Converse with the AuthorSocial annotation also affords opportunities to engage with authors. Proj-ects like UM Press Annotates invite authors to share their work for socialannotation. Students’ annotations can help to spark conversations withauthors in the margins. Or, you might invite an author as a guest speakerfor a course or event where they incorporate responses from readers.

Otherwise, you’llmiss out on the opportunity to develop your own thoughts and comparethem to other writers. The direction you dig is up to you

As you share your thinking and begin to participate in marginal conversa-tions, you may find yourself wanting a way to sort and organize the notes.

You are an important part of your classroom