Vindel Notebooks: a great tool for parents and educators

The Vindel digital notebooks they are already a common resource in the work of many teachers. Furthermore, educators in supportive classrooms and parents who wish to reinforce basic skills in their children have long been comfortable accessing this space created by the teacher and expert in educational informatics, Mariano Vindel.

These free materials with easy accessibility respond to the need to optimize teaching processes. The field of information technology (ICT) is facilitating that both education professionals and families themselves can design their own materials in view of the needs of children. It is without a doubt an innovative strategy, where Vindel digital notebooks stand out as an interesting tool of which in «Madres Hoy» we want to talk to you.

Characteristics of Vindel digital notebooks

Among the free tools to create online teaching materials, The «Vindel Notebooks» has become in recent years one of the most used. In our tireless search for innovation and knowledge to apply in the educational area, digital resources are already an essential tool:

• They give us accessibility and freedom to build our own materials in view of educational needs.
• They facilitate the exchange of knowledge and the acquisition or reinforcement of certain concepts.
• They can be adapted to the rhythm of the student allowing, in turn, that he also chooses an area to work on if he wishes.
• They significantly streamline the work of educators.
• Allows parents access to certain materials without the need for you to prepare anything. Which gives great autonomy and comfort when working at home with certain concepts.

Vindel digital notebooks: authentic online print shop

When we access the Vindel digital notebooks page, we find a simple space where we are instantly informed that all the resources contained there are free and that they can be downloaded directly in pdf format.

• The page is organized according to 6 thematic blocks: math-language-educational games-digital board and a library with stories to listen to, read, color or download.
• The main attraction of Vindel digital notebooks is that in the same space, we can work on basic educational skills. To date, we have more than 15o spaces to create didactic materials, but not all of them pretend to be an authentic online publisher that covers the competency curriculum for primary and lower secondary school.
• The Mathematics notebooks cover most of the Primary Education curriculum (numbering, calculus, problems, decimals and fractions) as well as the first years of ESO (powers, 1st grade equations and systems of equations).
• Each user can choose which exercises to download according to the level and needs of the student.

Let us now analyze the main areas of work of Vindel digital notebooks.

Vindel mathematics notebooks

El math area of Vindel's digital notebooks covers the Primary curriculum and the first cycle of Eso. The essential features are as follows.

• Numbering and calculation exercises with natural numbers: in this section we can generate the type of exercise we want. We can, for example, create series of numbers in ascending or descending order and later, generate the pdf to download. The possibilities are endless.
• Calculation exercises with natural numbers and with decimals: a theoretical part is included, with simple and very graphic cards where the methodology is perfectly explained. They are useful, basic and very manageable to work in the classroom.
• Fractions: with theory on the one hand, exercises and problems
• Power exercises: these are cards with basic exercises presented in a graphic and attractive way.
• First grade equations with theory sheets and exercises that we can design ourselves and then generate the printable pdf.
• Geometry area contains calculation of perimeters and surfaces. We can, as always, choose the figure to work with and if we want decimals to be included or not. Once again the possibilities when it comes to designing exercise are really wide.
• The area of ​​mental calculation exercises are really interesting. It is about 31 tiles that are created randomly. In the first place, the child is offered a theoretical sheet where he learns strategies that he will later apply in the exercises. It is really attractive.
• The Vindel mathematics area also includes two development books for Understanding Mathematics who seeks to work in the area of ​​mathematical understanding and reasoning. They are very useful to reinforce mathematical skills in children with needs in this area.
• 26 math games are also included and notebooks with more than 1000 problem exercises.

Vindel language notebooks

El language area of ​​vindel digital notebooks It will be very useful to all parents and teachers to reinforce those essential aspects such as writing, grammar and spelling.

• Once again, and what we value most about Vindel notebooks, is the possibility of creating our own materials. In the calligraphy area we must first choose the size of the letter. Later, we will select the phrases to work with and a drawing that will be generated at the end of the file.
• In the spelling section we will work on the always essential accentuation and spelling. We have a database of more than 1000 cards where to work any orthographic rule (bv, h, g, j ...)
• In the area of ​​grammar we have the possibility of developing exercises to reinforce from nouns, adjectives, pronouns ... 

Vindel reading comprehension notebooks

This section is simply wonderful, practical, creative and very accessible both for work in the classroom and at home. Comprehensive reading is the competency that underpins the entire academic curriculum, and what will offer children skills to mature and advance academically.

• Vindel offers us an extensive reading fund that would go from Primary to the first years of Secondary. We have texts of all kinds, from stories, to newspaper clippings or poetry.
• The exercises are structured in tasks such as obtaining the main idea of ​​a paragraph, knowing how to summarize, making an outline, establishing an order of events in a story, and most importantly: also develop the child's critical sense.
• We have readings of different lengths to adapt to the needs of the student, which can also be completed with the «Library» area where we are offered the possibility for the child to establish either an interactive reading, to consult magazines or to discover, by himself, the area that best suits his interest.

Blonde Notebooks and Vindel Digital Notebooks: Which is the best alternative?

At this point you will surely be wondering which resource will be more interesting, if the Vindel notebooks in digital format or the Rubio notebooks lifelong. The answer is simple: both are pedagogical, accessible, work the basic skills to perfection and become good strategies for daily work in the classroom or at home.

• Rubio notebooks have had their online space since 2009, however, work in pencil and paper continues to prevail through the usual notebooks. There is an area where they offer us the possibility of download chips of work for Primary in mathematical competence.
• The Rubio notebooks are preceded by their excellent tradition and a good team of professors, teachers and pedagogues where the classic is never left behind, but continues to offer a great educational response through its primary notebooks where you can work on calligraphy or mathematics.
• Vindel notebooks have the advantage of their versatility and the option for each educator or parent to design the work to be carried out according to the child's needs. It is fast and offers multiple possibilities.
• The blond notebooks, for their part, can be found anywhere without the need for the father or mother to have to resort to the Internet. The design is more attractive, there is no need for a printer and we know that its structure will serve the same purpose: work on basic skills.

How to work at home with Vindel digital notebooks

It is possible that as a mother, as a father, you have just now discovered the existence of this educational resource. Feel free to visit the page of the Vindel digital notebooks and give it a first look. However, before deciding to design the exercises and proceed to download them, it is important that you take these aspects into account.

• Check with your child's teachers about the option of offering the child this type of token. At times, it can become an "undue burden" on the child, so the most important thing is to know what their real educational needs are. (If he does well in math, let's not put extra work on him, and maybe focus on the area of ​​mathematical understanding).
• Choose when you are going to offer the chips. Try not to see it as "homework", or as something for which you will evaluate or punish him if he does it wrong. It's just about "getting better."
• We can offer them the tokens during the weekend, ensuring that their completion never exceeds half an hour. You will see that they are very basic cards, therefore, always try to do it alone, that it makes a mistake on its own. Later, we will offer the help.
• As a suggestion to keep in mind, We recommend that your child see the Vindel notebook space, especially the Library area. There are very attractive resources in which, if we offer you freedom of choice, we can promote your interest in reading.

Since "Madres Hoy» we invite you to discover this space. It is a simple and effective tool to help our children in their maturation, in their cognitive development and even in their critical sense. Worth it.

UPDATE (September 2016): We inform our readers that the link to the digital version of the Vindel Notebooks does not currently work.