This results in knowledge sharing and is helpful for collaboration in group projects. This will be a helpful tool when I work on my research project with my partners. Furthermore, I also liked the reminder feature that I explored with as it allowed me to set reminders on my account and through emails. Doing this will help me with keeping track of due dates due or remind me that I should start working on my task as the deadline is coming up. For example, I can use this tool to create notes for a topic while I work on it. Afterwards, I can set a reminders for next week stating that I need finish it before the project is due making Evernote a great tool that can benefit my time management skills. This blog is helpful in helping you set out reminders. Make sure you take a look!

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What's great about Evernote is that it meets many needs and, like some of the other tools I have been introduced to, can fit into more than one category within my PLE. Evernote can be part of the categories create and organize because it not only organizes content that I have collected but it also helps me to compile research into notebooks I create. I will add Evernote to my PLE because, as I previously mentioned, it is an extremely useful tool with everyday applications! With the help of Evernote, I was able to bring my Digital Communication to another level.

I am open-minded towards using Evernote for working with a partner for an online assignment. Using digital communication to work with a partner is going to be a new experience. All of my university class assignments involved meeting and interacting with group member face-to-face. At the same time, I feel that being able to use Evernote will develop stronger communication skills by interacting using different methods.

When I was first learning about Evernote, I had doubts about facing difficulty when using the program so I checked my Feedly reader to see if there were any blogs about Evernote and I found one. The Evernote blog gives you tips and stories about Evernote, updates with Evernote and just helps you use Evernote to the best of your abilities. So if you are interesting in learning more about Evernote, or how to best use it for your tasks take a look at this blog!