This entry originally appeared on the my Holtthink blog on Feb 19, 2014.
I really do not like the paper version of interactive notebooks (IN), sometimes called Interactive Journals (IJ) , sometimes called interactive student notebooks (ISN). I know, they have become sort of the cause de jour ever since they took off in science classrooms across the country, but every time I see one, I can’t help thinking that there has to be a better digital way of doing these things. I also can’t quite figure out what makes them interactive…but thats another blog post.
For those of you unfamiliar with Interactive Journals (IJ) here is the Reader’s Digest version of what they are:
Students are given a notebook at the beginning of a semester (or year) in which to keep notes, information,and reflections on a particular subject, say Science.
Teachers ask students to write each day in the journal. On an open page, the right side of the journal is usually for some kind of work that the students did in class, such as worksheets. The left side of the journal is used for personal reflection about the assignment:
For those of you unfamiliar with Interactive Journals (IJ) here is the Reader’s Digest version of what they are:
Students are given a notebook at the beginning of a semester (or year) in which to keep notes, information,and reflections on a particular subject, say Science.
Teachers ask students to write each day in the journal. On an open page, the right side of the journal is usually for some kind of work that the students did in class, such as worksheets. The left side of the journal is used for personal reflection about the assignment: