Setting Up The Interactive Setting Up The Interactive Notebook!!Notebook!!

Step by Step…

What is the IAN (Interactive Notebook)?

Definition - IAN is an organized collection of thoughts, ideas, sketches, data, and equations – a running record of the scientist’s thoughts.

Why The IAN?? Note-taking becomes an active process

Students will organize as they learn

Uses both visual and linguistic intelligences

Reinforces reading, writing, & research skills

Forces teachers to balance between giving information and letting the students process it

Forces students to process information

Reminds teachers to give time to absorb

It gives students permission to be creative

Is a portfolio of learning students can keep

Setting Up The Notebook Number ALL The Pages In Your

Notebook Begin With The First Page

Use a Marker or Pen

Put Numbers in Bottom Corner of Each Page

Remember – Odd Numbers are Right Side Pages and Even Numbers are Left Side Pages!!!!

Front Cover Create a personalized

course related cover using pics, drawings, etc.

Include complete name and period

See classroom model Hint: use text book

table of contents Use clear self-

adhesive to cover front and back of IAN.

Front Cover and Page 1

Your Name

Subject

1st Semester

2008-2009

Class Period

1

Glue in the Formula

Chart Here!

YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 4 COLORS!!!

Inside The Back Cover

Glue in the Periodic Table

DOK Chart Here!

Back Cover

Create a personalized warning label

Giving teacher info about:

* your good days * your bad days * your pet peeves

(school related) Eg. Cigarettes may

be harmful too your health.

Pages 2 and 3

2 3

Glue in the page that

says:“Keeping

Interactive Notebooks In Science: The

Left Side”

Glue in the page that

says:“Keeping

Interactive Notebooks In Science: The Right Side”

Page 5

4 5

Glue in 3 pages:

•On the bottom, glue down “Write a

Letter”

•Above that, flap in “Concept Mapping”

•On top, flap in “Interactive

Notebook Left Side Activities”

Left Vs. Right – What’s The Difference?

Turn to pages 2 and 3 of the notebook.

In order for people to “learn” a concept, they must not only be introduced to it and practice it, but they must be able to take that information and use it to create something else – they must implement it!

Left Vs. Right continued… This is the foundation for the left vs. right

pages Right pages are where the information is

coming in to the brain Cornell Notes, definitions, etc…

Left pages are where the students show that they have processed information

See page 2 for ideas!

THERE CAN NEVER BE A LEFT WITHOUT A RIGHT OR VICE

VERSA…THEY GO TOGETHER LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!!

Page 4

4 5

Draw a Picture Illustrating the

Difference Between Left and Right

Sides!

You MUST use at least 4 colors!

DRAW PICTURE HERE!!

Pages 6 and 7

6 7

Teacher Commentary TABLE OF CONTENTS

Left Side Right Side

1.

2. 3.

4. 5.

6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11.

12. 13.

14. 15.

16. 17.

18. 19.

20. 21.

Update Your Table of Contents!

6 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS Left Side Right Side

1. Name & Class Info

2. Left Side Activities3. Right Side Info.

4. Left vs. Right 5. Activity Explanations

6. Teacher Comments7. Table of Contents

8. 9.

10. 11.

12. 13.

14. 15.

16. 17.

18. 19.

20. 21.

Basic Rules of the IAN

Some Basic IAN Rules Are As Follows: Pages May NEVER be removed!!!

The Table of Contents is your guide…if it says page 12, then use page 12 and only page 12.

If it doesn’t fit, flap it in!

You must leave your notebook in the class in the correct crate. Keep track of your own notebook.

Basic Rules of the IAN Continued

Use Color and Creativity!!!

No Blank Pages!!!

Update Your Table of Contents Daily!!!

It may be graded at any time, so be prepared!