Digital Sketchnotes for Visualizing Learning
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Digital Sketchnotes for Visualizing Learning
Apple Distinguished Educator Institute (Dallas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023)
Samuel Merritt Elevate Conference (Wednesday, June 23, 2023)
Jeffrey Powell Mobile Learning Conference (Thursday, June 8, 2023)
ISTE Creative Constructor Lab (Saturday, October 16, 2021)
This session will share easy strategies to begin creating sketchnotes. Participants will learn about the basic components of a sketchnote and tools/apps needed/helpful to begin creating digital sketchnotes on iPads/tablets. They will discover resources, lessons, video tutorials, and student examples as they create their own sketchnote.
Link to Presentation Slides (for teachers): https://www.slideshare.net/kbosch/digital-sketchnotes-for-visualizing-learning-ade-23
Link to Presentation Slides ( for medical education): https://www.slideshare.net/kbosch/sketchnotes-elevate-conferencepdf
Apps and Resources for the session are listed below.
Suggested apps for Digital Sketchnotes:
iOS : Apple Notes app (already on your iPad)
Freeform - Apple app with infinite canvas
Tayasui Sketches School - recommended free app!
I currently use Tayasui Sketches Pro version for most of my sketchnotes.
Keynote - now has drawing tools!
Procreate - professional drawing tools
Autodesk Sketchbook (free)
Paper53 (free)
Adobe: (iOS, Google, and Windows)
Fresco (Free with inapp purchases, requires account login)
Google: Autodesk Sketchbook, Tayasui Sketches for Android
Bamboo Paper, Paint Free, Microsoft One Note
Windows: Autodesk Sketchbook or Microsoft One Note, Fresh Paint, Sketchable
Demystifying Sketchnoting for Students and Teachers with Karen Bosch (Easy EdTech Podcast 280) - I was interviewed by Monica Burns about my experiences using sketchnotes.
Follow me on Twitter @karlyb and Instagram @karlyb
My sketchnote collection on Flickr (through 2018)
Inexpensive stylus for student use - LINK
Apple Pencil - a must have for drawing on an iPad Pro! Currently the stylus that I am using!
Everyone Can Sketchnote Keynote workbook for download
This Keynote presentation is structured to be used as a workbook where you can learn about and practice drawing the basic elements of a sketchnote. You will use the digital drawing tools that are available in Keynote on the iPad.
Click HERE for more information and to download the workbook.
Research/Articles Related to Sketchnotes (click to view list):
**Get Students Creating with Sketchnotes - ISTE article on how I use sketchnotes with my students
Developing Early Learner Listening Skills by Creating Sketchnote Drawings on an iPad During Oral Reading - my article in the Apple Education Community Forum about using sketchnotes with early learners
My Top 10 Tips for Creating Digital Sketchnotes at Conferences - my article in the Apple Education Community Forum
The Science of Drawing and Memory - Edutopia (article)
The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard (study abstract)
The Lowdown on Longhand: How Writing by Hand Benefits the Brain (article)
Taking Notes: Is the Pen Still Mightier than the Keyboard (article)
Pros and Cons of Typed, Digitally Handwritten, and Paper Notes (article)
What Does Doodling Do? (study abstract)
The Drawing Effect: Evidence for Reliable and Robust Memory Effects in Free Recall (study abstract)
The Benefits of Doodling and Sketchnotes in the Classroom (article)
Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick (article)
6 Ways Doodling Can Make You Smarter, Happier, and More Productive (article)
"Picting", not Writing, is the Literacy of Today's Youth (article)
Videos (click to view list):
Digital Sketchnotes for Visualizing Learning Youtube Playlist - all my tutorial videos collected in one list for easy viewing, includes app tutorials!
**The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning - excellent short video from Edutopia
Sunni Brown's TED talk: Doodler's Unite (note: some content inappropriate for students)
Drawing In Class - another TED talk by Rachel Smith
The Higher Purpose of Doodling - from CBS Sunday Morning
How to Make Toast - using sketches for design process, TED talk from Tom Wujec
Verbal to Visual - Youtube Channel
Books and Resources (Click to view list):
Sketchnoting for Teaching and Learning (FREE) - I joined with a group of Apple Distinguished Educators at the ADE Institute in Berlin in July 2016 to develop a multitouch book about using sketchnotes in education. The book is available for free download and gives background, examples, and hints from educators.
Sketch Notes Workbook in Pages - created by Bethany Nugent, in Pages
Sketchnote Journal - created by Lisa Plenty, in Keynote
Sermon Sketchnotes 2022 - all my sketchnotes from the year complied in online ebook form using Book CreatorSermon Sketchnotes 2021Sermon Sketchnotes 2020 Sermon Sketchnotes 2019 Sermon Sketchnotes 2018Sermon Sketchnotes 2017
So You Want to Sketchnote - free multitouch book by Mat Pullen
Also (for purchase, with affiliate links):
The Sketchnote Handbook by Mike Rohde (a must have!)
The Sketchnote Workbook: Advanced techniques by Mike Rohde
Visual Note-Taking for Educators by Wendi Pillars - excellent book that examines sketchnotes from an educational perspective
The Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown
How to Sketchnote - from Sylvia Duckworth
Sketchnotes for Educators - from Sylvia Duckworth
How to Sketchnote - Sylvia Duckworth, lots of ideas for fonts and images!
Sketching in the Classroom - Nichole Carter
Lessons Examples from my Students (Click to view list):
Want to learn more? - I love working with educators to help them explore how to effectively use iPads and other technology tools to leverage learning and creativity in their classroom. My sessions are filled with real and practical examples from the classroom along with engaging hands-on activities.
Please contact me via email at k.bosch@me.com detailing your professional development needs and I will get back to you shortly.
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