I have had Evernote on my iPad for about three years - yes, my iPad is an original. I believe I downloaded the app during Dublin Leadership Academy because one of my colleagues, probably Franki Sibberson, tweeted about it. I have Evernote on my phone too, but I've never used it to take notes. I have opened the app on occasion, but that's about it.
This week, Rita and I dove into Evernote with reckless abandon. We have been looking for a way to collaboratively share reading and writing conference notes. Last year, we tried Google Drive, but that didn't last long. Since we team teach and try to conference with every student in the room as often as possible, we were trying to figure out the best way to document the interactions so that we could share easily with each other.
Evernote seems to be the tool that will work for us this year. This week we've been having one-on-one reading conferences during independent reading time. It is a quick and easy way to share the interactions we have with students. I can't wait to see what each students' "note" looks like by the end of the year.