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Going Digital #BeBrave

Follow me this year as I try for the fifth time to go digital. Some say, "third time's the charm." It wasn't for me. Maybe the fifth time, with some extra determination, will do the trick!

A Peek Inside Conferring Toolkits Blog Series · conferring · record keeping

Conferring Toolkits: Record Keeping

Handwritten vs. Digital? How do you keep records of your conferences?

technology · writer's notebook

A Master Writer’s Notebook in Evernote

A few years ago I thought I had a brilliant idea.  I created a master writer's notebook since my notebook writing, which I shared with students during writing conferences and in minilessons, was spread out in several writer's notebooks.  Instead of carrying multiple writer's notebooks with me when I conferred, I thought it would be… Continue reading A Master Writer’s Notebook in Evernote

conferring · guest blogger · record keeping · technology

Using Evernote to Confer with Writers

Today's guest blog post by Cathy Mere will help you jump on the electronic record-keeping bandwagon. Learn how to use Evernote to keep conferring notes on all of your students.

conferring · record keeping · technology

Conferring Notes Go High Tech

There are a variety of record-keeping apps, which make it possible to monitor your students' writing progress. Confer, DailyNotes, Evernote, and Notability are four popular apps that promise to make it easier, dare-I-say a pleasure to maintain meaningful conferring notes on all of your students. Have you made use of any of these apps in… Continue reading Conferring Notes Go High Tech