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Circus Ponies Notebook Application


The Circus Ponies Notebook application for Mac and iPad is a powerful note taking and organizing tool. The tool is marketed to students as well as anyone who wants to organize their information. It can be purchased from the [|Circus Ponies website] or from the Apps store via your Mac or iPad device. The program uses the metaphor of a typical spiral notebook to organize subject or class information.
 * Description **

The founder of Circus Ponies, [|Jayson Adams], first wrote the program in 1992 to run on [|NeXT Computers], which was the precursor to today’s Mac OSX systems. In 1993 the program won a //**“Best of Breed – Most Innovative Product”**// award from NeXTWORLD Magazine. Adams then rewrote the application from scratch for OSX. Nineteen years later Notebook is now at Version 3.0.16 (as of the last available download). It is also available for iPad as well as Mac desktop and MacBook computers.
 * History of the Program **

The potential impact on teaching and learning is enormous. Students from elementary school all the way to college can use the program to keep all their class notes, files, attachments, and even voice recordings organized in one place. From a teaching perspective Notebook can be used in any classroom situation in teaching students how to be organized. In an ideal setting where all the students had access to Mac computers, the teacher could have the students use and learn Notebook from day one. From both the teaching and learning perspectives Notebook helps organize media of all types and lets students make use of emerging technologies.
 * Impact on Teaching and Learning **

The most obvious application of Notebook is as a tool for students to take class notes, create outlines, and attach media files and text documents to the course materials. Teachers can use the application as an organizer for the entire class curriculum, and have all the information available at a touch of a button to use in class. The application is also marketed to attorneys to help organize their cases and to use the application in court. Really anyone can use the program to organize their files and data.
 * Practical Applications **

Circus Ponies has developed an excellent Video Tour of Notebook. Including:
 * Examples or Demonstrations **
 * [|Introduction]
 * [|Notebook Interface]
 * [|Pages and Media]
 * [|Sketches]
 * [|Diagrams]
 * [|Outlines]
 * [|Clipping]
 * Multidex & Sharing

Circus Ponies Website: []
 * References **

Jason Adams Profile: [] NeXT Computers: []
 * External Links **

Carl Dionne is a Educational Technology Master's Degree student at the [|University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Education]. During the day Mr. Dionne works as an Information Technology (IT) Specialist at the [|College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)]. With an extensive background in IT, it is his goal to use the ETEC Master's program to enhance his support of Educational Technology at the University Level. Down the road Mr. Dionne is looking to teach as well.
 * About the Author **