Evernote

What did you like most about using Evernote to take notes in class?

Evernote was a very helpful application. The application automatically synced my notes so that I could access them on my phone or on the computer. This made it less stressful to email things home as my inbox would get full very quickly. You could save links, pictures, and audio clips on Evernote too. I like the layout of Evernote too because you can choose how you want to organize your notes. There is the option for the date you created or when you edit it. It also divides your notes up by month. You have the option to add tags so that you can easily find a group of notes. When my class was discussing The Great Gatsby, I wrote notes on each chapter. I tagged each one with the title of the book so that I could access them all at once. We also discussed a poem in class, and it was provided in a PDF file. Evernote saved the file in my note so that I could click it and see the poem and read my notes.

What problems or limitations did you encounter while using Evernote?

Overall, the app was pretty useful, but it was hard to edit things in the note. When I would get home, I would have to copy my note to a word document and edit it in there. I could figure out how to change the font or the size of it. It would be great if I could share notes with other people. This would be extremely helpful when doing a group project. It would reduce having to go to Dropbox and back. The program was also hard to use because of my school’s limited WiFi. It was strongly accessible in our classroom so we went into the hallway, we would have to come back into the room so that it could sync.

Do you have any other feedback or suggestion on making Evernote better?

I think that having this application for other classes would be extremely beneficial. It would make studying easier because of the tag feature. This would only happen if everyone had iPad’s into school. If this were to happen, it would be nice to have a due date feature. This would help keep students even more organized. Often at times, I find myself writing dates on my phone so keep track of when assignments are due. Evernote could remind users when things are due. I’m not sure if there was a spell check feature on Evernote, but that would be helpful. I think that there are a lot more features in Evernote that I am not aware of. Having an optional tutorial in the Evernote could help let users know the potential of Evernote.