Name of the Tool:
NoteMesh
URL of the Tool:
Primary Category for this tool:
Productivity
Describe this tool in your own words:
NoteMesh is a Web 2.0 tool used to combine multiple students' class notes. It creates a Wiki that can be edited by anyone that is registered to the class. Once you register, you get a profile page which keeps track of all of your courses. You can search for a course using the course and department number, of if the course has not been created, you can create the course. Once you are in the course, you can add notes that can be edited by your classmates, or you can edit your classmates' notes. The goal is to come up with one definitive set up notes for the class that everyone agrees on. According to the website, "NoteMesh has a history feature, which keeps track of all the edits made to the notes. With it, users can easily revert the notes back from a corrupted state." This ensures that if one classmate edits the notes incorrectly, another classmate can revert the notes to the correct form.
What do you need to know before using this tool?
To use this tool you need to have basic computer knowledge.
What do you need to have before using this tool?
A computer and internet access is required to use NoteMesh
How do you use this tool?
I used VoiceThread to create a presentation on how to use NoteMesh.
Create your own example of an educational resource using this tool:
Please describe how you might use this tool in a teaching environment:
I think this tool is great to use in the teaching environment. As a student myself, I am experimenting with the best method of learning and retaining information for me. I find that if I make my own lecture notes and act as if I have to teach the lecture, I learn the information the best. Following this idea, if students collaborated together to create lecture notes, they could learn the information very well.
I could require the students to work together to make notes on the process of treatment planning. They are always asking for a step by step guide. Treatment planning is not a linear process, so I will not give them procedural notes. However, if they are able to collaborate together on the main goals of the process, perhaps they can help each other remember and understand the information.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this tool in the teaching environment?
NoteMesh could be very advantageous in the teaching environment. Students could collaborate and learn from each other. If one student is sick, their classmates can help them catch up with the material. The disadvantage of this is that students could think that it is okay to miss class because they will just use their classsmates' notes. It could also be potentially troublesome if someone posts misinformation and no one corrects it.
Would you recommend the Web 2.0 tool to others?
I did not find any problems with this tool and I would recommend it to others.
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