We have compiled note usage examples and ideas for everyone involved in education

With the prolonged school closures due to measures against the novel coronavirus, changes are occurring in how we learn. Amidst this, educators are already sharing various information on note.

In this article, we will introduce usage examples and ideas for note that can serve as hints for new education. Please use them as a reference.

1. Daring to make school initiatives open

■ Clark Memorial International High School's "Visualization of Learning"
They have launched a note with the goal of "visualizing learning." For example, one of their goals is to have students present the results of their inquiry-based learning openly on note, rather than just "writing it on poster paper and presenting it," and then refining it based on the feedback received.
They are also being creative with their magazines. They plan to organize individual articles into magazines such as "Student Room" and "Teacher Room" in the future. They aim to make their website a place that effectively communicates information about the school to parents and new students.

■ Utilizing note for community-linked education
The idea of connecting students and local residents through note.
They chose note as a place to connect students with people active in the local community. It is a program where seminar students learn while supporting the note posts of local residents. I am looking forward to seeing how this develops in the future.

2. Sending messages from teachers and schools to students

Publishing internal school notices on note is also an option, provided there are no issues with them being seen. By sharing them in a way that outsiders can also see, new ideas and interactions might be born. It might also serve as a repository that can be referenced for future opportunities. Please make use of it.

■ Sending messages to students
To all students who have enrolled in the Faculty of International Japanese Studies at Kanagawa University
This is a note with a warm message to new students who can no longer meet due to school closures, making them look forward to classes. It also serves as a pre-class assignment while introducing recommended books.

■ Posting for the theme project "#OpenClassNewsletter"
On note, we are also holding theme projects that can serve as an opportunity for teachers to convey their honest thoughts to students. Not only from teachers, but students should also feel free to post what they want to tell their teachers or classmates. It might become a source of strength for someone when they read it again in a few years.

■ Guidance on course registration methods
[Kanagawa University] Course Registration Guidebook (For all faculties and departments)
This is a note that explains how to register for courses to new students in a kind and detailed manner.

■ Regarding the purchase of university textbooks
Waseda University Co-op: Guide to purchasing textbooks for the Waseda Campus
This summarizes how to purchase textbooks in conjunction with online classes.

3. Sharing knowledge among educators

Regardless of organization, region, or position, why not make the knowledge of everyone involved in education open?

■ Sharing tips for video lectures
A few humble tips from a prep school teacher on recording video lectures
They have compiled tips for video lectures based on their own experience.

■ Recording impressions and feedback from the perspective of someone who received online education
Taking online classes at the University of Tokyo for 3 weeks <Issues, Countermeasures, Requests>
This summarizes areas for improvement and issues noticed from the student's perspective.

■ Sharing teaching material research
I tried researching the teaching material "Mizu no Tozai" (East and West of Water)
A note that publishes research on the classic high school Japanese textbook material "Mizu no Tozai." Why not publish each teacher's interpretation of teaching materials and teaching methods on note to exchange information?

■ Sharing handout templates
I made a template for handouts used in Japanese class
They have verbalized how they make the handouts used in class, turned them into templates, and published them.

■ Publishing teaching materials and audio for use in class
Eigo Joho Web (Eiken Foundation of Japan) provides information useful for lesson planning to English teachers.

4. Publishing teaching materials for students

■ Following up on what students should do during this period
Modern Japanese for April: Knowledge of Words
They have compiled a schedule of what should be done in April and May for entrance exam "Modern Japanese".

■ Compiling videos and results of educational events into a magazine
Springin' Fes Season 1
Shikumi Design, which provides the visual programming app "Springin'" for elementary and junior high school students, has compiled videos and award-winning work announcements from online events held in response to school closures into a magazine.

By the way, Springin' is a page created with note pro, and the menu tabs are broken down into actions like "Let's try it" and "Let's participate," which is very easy to understand and serves as a great reference.

When creating a website for your school using note pro, we also recommend organizing articles by purpose.

5. Publishing student learning

■ Publishing presentation materials on note
What "study" can high school students do now that schools are closed due to COVID-19?
Students from the Hongo Gakuen Social Studies Club have compiled their research and uploaded it to note. Having people from various backgrounds view it may lead to new learning.

■ "Graduation Project" submission project for art students #MyGraduationProject
In response to the decrease in opportunities to present graduation projects due to the impact of COVID-19, note held a graduation project theme project.

By having students talk about their thought processes and feelings, not just the appearance and overview of their work, many notes were created that stimulate the reader's imagination.
The real reason I published my graduation project on Twitter
Graduation Project "Mentris Tools"
Graduation Design
Production of a "bird's-eye view" leaflet to support patient decision-making
Memories of a disappearing best friend: Graduation Project "Phantom"

We are still looking for various ways to use it.

We believe that education using note is a genre with expanding possibilities. In addition to the examples introduced, aren't there other ways to use it like this?

Please send us your opinions, such as "I want to try using it like this!" or "I want to know this kind of educational information!" We want to think about new education together with you.

Other recommended information for educators

■ Free provision of note pro to schools, note's school support program
note provides "note pro," which allows for easy construction of owned media and websites, to schools free of charge. This is available to all elementary, junior high, high schools, and special needs schools nationwide, regardless of whether they are public or private.

■ note's visiting classes
We hold visiting classes for elementary, junior high, high schools, and special needs schools nationwide. This is a program that you can apply for regardless of whether you use note or intend to use note.

■ Information dissemination by the note education account
This is the official note account for education. We introduce examples of schools using note and provide information for educators, so please follow us.

■ Education category page
We introduce posts about thoughts on academics and education, as well as school note accounts. This page is recommended not only for educators but also for everyone interested in education.

note will continue to actively support information dissemination by schools, students, and educators.