INTERACTIVE STUDENT NOTEBOOKS Ms. Gonzalez What is the purpose of an Interactive Notebook? The purpose of this interactive notebook is to enable students to be creative, independent thinkers and writers. The purpose of this interactive notebook is to enable students to be creative, independent thinkers and writers. Interactive notebooks are used for class notes as well as for other activities where students are asked to express their own ideas and process the information presented in class. Interactive notebooks are used for class notes as well as for other activities where students are asked to express their own ideas and process the information presented in class. Parts of the Notebook Cover Page Cover Page ISN handout ISN handout Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Unit Cover Page Unit Cover Page Standards/objectives Standards/objectives Standards Notes/Activities Notes/Activities Notes Student Reflection Student Reflection Student Reflection Student Reflection Parent Review Parent Review Parent Review Parent Review How is it organized? Left Side Right Side Left Side Right Side Learning Objective: Summary Cue Questions Right Side Teacher presents new info Class notes Class notes Discussion notes Discussion notes Reading notes Reading notes Video notes Video notes Handouts with new information Handouts with new information Graphic organizers Graphic organizers Vocabulary Vocabulary Foldables Foldables Odd Pages Left Side- Students Process New Ideas Reorganize new information in creative formats Reorganize new information in creative formats Express opinions and feelings Express opinions and feelings Requires students to actively do something with the information to internalize it Requires students to actively do something with the information to internalize it Gives students permission to be playful, imaginative, experimental, creative Gives students permission to be playful, imaginative, experimental, creative Even Pages What can go in it? Drawings Drawings Poetry Poetry Raps Raps Graphic organizers Graphic organizers Cartoons Cartoons Maps Maps Charts and graphs Charts and graphs Invitations Invitations Letters Letters ANYTHING!!! ANYTHING!!! More Examples of Left Side Comic Strips Venns & Thinking Maps COVER PAGE- What to write Name Name Stetson Hills School Stetson Hills School 8 th grade Science 8 th grade Science The hour you have Science The hour you have Science MY NAME- Ms. Gonzalez MY NAME- Ms. Gonzalez 1 st Quarter= Physics 1 st Quarter= Physics 2 nd Quarter= Chemistry 2 nd Quarter= Chemistry ISN Syllabus Tear apart and cut syllabus to fit into your ISN Tear apart and cut syllabus to fit into your ISN The parent signature page will go on the left The parent signature page will go on the left How is it organized? Left Side Right Side Left Side Right Side Learning Objective: Summary Cue Questions How is it organized? Tape, Glue, or Staple on left side Tape, Glue, or Staple on left side PageTopicDate 1Lab Safety Cover Page8/12 2 From the TOC skip 5 pages From the TOC skip 5 pages On right side put #1 in top right corner On right side put #1 in top right corner Cover page- Lab Safety, make tab Cover page- Lab Safety, make tab Finish numbering the pages Finish numbering the pages Number each page front and back Number each page front and back Odd pages on right Even pages on the left. Odd pages on right Even pages on the left. There will be no blank pages There will be no blank pages Pages do not get torn out!!! Pages do not get torn out!!! Summary added AFTER questions are finished Summary should address the days learning objective Summaries DO NOT replace left side processing. You still need to process your notes. (on the left side) Remember