Official+Scribes

Official Scribes

~ one student takes notes that the entire class can use based on the lesson of that day ~ it is posted to a collaborative learning community, electronically or bulletin board etc ~ students take turns sharing the responsibility of recording important points of the lesson ~ poor note takers become stronger note takers as they see constant high quality role models ~ students who never took notes before, begin taking notes because the class depends on this new info ( more focused listeners ) ~ good resource for students who are absent due to band, chorus, sick for the day ~ Ideas for electronic sharing can be: wiki, blog, google docs, flip camera, doc camera, voice recording/pod cast, email ~ Ideas for non electronic tools: bulletin boards, notebook, ~ Teachers can evaluate her lesson based on the students notes....Was my objective met? Did they get it? Do I need to reteach?

Definition: When a student becomes the "note taker" or "record keeper" for the day and his/her notes are shared with the class as a study tool. Examples (Primary): - draw pictures - search online or with clipart for pictures - use a flip cam to show students completing and working through a problem - take pictures of students working through a problem and turn it into a photostory with narration - teacher provides pictures for student to pull out the key points of the lesson (sequence)