August 2020 -
A note about
digital INBs ...
With the
pandemic we are still facing and the shift
to remote learning for some (if not all of
my students at some point), I devoted time
over the summer to research using digital
interactive science notebooks. While I
still have a lot to learn, I am excited to
incorporate this strategy into my science
classes. I know it will be a
time-consuming process, but it took quite a
bit of time to develop the ISN lessons I
have used over the years. The great
thing is I can combine my favorite aspects
of both and make this a change that benefits
myself and my students.
Check out these pages for more
information ...
Digital
Notebook Resources
- Resources, tutorials, and
other tools that helped me learn how to
develop digital INBs.
Frequently Asked Questions
- More insights into how I made the
transition to digital and the ways I
will use ISNs with my students.
Traditional Notebook Resources
- Resources and tips from my classroom
to help you implement ISNs into your
curriculum; many of the strategies for
paper ISNs can be incorporated into
digital versions.
Share-A-Thon
- A few examples to help you get started
-
Back To School
HDSN 2020
-
Student Master*
and
Teacher Master*
HDSN = Handy Dandy Science Notebook
NOTE: An
asterisk identifies Google files that
will require you to make a copy when
opening.
This notebook
will be used the first two weeks of
school. Students will become
familiar with my expectations and
procedures along with learning more
about Google apps and programs they
will be using this year. This
notebook was created on Google
Slides with 8.5 x 11 dimensions,
which equates to a standard page
portrait view. I can easily print
copies of the slides if needed.
-
Science Starters
-
Student Master*
and
Teacher Master
(PPT)
I will assign
the student masters (Google Slides)
for the following week on Fridays
on Google Classroom. Students
will be required to have the day's
challenge completed before coming to
class. They are allowed to do
them all at once or day by day.
The notebook will be turned in on
Fridays after we discuss that day's
challenge. The teacher
master (in PPT) has the same slides
as the student one, but it also
includes the answer keys. I'll
project this one on my SmartBoard
and we'll start off class each day
reviewing the answers. (No
wasting time waiting for kiddos to
get done (or even just to get
started) as I've had to deal with in
the past.) This example
is a great one for using existing
PPT files for creating presentations
in Google Slides. I was able to do
most editing in PPT using Science
Starters from past years. I
saved the slides as PNG images,
which can be imported into Slides as
backgrounds. I just had to add
text boxes and other interactive
features to finish the student
master. Plus students
who are remote will still be able to
complete the challenges and then
send them to me to be checked. This
notebook is set up with 11 x 8.5
dimensions, which equates to a
standard page landscape view. I can
easily print copies of the slides if
needed.
-
Virtual Locker
-
Student Version*
- Although this isn't a full notebook,
it would be useful as a template for
students projects. The main page
has the directions, the second page has
an area for student work, and the rest
of the pages have resources they can
copy and use. NOTE: I
use my "bitmoji" items on my classroom
website at
mrstomm.com
- check out the home page and the About
Me area.
-
Digital
notebook files for Sandwich Science &
Nature of Science are available on the
General Science
page of the Science Classroom!
Have other
questions? Send me an
e-mail!
Have your students use
Doodle Notes
(my version - not the premade graphic style) for
taking notes in their ISNs! Students create
their own notes their way!
Watch my video on
Educreations that was created to introduce my
students to Doodle Notes! Students can create
notes on paper and then convert them to digital
(photo, scan) to add to their digital ISNs.
