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Save trees! Save graphite! Save ink! Go paperless! Make a list, mindmap, sketch an idea. Import, scale, rotate, and add text to images. Save content into books and share your creations. All this and more is yours with a free visual notebook available for your tablet or smart phone.
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App Overview
Getting Started:
- Begin by tapping the QuickStart Guide
- To get the most from the app, spend additional time on the detailed ten-page tutorial
- Adjust the settings by tapping the gear icon on the upper-right corner of the home screen
- Tap the plus icon to create a new book
- Select and tap a book
- Pinch to zoom in and out, reducing or magnifying the screen
- As you zoom the degree of magnification appears in the gray wrist guard box at the bottom of the screen
- For ease of writing, zoom out and use a finger or a stylus to write, and then pinch in to reduce the image
- Tap the pen icon and begin
- To erase, tap the Undo button in the tool bar
- Continue tapping until all unwanted work is erased
- Restore images by tapping the Redo button
- Tap the plus icon to insert text or pictures
Additional Features:
- The forward icon lists the various ways of sharing pages
- To see all the saved books, tap the Gallery button
- The Lasso tool captures and permits editing and moving ink, images, and text
- Activate the palm rest, called a wrist guard, by tapping the light gray icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen
- The tool bar can be moved to other locations on the screen
Curator Rating
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Adherence to task
Transforms smart phones and tablets into notebooks
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Worth the money
No colors available in free version; however, color, pen, and additional tool options are available with in-app purchase
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Fun factor
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Scaffolding of learning
A variety of tutorials are available
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User safety
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Control and feedback
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How techie do I need to be?
Novice
Instructional Ideas
- Primary learners can practice writing letters
- Use as a sketchpad in art classes to practice drawing techniques
- Ask social studies classes to create timelines and import images and documents
- Young scientists can illustrate and label parts of organisms
- Readers can sketch characters or settings
- Have groups record and submit their discussion notes
- Share student work with parents
Classroom Considerations
- Check out Lesson Planet's EdTech Tuesday, March 25, 2014 video review to see how the application works
- Use iTunes File Sharing frequently to copy books to a secure backup location
- Consider using the free version before deciding if the additional features available in the paid Inkflow Plus version are worth the fee
Pros
- Easy to use
- When writing with a finger or stylus, the screen can be enlarged for ease of use, and then reduced to the size wanted
- User can sign up to get low-traffic e-mail notifications about new tutorials and resources
Cons
- Free version in black ink only
- Other pen types, color palette, and additional tools available only with paid version