1. NOTE TAKING Comm. 1010 period 8 Presented by: Brittany Hurzeler

2. Preview: What during class is keeping you from taking good notes. What’s a good idea to use to make good notes Types of notes you can take Questions and Comments

3. During the Lecture: Student Teacher Can write 1/3 of a word each second on average On average an speak three word per second.

4. Good ideas to use in note taking:

5. Use C O LO R S: Use colors to identify different parts of the lecturer from each other: o ORANGE KEY TERMS o BLUE DEFINTONS o PURPLE QESTIONS o ETC. Allows a sense of organization and allows important parts to be quicker to find.

6. Use a Laptop: Easy to change notes and move things around o Use bold, underline and italic for important things. Can get organized easier You an use note taking programs

7. Types of Note taking:

8. Cornell Style Notes: In this area you place main ideas KEYWORDS & QUESTIONS: REGULAR NOTES: SUMMARY: In this area you place main ideas. Long sentences are paraphrased Place in here relevant questions Within 24 hours of lecture summaries what was taught

9. Mind Mapping Pt. 1: MAIN SUBJECT Branch off Connecting ideas Pictures

10. Mind Mapping Pt 2:

11. Rough Outline: I.MAIN TOPIC a.Sub point -sub-sub point II.MAIN TOPIC a.Sub point -sub-sub point EXAMPLE: I.SUN a.1,392,000 kilometers -110 times lager then Earth II.MOON a.3,476 kilometers -27% the size of Earth

12. NOT taking notes at all.

13. REMEMBER we are all individuals and what works for one person isn’t always best for another. Try them out and see what works for you

14. Comments? Questions?

15. RESOUCES: http://www.nlpmind.com/mind_mapping.htm http://artofmanliness.com/2012/01/27/write-this-down-note- taking-strategies-for-academic-success/ http://artofmanliness.com/2012/01/27/write-this-down-note- taking-strategies-for-academic-success/ http://lifehacker.com/5335881/five-classic-ways-to-boost-your- note+taking http://lifehacker.com/5335881/five-classic-ways-to-boost-your- note+taking http://en.wikipedia.org