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Project IMPACT,TRiO SSS Note Taking Strategies

Note taking from lectureDecide on typing or writingDecide on a formatCapture main ideas Assistive technology/ accommodationsNote taking from textDevelop your personal system Capturing main ideasOverview of Workshop

How should I organize my notes?How do I keep up with the professor?How can I concentrate on what the professor is saying, participate AND take notes? How do I summarize a lecture?The Challenges of Taking Notes from a Lecture

Taking Notes from a Lecture

Benefits of typingBenefits of writing Formatting Your Notes: To Type or Not to Type….

Microsoft One Note

Evernote

Sonocent

AudioNote- $2.99 (I Pad), $4.99 (Mac)Notability- $2.99 (I Pad and Mac)Google Docs MS WordPowerPoint Other Tech options

Modifying your notes to fit the courseAlways look at materials the professor gives youSeparating main ideas and sub-points Avoid writing all your notes continuouslyFormatsThe “half page” technique Outline formCornell StyleWrite on PowerPoint print outsHow Should I Organize My Notes?

Half Page Technique

Outline Form

Cornell Style

Printing Power Points for Note Taking

Prepare beforehandMake use of materials the professor gives you!Do reading before corresponding lectureRead the lecture slides before lecture Other techniquesPractice selecting a main idea in readingGo back and listen to audio recordings of lecture to practiceListen for key terms and changes in key terms How Do I Know When the Professor Finishes One Main Point and Moves Onto the Next?

If you’d like additional help with this… ask! We have another workshop! Selecting the main idea

Use abbreviations- keep them consistentConsider typing Compare notes with a classmate to see if you missed any key points Use assistive technology How Do I Keep Up With my Professor?

The challenge of doing two things at onceTalk to your professorAccommodations- Discuss with your AS counselor Have a note takerAssistive TechnologyVoice RecordersLivescribe Smart Pen SonocentHelp! How Can I Actively Listen, Take Notes, AND Participate?

Smart Pen

How much you write depends on several thingsYour own ability to juggle writing while listeningAre you using a voice recorder or smart pen? Did your professor provide PPT slides?Was there a topic you were confused about in the reading? How Do I Summarize a Lecture? Should I Write Everything the Professor Says?

Immediately after classStar information, put question marksFive minute essayReorganizing notes Rewrite in better format/ Adjust formattingUse different colored fonts and pensNote Key Terms Numbering ListsAfter ClassThe Next Step: Reviewing Your Notes

For the over-zealous note taker…For the over-burdened note taker…Making use of accommodations After Class The Next Step: Reviewing Your Notes (contd.)

Taking Notes From Text

Do I really need to take notes from my text book? How do I know what to take notes on?How do I avoid “re-writing” the book?Taking notes from a text seems to take forever! How can I make this process quicker? Challenges of Taking Notes from Text

Do you want to annotate your book or take separate notes?Are you going to underline/ highlight?Are your books digital or traditional? Do you want to use an app or assistive technology? Develop your personal system

Identify the main idea of a paragraphIf you want to underline/ highlight- only mark this Or- write this in the marginOr- write this in your notesAlways put information in your own words Keep it short and to the pointWhat Should I Take Notes On?

Use the books structureUse headings and sub-headings to format your notes, if you are taking separate notes But be judicious!Five minute summary strategyUse effective reading strategiesPQRST What else should I do?

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