Melissa Minorczyk

Part 1 - Exploring “Extra” Tools

Part 1 - Exploring “Extra” Tools

  • July 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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My favorite tool was the audio recording option. I liked this the most because it was easy to use. Notability did a great job syncing the audio to my writing. As a teacher I could foresee using this would be beneficial for those students that tend to get distracted. If they miss something in our class discussion they could easily refer back to the recording. I could also see this as beneficial if I were to record so that absent students can easily catch-up on notes they missed. I have considered "flipping" my classroom and this could be a great option to help me take that next step in that direction so I will have to give this consideration. Teacher only benefit this could be helpful if students submit their work VIA notability and I grade I could take audio feedback for their work as students could potentially better understand what I would usually type out in my feedback to them on completed work. The second tool that would be beneficial to my students is the lasso tool. It would allow them to rearrange elements on their notes/page during a lesson without the hassle of retyping the information. As a teacher I could foresee using this during a lesson (when using my iPad) to rearrange elements on my whiteboard, to create diagrams without the need to redraw or to better adjust spacing of my notes. 


Tape is great because it would allow students to highlight text that they found to be important.