Using Evernote for Teacher Collaboration and Lesson Planning

Melissa Stamer Peterson

Summer Peixoto

Knowledge is energised and enriched by the power of communication and constant collaboration.
(Schleicher, 2011, p. 43)

Why Choose Evernote for Collaboration?

TESOL Technology Standard

Goal 4. Language teachers use technology to
improve communication, collaboration, and
efficiency.

Download to any
platform for free

Create notebooks to
store and share
information digitally

Sync Evernote
automatically
across two
personal devices
(e.g., phone and
tablet)

Create notebooks to
store and share
information digitally

You can add text,

audio, pictures, videos,
websites, and PDFs
Notebooks can be
shared

Standard 1: language teachers use communication

technologies to maintain effective contact and
collaboration with peers, students, administration,
and other stakeholders (Healey, 2011, pg. 38).

Collaboration and Technology Integration for Teachers

Goal 5: Engage in Professional Growth and
Leadership

Shared notebooks can

be worked on by
multiple people
Notes can be tagged
for organization

Standard B: Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a

vision of technology infusion, participating in shared
decision making and community building, and
developing the leadership and technology skills of
others (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2014, p. 15).

Key Takeaways
Developing 21st century talent requires us not only to teach technology, but also to transform the way we teach.
(Chambers, 2008, p. 11)

Collaboration while Planning

Education is more than just creative approaches to problem
solving and decision making
Education is about the tools required to work as a team
(Schleicher, 2011, p. 42)
Using Evernote for collaboration allows teachers to
smoothly combine materials and stay in communication
Collaboration and 21st Century Skills
Collaboration is one of the 21st
century skills and one of the 4Cs
We expect our students to be 21st
century learners, so we need to
be 21st century teachers
P21: Partnership for 21 st Century Learning (n.d.)

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Digital Lesson Plans:

Best Practices Using Evernote Notebooks

Sharing and
sharing
permissions

Organizing

Tagging notes

Using Web
Clipper to avoid
plagiarism

References
Cennamo, K. S., Ross, J. D., & Ertmer, P. A. (2014). Technology Integration for
Meaningful Classroom Use. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Chambers, J. (Dec 2007/Jan 2008). 21st century mindset. Community College
Journal, 78(3), 11.
Healey, D. (Ed.). (2011). TESOL technology standards: description, implementation,
integration. Alexandria, Virginia: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages.
P21: Partnership for 21st Century Learning. (n.d.). The 4Cs Research Series.
Retrieved from P21: Partnership for 21st Century Learning: http
://www.p21.org/our-work/4cs-research-series
Schleicher, A. (2011). The case for 21st century learning. OECD Yearbook, pp. 4243.

Contact Information
Melissa Stamer Peterson mkstamer@ku.edu
Summer Peixoto summer@ku.edu
University of Kansas