Taking notes is an everyday skill in education but often overlooked. Technology -- and more specifically, the Internet -- has rendered paper and pencil passé and allowed educators and students to raise note-taking to the next level. Most of the following sites use some form of the "post-it" or "sticky," but with the integration of Web 2.0 technologies.
- Wall Wisher - One of the most popular "post-it" note style sites on the web. These notes can includes all type of media, such as text, photos, and music. Fun and very easy to use.
- Primary Wall - A sticky note site designed for teachers and students to post notes in real time. Filtering of notes can be done for a fee-based subscription.
- Zendo - A great site for students. Takes notes and turns them into flash cards for studying.
- Thoughtboxes - Create organized notes in color coordinated boxes and then share with others.
- Lino - A wonderful site for creating online sticky notes similar to Wall Wisher. These notes can be emailed to others individually. Also, a nice site to use on mobile devices such as the iPhone or iPad.
- Catch - A nice site for capturing notes in different types of media. Ideal to use on mobile devices.
- Corkboard.Me - Create a bulletin board full of sticky notes and share with others via a unique URL.
- Edistorm - A very user-friendly site to create collaborative sticky notes for brainstorming.
- Pindax - Create public or private boards filled with notes that can be commented on by other users. This unique online community also has a nice chat feature.
- Scrumblr - A simple, easy-to-use site for creating color-coded notes.
David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com.
