BP12-2009121_Researching and Blogging about Web 2.0 Tools-Part 2

(Image retrieved from Notely.com)

The second tool I discovered was an organizer called Notely.  At first I wondered if it would apply to my middle school aged students but after taking the demo tour, I found that they could actually benefit from the application a great deal.  Notely is basically an all-in-one student organizer for notes, calendar and grade keeper.  The reason I chose this application is because I believe that my 8th grade students who will be in High School next year will really benefit from learning how develop organizational skills.  Right now, they only use a hard copy of a student organizer, which is called an agenda.  I rarely see students use these on a daily basis.  They mainly use their agendas to write their friend's birthday's in it.  With this tool, students can take notes as they work on-line, keep track of their grades, manage important dates such as test dates, and it's even available on iPhone!  Although most of my students may not have iPhones, it does not hurt for them to be exposed to this type of technology.  In my school district half of my students will have the opportunity to attend a technology based high school where the use of Web 2.0 tools is regular practice.  I would like to think that the students that I send to New Tech will be better prepared because of the exposure of tools from tools such as Notely.  This will provide for a much smoother transition.  This will assist the teachers there in being able to cover more ground if students come in with a better foundation.