Community reviews for Google Keep - Notes and lists

I think this is a great resource tool for teachers to use for organization, I have been using it to gather websites as I explore a subject for student lessons. It is easy to use and I don't lose the sticky notes. I like the visual display, and I also like using sticky notes on the run, this keeps everything in one place. You can also archive the notes and put them into google docs, again offering another layer of organization. You can create lists and it's always fun to cross things off the list, a sense of accomplishment throughout the day or week. I am finding new ways to use the tool and plan on introducing it to the students to use as a resource center on a collaborative research project, I foresee the students teaching me even more ways to use this tool.

This is just a wonderful tool to help students stay organized and on top of their work.

Google Keep has not been around too long and often gets overlooked. I think Google Keep is a great task tool and nicely ties right into your Google Account. My favorite feature is that you can share your notes and this is worked great for the 9th grade group project. Google Keep is also good for students who have difficulty staying organized (losing planner or lists). Students in the class had great things to say about the tool especially because they could fill out a note right from their laptop in class. No more writing tasks on paper or in a planner. I use Google Keep myself for personal and work tasks. It has a great phone app that syncs with your account so you can add notes, tasks, and reminders anytime, anywhere.

I wouldn't necessarily call Keep a teaching tool, but it's a simple way to stay organized and/or track progress. Keep would be a great way to track the progress of small group work in a classroom without having to micromanage and create extra work for all involved. I think a tool like Wunderlist may be better if mobile devices or platforms that are not Chrome-based are going to be involved, but if you and your students are using the Chrome browser/operating system Keep is all you will need. It's very easy to learn and use, just like pretty much any other Google tool.