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Looking for some good apps to help you with your visual note taking? The list below has you covered. It features what we believe are some of the best options out there. These are apps you can use to record visual notes in different formats including: mind maps, diagrams, flowcharts, handwritten notes, sketches on virtual papers, and many more. 
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Visuals have a strong appeal to our cognitive abilities. Our brains tend to quickly process visually represented information. We also seem to exhibit less difficulties when it comes to remembering visual data which obviously helps in memory recall.That’s why a practice such as visual note taking is an important skill to master. Several studies, as we have argued elsewhere, have shown that ‘visual note-taking such as doodling increases memory retention rates by nearly 30 percent, and opens creative pathways, strengthens focus, and inspires self-expression.’
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Visual note taking helps the brain process information in a more effective and sustainable way. It also provides a powerful channel of communication and helps in understanding complex topics. Studies have also shown that ‘Visual note-taking such as doodling increases memory retention rates by nearly 30 percent, and opens creative pathways, strengthens focus, and inspires self-expression.’ As a teacher, you can use the power of visualization to help you with visual mapping of ideas, to showcase interconnections and explain interrelationships.
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I was asked recently on Twitter if this picture of my notes from Steve Wheeler’s keynote at LILAC 2013 could be used in a student skills session as an example of good note-taking:
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Have you considered the power of visual note taking in your online instruction? Well, if you have not you should. Visual note taking will help enrich your teachable content and facilitate your remote teaching. The apps below are some of the best visual note takers out there. Most of them support collaborative team work allowing you to work with your students or colleagues on the same visual note, diagram or mind map and in real-time.
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Once students locate digital resources and artifacts, they need ways to organize their ideas and research. Graphic organizers, note-taking apps and timelines are just a few of the tools students can use to categorize key ideas and concepts, identify patterns, analyze and summarize data and make connections to build knowledge.
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