What is the What is the Interactive Interactive Notebook?Notebook?

Interactive NotebookInteractive Notebook

Allows students to record information about Allows students to record information about history in an engaging way. They can…history in an engaging way. They can… Transform written concepts into visualsTransform written concepts into visuals Find main points of a political cartoonFind main points of a political cartoon Organize historical events into a topical mapOrganize historical events into a topical map Draw whatever illustration that makes sense to Draw whatever illustration that makes sense to

themthem Personalize the historic eventPersonalize the historic event

Interactive Notebooks…Interactive Notebooks…

Organize the studentOrganize the student Help students sequence assignmentsHelp students sequence assignments Encourage pride in student workEncourage pride in student work Facilitate cooperative interactionFacilitate cooperative interaction Appeal to multiple intelligencesAppeal to multiple intelligences Provide opportunities to spiral instruction and Provide opportunities to spiral instruction and

facilitate learningfacilitate learning

Many student notebooks are Many student notebooks are drab repositories of information drab repositories of information filled with uninspired, filled with uninspired, unconnected, and poorly unconnected, and poorly understood ideas.understood ideas.

Interactive Notebooks…Interactive Notebooks…

Are colorful with diagrams, bullets and arrowsAre colorful with diagrams, bullets and arrows Are in pencil and crayonAre in pencil and crayon Are presented in a unique, personal styleAre presented in a unique, personal style Key ideas are underlined in color or highlightedKey ideas are underlined in color or highlighted Venn diagrams show relationshipsVenn diagrams show relationships Cartoon sketches show people and eventsCartoon sketches show people and events Timelines illustrate chronologyTimelines illustrate chronology Arrows show relationshipsArrows show relationships

Interactive Notebooks RequireInteractive Notebooks Require

Recording history in an engaging wayRecording history in an engaging way Use several types of writing and innovative graphic Use several types of writing and innovative graphic

techniques to record historytechniques to record history Force students to process these ideasForce students to process these ideas

They might transform written concepts into visualsThey might transform written concepts into visuals Find the main idea of a political cartoonFind the main idea of a political cartoon Use a graphic organizer to place historic events in a relational Use a graphic organizer to place historic events in a relational

wayway Encourage the use of critical thinking and be more creative, Encourage the use of critical thinking and be more creative,

independent thinkersindependent thinkers

What students need…What students need…

Notebook, pencil, Notebook, pencil, colored markers or colored markers or crayons, highlighterscrayons, highlighters

They might use scissors, They might use scissors, glue stick, and more glue stick, and more colored penscolored pens

Interactive Notebooks Interactive Notebooks encourageencourage

Notes to be organizedNotes to be organizedLogically orderedLogically ordered Information processing in the student’s Information processing in the student’s

brainbrainBetter understanding of historyBetter understanding of history

Interactive NotebookInteractive Notebook

On the right side record your notes On the right side record your notes in normal way—teacher input sidein normal way—teacher input side

On the left side—student output sideOn the left side—student output sideTranslate your note material into Translate your note material into

aaDrawingDrawingGraphic organizerGraphic organizerMind mapMind mapPicture sentencePicture sentence

InputOutput

Right Side/Left SideRight Side/Left Side

Left SideLeft Side

Students Process Students Process New IdeasNew Ideas

Reorganize new info in Reorganize new info in creative formatscreative formatsExpress opinions and Express opinions and feelingsfeelingsExplore new ideasExplore new ideas

Right SideRight Side

Teacher Provides Teacher Provides New InfoNew Info

Class NotesClass NotesDiscussion NotesDiscussion NotesReading NotesReading NotesHandouts with new infoHandouts with new info

Structured SideCreative Side

Right SideRight Side

Opportunity for teacher to model for Opportunity for teacher to model for students how to think graphicallystudents how to think graphically

Teacher organizes the common set of Teacher organizes the common set of information that all students must knowinformation that all students must know

Left SideLeft Side

Requires students to process informationRequires students to process informationRequires students to actively do something Requires students to actively do something

with the information to internalize itwith the information to internalize itGives students permission to be playful, Gives students permission to be playful,

imaginative, experimental, creativeimaginative, experimental, creativeAllows various learning styles to process Allows various learning styles to process

informationinformation

SampleSample

What can go in it????What can go in it????

AnythingAnything DrawingsDrawings PoetryPoetry RapsRaps Graphic organizersGraphic organizers CartoonsCartoons MapsMaps Charts and graphsCharts and graphs Invitations Invitations Letters from famous peopleLetters from famous people

Let your imagination

go!!!

Be creative!

Why Interactive Notebooks?Why Interactive Notebooks?

Students use both their visual and Students use both their visual and linguistic intelligenceslinguistic intelligencesApproach understanding in many waysApproach understanding in many waysUse many types of writing and graphic Use many types of writing and graphic

techniquestechniquesEach student can select their best medium to Each student can select their best medium to

explore and learn new contentexplore and learn new content

Why Interactive Notebooks?Why Interactive Notebooks?

Note taking becomes an active processNote taking becomes an active processStudents are invited to take notes—it’s fun!Students are invited to take notes—it’s fun!Students will read their notes—they have to in Students will read their notes—they have to in

order to process for the left sideorder to process for the left sideStudents will be working with (rehearsing) the Students will be working with (rehearsing) the

information which facilitates learninginformation which facilitates learningStudents will actively be involved with historyStudents will actively be involved with history

Why Interactive Notebooks?Why Interactive Notebooks?

Notebooks help students to systematically Notebooks help students to systematically organize as they learnorganize as they learnOrganization is key to the notebookOrganization is key to the notebookConcepts like Concepts like

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsNumbering pagesNumbering pagesRecording SOL numbersRecording SOL numbersTopic headingsTopic headings

They stress the organization of a book They stress the organization of a book

Why Interactive Notebooks?Why Interactive Notebooks?

Notebooks become a portfolio of individual Notebooks become a portfolio of individual learninglearningThese are personalThese are personalCreativeCreativeThey record student growth in historyThey record student growth in historyThey show progressThey show progressThey serve as a chronological record of the They serve as a chronological record of the

learning and are great for reviewlearning and are great for review

Examples from History Alive! Examples from History Alive!

Mosaic Poem

Historical Caricature

Silhouette—Mind Notes

Pictowords

T-charts

Wheels

Provocative Statements--opinions

Postcards

Posters

Report Cards

Cartoons or Comic Strips

Perspectives

Collages

Mosaics

Tables

Charts and Graphs

Invitations

Illustrated Timelines

Illustrated OutlinesIllustrated Dictionaries

Historical Journals

Flow Charts

Eulogies

Facial Expressions

Book Covers

CD CoversAnnotated Slides Annotated Illustrations

Annotated Maps

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Alto: Teachers’ Curriculum Press. 1999.Alto: Teachers’ Curriculum Press. 1999.History Alive. History Alive. Six Powerful Teaching Six Powerful Teaching

StrategiesStrategies. Palo Alto: Teachers’ . Palo Alto: Teachers’ Curriculum Press. 1999.Curriculum Press. 1999.

History Alive Website. History Alive Website. http://www.historyalive.com