Google Keep<\/a> is a free note creation application that can be used on the web or a mobile device. The app syncs with Google Drive, and notes are shareable with other Google users. To use Google Keep as a Comment Bank, teachers should create individual notes for different feedback comments. For example, if teachers find themselves reminding students to use a conjunction to avoid run-on sentences, they could type that feedback into a Google Keep note. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter creating individual Google Keep notes for each frequently used statement of feedback, teachers should organize their notes utilizing \u201cLabels.\u201d In lieu of folders, Google Keep creates opportunities for organization with colors and labels. Teachers can create a label called \u201cFeedback.\u201d By doing so, all of the notes that they\u2019ve created can be labeled feedback and grouped together, creating a \u201cbank\u201d of comments that can be located quickly and easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once comments are created and labeled in Google Keep, teachers can utilize them in Google Docs in the Side Panel.\u00a0 To note: if the side panel is not visible, locate the small \u201cShow Side Panel” arrow at the bottom-right of the screen to launch it.\u00a0 This side panel in Google Docs houses icons for Calendar, Keep, Tasks, Contacts, and Maps.\u00a0 As teachers select and launch the Google Keep icon, an embedded version of Google Keep will become available.\u00a0 All notes will appear, and teachers can use the search function to sort and display only their \u201cFeedback\u201d notes.\u00a0 At that point, they can simply copy and paste the feedback text into Google Docs comments as they work through a student\u2019s document.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Utilizing Google Keep to create a bank of feedback comments can streamline workflow and save teachers time. To learn more and see this process in action, check out the video below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n