Why?
A combination of visuals and text is more powerful than just visuals and just words.
Here's the link to a great article about the "why" & the "how" - Sketchnotes: The What, Why, and How of Visual Note-Taking
How?
Paper or pencil or make it digital! There are many free apps, and quality iPad stylusessssessen... styli?? (Pause for a quick Google search... ) Wikipedia says... "A stylus, plural styli or styluses, is a writing utensil, or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example in pottery."
Below is a 3 minute instructional video about what, why, and how to do sketchnoting:
My first attempt: I was given a noun and an adjective, and I had to draw a visual representation of the object. I tried it on paper and then on my iPhone using the free Paper 53 app. The app allowed me to draw on my phone, and then I took a picture of the paper drawing I created. See below... you may laugh.
My second attempt required me to create a visual representation to explain the meaning of a word. This activity reminds me of SIOP/ELL strategies and the Frayer Model.
Sylvia Duckworth is the queen of Sketchnoting! She makes great visual and textual representations to communicate. Follow her on Twitter: @sylviaduckworth or on Google +Sylvia Duckworth. Her sketchnoting is shared all over Twitter. She's even written a book on sketchnoting!
My third attempt was more intense. We watch a short video clip twice. Here's my first actual sketchnoting creation!
I promise it'd make more sense if you saw the video. I am a terrible artist. Give me a computer and I can put together something attractive, but with pen and paper... ouch, it's a different story. However, it was fun to get messy and give it a try! I enjoyed sketchnoting, and I think adults, and STUDENTS will too!
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