I
work in Higher Education as the Learning Experience Project Coordinator for
College for America at Southern New Hampshire University; a low-cost, open
sourced, competency based Associate’s Degree program for working adults. A few
of my co-workers and I rely on a Mobile App called Evernote; between our meetings,
interactions with students and keeping track of our own projects, Evernote has
become a life saver.
A
few weeks ago I was in a meeting with a few special guests. One of the guests typed out every word spoken into a Microsoft Word Document. The mobile App, Evernote, would have made her
meeting and post-meeting life much easier.
Evernote
is a free Mobile and Desktop App that allows you access your notes, ideas,
projects, photos, voice recordings, etc. on all of your devices. It’s quite
simple, really: you just sync your account on multiple devices, write something
down on your mobile device and access it from anywhere on your computer or
tablet. Let’s use my friend from the meeting as an example, if she had an
Evernote account, she could have recorded the meeting and gone back to listen
to it later. Or she could have searched through all of her notes by keyword or
tag. I often review my notes from the
day on my phone before I go to bed.
Evernote was ranked #5 on Edudemic’s Top 25
most used Mobile Apps in Education because it allows you to "sort digital files into scrapbooks and make sure all
necessary class materials sit in the proper place with one of the mobile
world’s most lauded organization applications of all time.” (Evernote.com). Evernote is not required for our students,
however I highly suggest the Mobile App to our students if they are having
trouble keeping organized. Also, some of their assignments require voice
recordings, and Evernote is a simple, easy way to record and upload your voice.
I would
recommend Evernote to anyone in any industry who wants to “Capture anything, Access
anywhere, Find things Fast.”
http://evernote.com/
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/most-used-mobile-apps-education/
Thanks for this post, Daniel. It seems that Evernote has been successful in keeping you organized. I'm queen of the post-it notes and extremely busy, so I think I could really benefit from using this app. Your post prompted me to find out more. Your definitely not alone in your praise of Evernote. Here is a link to a Harvard Business Review blog post http://blogs.hbr.org/samuel/2012/12/work-smarter-with-evernote-in.html. The blogger maps out a year to illustate the benefits of Evernote. She even wrote an ebook titled Work Smarter with Evernote. I'm definitely downloading this app…now!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments, Erika! Evernote is amazing.
ReplyDeleteDaniel, I had previously used Evernote a couple of years ago and the functionality was pretty good but similar to other apps. At some point, there was an upgrade, and I'm amazed at the options available on this free app. I like that you can sync it to different devices and the voice recording. I use it even for the simplest things, like a grocery list... very convenient.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment, Lori. Glad you are finding Evernote useful.
ReplyDeleteI love Evernote as well. I think I just need to get a keyboard for my iPad to make it easier to take notes in meetings with. The iPad is good for quick jots but I find it somewhat cumbersome for long note taking. That said, I love that I can t up notes in my laptop and then take my iPad to the meeting instead of my laptop.
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