Note+Taking+Tools

[|****Zoho Notebook****]

One can enter text, images, video, audio, and imbedded links. Appears to be a robust program.

Can publish and share. If a concern, limits can be placed on its interactivity.

Zoho has a lot of potential, but after reading through some of its forums, there appears to be quite a few problems with audio and video uploads. It currently does not possess offline capability like MS One Note. Users like One Note's autosynchronization online/offline use. One Note requires a subscription.

Zoho also offers online tools such as wikis - http://www.zoho.com/

[|****Webnote****]

FAQs - http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/FAQ.html

Not as robust as zoho, reminds me of post-it notes. I think its purpose is different than zoho.

Can visually organize the "post-it" notes, but I think the use of an online graphic organizer would also do the same job.

Cannot password protect it.

[|****Scriblink****]

Cannot access it from school - Websense blocks it -
 * Reason: || The Websense category "Text and Media Messaging" is filtered. ||

Scriblink is a whiteboard. I like it better than Writewith. For a free resource, it is pretty dynamic.

On the homepage you'll be immediately directed to a Scriblink board, which is free and requires no registration. Here you can take advantage of all kinds of useful features, such as:
 * **Privacy:** the board is all yours, open only to the people you choose to invite
 * **Dynamic Tools:** use shapes, hundreds of colors, a size bar, a text feature, and a grid to help guide your drawings
 * **File Options:** gives you the ability to print, save, and email your work
 * **Image Uploader:** upload an image onto the whiteboard as the background, allowing you to share it, mark it, deface it, or highlight key elements
 * **In-Screen Chat:** when working with others, no need to sign in to third party software, simply use our in-screen chat
 * **VOIP Conferencing:** if you have a mic for your computer, you can automatically connect with your collaborators (no software necessary) and talk for free for as long as you like
 * **File transfer:** when emailing is too much of a hassle, simply transfer files directly to anyone you're working with

[|****Skrbl****]

Skrbl is a user-friendly whiteboard. This may be helpful when one has access to a projector but not an actual whiteboard. Screens can be saved once registered. Also one can keep screens private. One can also publish screens, but use passwords to access.

FAQs - http://www.skrbl.com/faq.html (Scroll down to get beyond the team information.)

A team version can be purchased for $10/month, but an individual free version allows for unlimited guests. Comparison between the team version and individual free version - http://www.skrbl.com/products.aspx

[|****Writewith****]

One can upload documents, share with other people, chat, assign tasks, and track everybody's actions with a comprehensive history. I can see this used more for peer editing than note taking. Although, one could upload incomplete notes and require the students to complete them.

[|****NoteSake****] I am having difficulty registering, it keeps looping me as I try to activate my account. It allows one to create notes, organize notes, print notes, and share notes. It would be interesting to test this out, but again, I am not having any luck registering. Try again later.

FAQs - http://notesake.com/faq.html#blank

[|****Helipad****]

Helipad features: > > Although it possesses the above features, knowledge of HTML is required to customize notes, it is not WYSIWYG.
 * Unobtrusive auto-save : set a timer to save automatically so you don't lose your work
 * Organise your documents with tags
 * Quickly find documents with a live-search on every page
 * Customise your Helipad with themes and plugins
 * Share your documents with friends
 * Prepare documents for print by changing fonts