Evernote Use Review

            Unlike the majority of my classmates, I never used Evernote in class. For most of the year I never even tried making an account as we were instructed to do. The main reason I never utilized this app was because I feel that I can hand write much faster than I can type on an iPad. I also think that it is much easier and simpler to have notes and information written down on paper inside a binder or notebook, rather than have to log in to some iPad application and worry about saving them when finished. Although I never experienced any problems with Evernote because I did not use it, I’m sure it was aggravating for some of my classmates when we had a substitute teacher and student’s notes and work could not be accessed on the iPads. Although I never actually used Evernote, there was one point in the year where I decided I might want to use it for a project where we would have a lot of time to work on it in class. So I created my Evernote account and tried starting my project. Embarrassingly enough, I could not figure out how to use the application. I cannot remember exactly what the cause of my confusion was, but I do know that I eventually gave up and never used my Evernote account again.

            I am probably not the best student to ask for feedback on using the Evernote application, because of the fact that I never actually used it. However, I did think it would be useful for one project we had and tried using it. But I couldn’t figure out how to use the application and because of this never tried using it again. Therefore I think that the steps taken to open a new document or set of notes, whatever they may be, should be greatly simplified. Either simplifying Evernote or perhaps having an extensive walkthrough or help menu on Evernote would be very useful. But this is just my opinion; most of the kids in my class seemed to find it very useful and easy to use. However, I believe that one factor in the high percentage of students using Evernote in my class was the fact that it was an honors class. In order for high school students, especially students not in honors classes, to see Evernote as being more useful and practical than the handwritten notes they are more used to, Evernote is going to have to be very easy to access, understand, and use.