Sketchnoting in School

Dr. Karin Perry is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University in the Library Science Department. Prior to working at the university level, she worked as a school librarian in both the elementary and middle school settings.Holly Weimar is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University. Her research focuses include virtual learning presence, educational sketchnoting, and researching in the school library.Mary Ann Bell, BA, MLS, Ed.D. was a professor at Sam Houston State University, where she taught classes related to technology and librarianship. She was the author of Internet and Personal Computer Fads, Haworth Press, 2004 and Cybersins and Digital Good Deeds: A Book About Technology and Ethics, Haworth Press, 2006, and School Librarians and the Technology Department: A Practical Guide to Successful Collaboration, 2013.

In this book about the process of sketchnoting in schools, Perry, Weimar, and Bell pool their knowledge and expertise to provide educators with all the information they need to implement visual notetaking to support teaching and learning. Their practical processes and examples, coupled with the rationale, research, and support of standards, makes this book a must have for educators who wants to learn everything they need to know about sketchnoting, as well as providing additional material to enhance the knowledge of those already using sketchnoting in the classroom.

• Authors’ NoteChapter 1: What is Sketchnoting?Chapter 2: Why Use Sketchnoting?Chapter 3: How Can I Use Sketchnoting?Chapter 4: What Materials Do I Need?Chapter 5: But I Can’t Draw—How Do I Get Started?Chapter 6: Putting it All Together.Chapter 7: Summing Things UpAppendix A: Sketchnoting ResourcesAppendix B: Examples, Practice, and TemplatesAbout the AuthorsIndex