Common Sense Media Review
By Ashley Kemper
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
All-in-one note-taking system; complex for young kids.
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Why Age 12+?
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Audionote - Notepad and Voice Recorder
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
AUDIONOTE - NOTEPAD AND VOICE RECORDER allows users to tap a button and record audio notes while simultaneously drawing or typing notes. Kids can pause and edit audio notes, save them to Dropbox or iCloud, highlight important key words, and input presentation slides to annotate. Backgrounds can be adjusted to include lined writing paper, graphing paper, or white canvas paper. Typed notes can sync to audio recordings and will highlight in a different color when timed correctly. Using file sharing in iTunes, Dropbox, or iCloud, kids can store their notes and access them on a computer.
Is It Any Good?
Though the features provided by Audionote - Notepad and Voice Recorder are vast, they are sometimes difficult to maneuver. Kids with audio processing delays may find this tool helpful in capturing information but may grow frustrated by the complexity of the features. If kids are able to receive lecture slides ahead of time or capture images of important information, this seems like a worthwhile tool for audio note-taking and for kids willing to put in the time to learn the tool.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about effective note-taking and study skills. Help kids discover how they best learn and how they can best make sense of the information teachers are presenting. What are some ways to take notes? Is it helpful to be able to listen to information as well as read it?
As a family, brainstorm ways to create something meaningful with the notes recorded. For instance, kids can write a song or poem, paint a picture, or design an animated game to apply this information and make it stick.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android , Kindle Fire , Windows app
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : collecting data , Self-Direction : academic development , working efficiently , Communication : listening
- Pricing structure : Free to try , Paid
- Release date : January 23, 2015
- Genre : Productivity
- Publisher : Luminant Software
- Version : 4.3.4
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.1.1 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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