Introducing Evernote! (Reflection #6)

For the longest time in Apple's app homescreen I would see the little green elephant app Evernote, and it wasnt until this week did I really understand what the app was used for and why it was so popular. Evernote is an online 'cloud' that captures multiple forms of information, organizes and shares your notes, and allows you to search your notes by keywords, titles, or tags ('Introduction to Evernote'. Buffy Hamilton, Sept 2010).  I'm in love with it, I wish I knew about it in my earlier University years.

Before exploring Evernote I created an accont and an important quality that the website wanted you to know was how portable this tool is, all you need to do is make one account and you can access all of your saved documents in any device; whether it be via Internet Explorer, downloaded software for your Mac or PC, or even through mobile devices (apps). This is a students dream, I cant tell you how many times I have had a USB key fail on me, or a file document not open in an e-mail I sent to myself. All of your information is saved in a cloud. As long as you remember your login information you're safe.

This app gets even better... If you given a group assignment Evernote would be an excellent tool for group productivity. Sometimes its difficult to set up a time and location to meet up with your group, through Evernote you could create Notebooks filled with information in regards to your given assignment. You can then send an email to your group peers and communicate via Internet/Evernote Notebook, whether it be through your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Its the best tool for group work.

Evernote falls under the category of 'Education' for my PLE. Scholarly articles, images, journal articles, and blogs can be easily saved in your cloud, and can be refered to anywhere at any time. If you are running short of time, you can go to the 'search' option and enter keywords that relate to specific notebooks. Talk about conveniency.

Since my group assignment is about Digital Health and Wellness, here is an article that I found on my Feedly: The Advancement of Technology...This App says it can help ones health/well bein, but I am still skeptical. Im going to look into this more - tell me what you think!