Discovering Web 2.0 Tools: PlanbookEdu.comAs I've mentioned before, I am a teacher and I have to plan for 4-6 different classes (drama consists of 3 levels). The lesson plan form my school recommends using is not beneficial to me and the amount of classes I teach. The lesson plan format I currently use is only for one class at a time. It is supposed to be for in-depth explanation of the daily lessons. But because my classes are project-based most of the time I am just putting "research" or "work time." I never look at these lesson after I finish them and email them off to my administration.
With that said, I really love the Plan book at PlanbookEdu.com. You can set it up for whatever type of calendar system you need to fit your classes. I chose the weekly option with spots for 6 classes (in case one drama or debate class is doing something different from the other). I also went to advanced options and set it up to have an extra column to put the names of my different classes into. I also chose the option to include a spot to put in state standards. You can make the lessons as in-depth or as simple as needed.
You can name your plan book whatever best fits your classes. I named mine 2011 planbook. I tried to set it up for only January-June 2011 but it put the entire 2010-2011 school year. No big deal, I just wanted to fill it in from where I am starting now. I love the format. I usually use a plan book purchased from Office Depot to keep track of what I am doing weekly and monthly, this is much easier to keep up. To input your lesson all you need to do is double click the boxes. For more in-dept planning click on the edit link in the boxes.
The best thing about PlanbookEdu.com is that it is accessible anywhere. I can do my lessons at home and just bring up my planbookedu.com site at school. Currently, the lesson plans I have been using are word documents. So, I have to save or download to all the various computers I use. I plan on showing this to my administrators to see if they will accept this, if not, I'll still use it because the weekly AND monthly view is what I need to keep track of what I am doing over the long term.
I looked at this tool too. I didn't write by blog about it but I am definitely going to start using it. I teach multiple classes too (3 preps this semester) and this helps me keep everything straight. I am a visual person so it helps to see everything in columns in calendar form.
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