Evernote



= **//DESCRIPTION//** =

[|Evernote] is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. It allows us to capture, organize, and find information across multiple platforms 1]. We can take notes, clip webpages, capture image using camera phone, scanner, from web, store PDFs, and even record audio. The best thing about Evernote is our notes are available everywhere! All data is synchronized with the Evernote web service and made available to us on our computer, our phone, and on the web. Additionally, the Evernote recognizes words appear in the images even in our handwritten scribbles, which helps us easily find it later. It is a personal digital assistant and helps us stay organized and on track. Evernote is available in a paid version or a more restricted, advertising-supported, "free" version. Use of the online server is free up to a certain monthly usage limit, with additional monthly use reserved for paying subscribers.

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(iOS, Android, Windows Phone) ||=  ||= x || = **//PLATFORMS//** =
 * ||= **Free!** ||= **Premium** ||
 * Access to all versions of Evernote ||= x ||= x ||
 * Synchronization across platforms ||= x ||= x ||
 * Text recognition inside images ||= x ||= x ||
 * Note allowance More info ||= Unlimited, upload 60MB/mo ||= Unlimited, upload 1GB/mo ||
 * Place any file into Evernote ||= 25MB maximum per note ||= 50MB maximum per note ||
 * Email notes into your account ||= 50 emails per day ||= 250 emails per day ||
 * PIN lock on iOS and Android ||=  ||= x ||
 * Make scanned PDFs searchable ||=  ||= x ||
 * Access to note history ||=  ||= x ||
 * Offline notebooks
 * Notebook sharing via Evernote Web ||= Read only ||= Allow read and edit ||
 * Support ||= Standard ||= Premium support ||
 * Security features ||= SSL encryption ||= SSL encryption ||
 * Priority image recognition ||=  ||= x ||
 * Hide promotions ||=  ||= x ||
 * Cost ||= Free ||= $5.00/month or $45.00/year ||

Evernote clients are available for the following platforms (*):

Microsoft Windows Mac OS X Windows Mobile Windows Phone 7 WebOS Maemo Android BlackBerry iOS Google Wave Palm Pre/Palm Pixi iPad movile platforms Beta for Symbian S60 5th edition Flash drives and U3 drives There is currently NO officially supported native application for Linux or BSD

(*) There is a substantial variation in supported features on different platforms : for example it is possible to edit rich text and sketches on Windows; on Mac it is possible to edit rich text, but only view sketches; and on the iPad only plain text could be edited prior to version 4.1.0 (August 2011).

= **//HISTORY//** =

[|Evernote Corporation] offers cloud-based [|handwriting recognition] and digital ink software solutions and technologies for users, system integrators, value added resellers and original equipment manufactures in the US. The company launched the Evernote web service into open beta on June 24, 2008 2]. While the company focused on expanding and improving Evernote, more than 2000 developers building applications that added features and functionality to the young platform 3].

In July 2010, [|The Evernote Trunk] was launched, which is a showcase of apps and products 4]. The Evernote Trunk contains a number of new integrations such as publishing and sharing ( [|Lil’grams] ), voice transcription ( [|Dial2Do], [|pliq.me] , [|QuickTate] ), and PDF annotation ( [|PDFpen] , [|Nitro PDF Reader] ) 5]. Additionally, in August 2011, the company acquired image-sharing app [|Skitch] to improve the handling of images and annotation capabilities 6].

In June 2010, Evernote Corporation announced the establishment of its Japanese subsidiary, Evernote Japan, in Tokyo 7]. According to Evernote, Japan is “the second largest market after the US representing nearly 15% of the service’s daily traffic.” 7] Evernote Japan promotes and expands its operations through a number of partnerships not only with leading Japanese tech companies such as Sony, Canon, Fujitsu [9], but also with individual Evernote users. Any Evernote users are entitled to enter the Evernote Developer Competition and the 6 finalists receive $50,000 and are invited to participate in [|the Evernote Trunk Conference] 8].

In July 2011, Evernote corporation received 50million round of funding from Sequoia Capital 9]. Ever-growing Evernote crossed the 5 million users mark in November 2010 10] and has reached 12.5 million users as of August 18, 2011 6], which is an impressive milestone for the startup!

= **//IMPACT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING//** =

As you can see, Evernote is not a new tool, but people always find different ways of using tools that they already have. For example, Evernote is not designed specifically for students, but some schools that have launched a 1:1 model, in which every student is given a laptop, consider the deployment of Evernote as an integrated way of incorporating technology into their curriculum 11]. They believe that the educational deployment of Evernote induces changes the way teachers teach and students learn in the 21st century.

“//Students learn in the 21st century environment. Kids are not sitting down with books and tabbing pages and taking// //traditional note// //cards// //the way we used to. They are looking at videos, they are pulling from research data bases, they// //are pulling from the Internet// //websites.// //We use Evernote as the main tool in my Social Studies class.//” says Ms. Laura Demaria, the 7th grade Social Studies teacher at The Montclair Kimberley Academy.

Because everything is stored in one place, Evernote helps both students and teachers stay organized and on track. Furthermore, the notebook-sharing feature makes a group collaborative project easier for students. It also enhances the quality of student-teacher communication as it enables students and teachers to share their work and feedback more efficiently. Finally, Evernote’s adaptability allows students and teachers to discover unexpected uses for the software, which may enhance their ability to evaluate an application software more critically.

In addition to its educational benefits mentioned above, Evernote also enhances the productivity of students. If a student’s laptop needs to be repaired, the IT and technology staff simply install Evernote, sync his or her notes, and the student is back in class taking notes right away.

= **//PRACTICAL APPLICATION//** =


 * For students** (Adopted from McAllister (2010) 12])
 * Take note in class || Keep every class note in a single application for easy scanning ||
 * Go paperless || Use a scanner or a phone’s camera to quickly digitize the handouts ||
 * Portable textbooks || Scan or take photos of the only pages that you need ||
 * Handwritten notes || Take a quick snapshot of your handwritten notes ||
 * Make PDFs smarter || Make the low quality PDFs more searchable by letting the text recognition go to work ||
 * Record lectures || Record audio notes on a phone or iPad right in Evernote ||
 * Organize your research || Drop all the links, PDFs, charts, and book scans into a single and easy searchable notebook ||

= **//EXAMPLES AND DEMONSTRATIONS//** =
 * For teachers** (Adopted from Cruz (2011) 13])
 * Plan and organize classes with tags || Use tag to organize your classes ||
 * Standards database || Compile standards of achievements and share them with teachers, parents and students ||
 * Professional development || Keep all your notes, resources, lessons and new ideas learned during the summer break in Evernote ||
 * Classroom templates || Use template for grading and assessment ||
 * Prepare for your absence || Sharing lesson plans, worksheets, answer keys with your students ||
 * Share a notebook with your class || Create a public notebook and share the URL with your class. ||
 * Whiteboard photos || Take snapshots of the whiteboard ||
 * Keep handouts handy || Keep all the handouts, worksheets, templates, assignment that you frequently use in Evernote ||
 * Simplify grading || Scan graded tests and add them to Evernote ||
 * Organize your research || Drop all the links, PDFs, charts, and book scans into a single and easy searchable notebook ||

** Evernote Tutorial 1 – Overview and **﻿** Basic Features ** media type="youtube" key="IHeVZvnCjNA" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by TheExtraordinaryVids on December 16, 2010// **The Montclair Kimberley Academy's 1:1 Program** media type="youtube" key="XrTRrP2Q1Eg" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by EvernoteAndrew on May 19, 2011// **Creekview High School** media type="youtube" key="ueQUoeXBfHU" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by theunquietlibrary on Aug 5, 2010// **Keio University: Region of Interest (ROI)** media type="youtube" key="WESm0F9PP3E" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by hyna0310 on Aug 5, 2010// **Evernote for Small Business** media type="youtube" key="At9TfRfzfWk" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by EvernoteAndrew on Jul 11, 2010// **//$50,000 Gand Prize Winner at the Evernote Developer Competition: Touchanote//** media type="youtube" key="wqkWmJAy_0Q" height="216" width="384" align="center" //Uploaded by wiseleapsolutions on Aug 26, 2010// = // **REFERENCES** // =
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=// **AUTHOR** //=

Ritsuko Iyoda is a student at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus and currently enrolled in the Educational Technology Master's Program 2011. She currently works as a Graduate Assistant for the Department of Educational Technology and is engaged in a mobile learning research project. Email: ritsukoi@hawaii.edu