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WINDSOR MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
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INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

STUDENT HUB

Your notebook is more than a place to copy notes. It is where you learn, think, connect, and retrieve.

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START HERE
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What Makes a Notebook Interactive?

Interactive does NOT mean decorating every page.

It means you interact with what you learn by explaining, solving, analyzing, connecting, creating, and revisiting.
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LEARN
Capture important information.
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THINK
Make your thinking visible.
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RETRIEVE
Return to previous learning.
YOUR TWO-PAGE SPREAD
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LEFT PAGE
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INPUT

This is where you capture the learning.

You might record: ✏️ Notes
📚 Vocabulary
🔎 Evidence
📊 Models + diagrams
🧩 Examples
📋 Processes
💬 Important information
💭   ASK YOURSELF

“What information do I need to understand?”
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RIGHT PAGE
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OUTPUT

This is where you show your thinking.

You might: 💬 Explain
🔎 Analyze
➗ Solve
⚖️ Argue
🔗 Connect
✨ Create
⭐ Evaluate
💭   ASK YOURSELF

“How can I show what I understand?”
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LEFT OR RIGHT?

Test your notebook knowledge!

TRY IT
You copy important vocabulary and definitions from your teacher.
👀   REVEAL ANSWER
📥   LEFT = INPUT

You are capturing information that you need to learn.
TRY IT
You explain why one piece of evidence is stronger than another.
👀   REVEAL ANSWER
📤   RIGHT = OUTPUT

You are analyzing information and showing your thinking.
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OUTPUT = THINKING

Copying isn't thinking.
💬   EXPLAIN
🔎   ANALYZE
➗   SOLVE
⚖️   ARGUE
🔗   CONNECT
✨   CREATE
💭   REFLECT
⭐ THE THINKING TEST
If someone looked at your output, could they tell what you were thinking?
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NOTEBOOK RULES

Click each rule to learn more.

1️⃣    NUMBER YOUR PAGES
Number your notebook pages consistently. Odd-numbered pages go on the right.
2️⃣    USE THE NEXT SPREAD
Start on the next available two-page spread unless your teacher tells you otherwise.
3️⃣    LEFT = INPUT
The left page is where you capture notes, evidence, models, examples, and information.
4️⃣    RIGHT = OUTPUT
The right page is where you explain, analyze, solve, connect, create, or reflect.
5️⃣    REVISIT YOUR LEARNING
Return to previous pages to retrieve information, correct mistakes, and connect old learning to new learning.
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RETRIEVE YOUR LEARNING

Strong learners don't only reread notes. They practice pulling information from memory.

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REMEMBER Try without looking.
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CHECK Open your notebook.
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CORRECT Fix what you missed.
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CONNECT Link old + new learning.
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BEFORE YOU CLOSE YOUR NOTEBOOK...

Check each box before you move on.

✨ Make your notebook work for your brain.
SEE IT. OWN IT. BECOME IT.
Windsor Mill Middle School • Interactive Notebook Student Hub