My goal with this page is to walk you through what an ISN is and how to start using one. I will try to cover anything I can think of, but if there is something you don't see here and are curious about please don't hesitate to ask me about it.
What is an ISN?:
A little about the ideas behind Interactive Student Notebooks and how I am using them.
- Interactive Notebook Thoughts part 1
- Interactive Notebook Thoughts part 2
- How I use my ISN
- Five Tips for ISN Beginners
- Prezi explaining ISNs
Getting your supplies ready, setting up your classroom, and deciding on your ISN procedures.
- Getting Supplies Ready
- Deciding how you are going to lay out your ISN
- Classroom Layout and Group Jobs
The First Couple Days of School:
Setting up the first pages, decorating the covers, putting in formula sheets, etc. This section is about physically getting the notebook set up. I do the following things in the order that they are listed.
ISN Tips:
Foldables and Lessons that I have done:
These are specific lessons and activities I have put into my ISN.
Putting in the First Actual (numbered) Pages:
These pages are first week of school stuff- students getting to know about the class, and about themselves.
- Course Guide & Expectations ISN Pages
- Math ISN Info Pages
- Learning Styles
- Multiple Intelligences
- ISN First Week: 2012
ISN Tips:
A little about the ideas behind Interactive Student Notebooks and how I am using them.
Foldables and Lessons that I have done:
These are specific lessons and activities I have put into my ISN.
- Integers
- HOY VUX and slope-intercept
- Linear Relationships
- Infinite and No Solution Equations
- Order of Operations Flashcard activity
- Points, Lines, & Planes
- Parallel Lines & Transversals
- Combining Like Terms
- Scatter Plots & Correlation
- Translating Math
- Angle Pairs
- Solving Equations
- Functions
- Direct Variations