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I wanted to watch this video because I have been reading this book called the "Tortilla Curtain" for my ENG-111 class and I was wondering if there are better ways of retaining the information from the book.

Moving around does help, I have noticed that I move from my desk to my bed, to my dining table when I get too tired sitting in one spot. I like the change of scenery. I would not highlight from my books, I do not like the idea of destroying my books. For my books, I do LIGHTLY scribble something in pencil but I wouldn't DARE use a pen or marker in my books. I would underline inspirational quotes but not metaphors or figurative language. What I have done is have a separate sheet of paper and write down interesting information with the page numbers. I do like writing my thoughts on the separate sheet of paper, it is more interactive and fun for me. I note when I can relate to something or have a question about something in the book.

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How to take notes in class: 5 best methods

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How to take notes in class: 5 best methods

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I chose to write about this video because how I do notes is different depending on the subject and what I learn about in class.

I like the outline method when I am listing the main points of something like a book chapter or a small topic. I use the cornell notes for things that I have trouble understanding. Cornell notes help me review later and I like adding my questions related to the topic and answering them on my own as a way of reviewing. Adding the summary at the bottom helps me get a general idea of the page so I can find the page quicker when I am flipping. I find the mind maps and flow maps a little too messy for me. I am already a messy person, I do not need JUST my thoughts in one place. I usually do the write-on-slides method. Most of my professors have provided notes on their course and I like to write them down in a notebook just because writing them myself while reading the notes helps me retain the information. Copying down the professor's notes on the course lets me know what they think is important and that is usually what is on the test. Recently, I was writing down some economic notes provided by my teacher, but she did not include examples for some parts so I added my examples and labeled things to match my notes.

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How to Take Notes in Class: The 5 Best Methods - College Info Geek

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How I Organize My Notes, Homework, and School Files - College Info Geek

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How I Organize My Notes, Homework, and School Files - College Info Geek

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I have trouble organizing my things, I usually change the way I keep my files and school work.

I do use Google Drive for school and everything. Do I need to use Word for schoolwork? yeah no, I'm writing my paper in Google Docs, THEN I'll copy and paste that into Word to turn it in.

I also have a USB that has a folder of my junior fall semester, then more folders for each one of my classes. After completing an assignment, I immediately put my assignments into the right folder. I went from having five notebooks, one for every class ( not including STAE) to having two notebooks, one for economics and another one for Spanish. I have a small 1.5-inch binder for classes that will have the homework online or give assignments on paper, like STAE, English 4, ENG-111, and COMS. I do feel like the video was very informative, but I already do MOST of the things he recommends. The only thing that I found was TOO MUCH was the labeling of every single kind of note. I like being organized, but that is TOO ORGANIZED. I wish there were more tips like how to clean out and decide what notes to throw away and what notes to rewrite.

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As a student, I wanted to build a system that would ensure I could always find files immediately, and also help me to never be without access to homework and projects - even if I forgot them back at my dorm. Here's a look at that organizational system.

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I chose this article because it is really helpful. This article is for parents having trouble with their kid's bookbags, but I find this article really helpful. I felt like the video, "How I Organize My Notes, Homework, and School Files - College Info Geek", was missing tips on how to declutter work. One of the tips I liked is to take out everything from your bookbag and start to sort through papers and figure out what you need and what isn't. This would be a good time to take out extra papers from the pockets of the borders and binders, and put them INSIDE of the rings that the folders have.

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How To Declutter Backpack & Deal With School Papers Daily

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Today’s mission is to declutter you child’s school backpack. Here’s simple instructions, plus tips for making this a habit, and how to deal with the daily accumulation of school papers.

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Article- Techniques and Tips for Listening and Note Taking

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Article- Techniques and Tips for Listening and Note Taking

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I find this article very informative about taking effective notes. This article goes with the other videos about notes. Color coding is a new thing I have been trying to do. I use 3 pen colors, black, blue, and red.... and I guess the mechanical pencil makes the color gray. I write important words in red and underline their definitions in red, subheadings are written in blue, and black is for charts. abreviating words for writing quicker is also makes it easier on my hand when I write.

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Techniques and Tips

Write phrases, not full sentences. Only record the key words that you need to get the idea of the point. Skip words like "the" and "a" that don't add additional meaning to the lecture content. Retain key technical or discipline-specific terms.

Take notes in your own words. Paraphrase what you hear so it makes sense to you-it helps you to understand and remember what you hear. Try to paraphrase everything except where information needs to be noted exactly.

Structure your notes with headings, subheadings and numbered lists. Use headings to indicate topic areas or to include bibliographic details of the sources of information. Use outline form and/or a numbering system and indenting to help you distinguish major from minor points and as a clear way of indicating the structure of lecture information.

Code your notes -use colour and symbols to mark structure and emphasis.

Use colour to highlight major sections, main points and diagrams. You can also use different colours to classify and link concepts or information by topic. However, don't focus too much on colour coding when you're in the lecture. It requires time and concentration, so it's more useful to do most of the highlighting and underlining when you're revising your notes later.

Underline, circle, star, etc. to identify key information, examples, definitions, or other important materials. Devise your own marking code to indicate each type.

If you miss something, write key words, skip a few spaces, and get the information later. Leave a space on the page for your own notes and comments.

Use Symbols and Abbreviations

Symbols and abbreviations for frequently used words, phrases or names are useful for note taking in lectures when speed is essential. It's important to be consistent so you remember what they represent and can use them easily. Keep a 'key list' of frequently used symbols/abbreviations and their meanings so that you can refer to them in the future.

Abbreviations and acronyms for note taking

1. Common

etc. (etcetera) = and the rest

e.g. = for example

info = information

i.e. = that is

n.b. =note well, important

p = page (pp = pages)

para = paragraph

ch. = chapter

no. = number

diff = different

C19 = nineteenth century

2. Discipline-Specific

These should be whatever is frequently used in your field of study.

In chemistry: Au for gold, Mg for magnesium.

In the case of quantities and concepts, these are represented by Greek letters in many fields.

A or a (alpha) B or b (beta)

3. Personal

Develop your own set so that you don't have to write every word in full. You can shorten any word that is commonly used in your lectures.

Gov = government

nec = necessary

Work out a system you'll remember and use it consistently. Introduce a few symbols and abbreviations at a time to help you remember them.

4. Acronyms

Some abbreviations are so well known and widely used that they have become acronyms-abbreviations pronounced as words. For example:

Laser = Light Amplification by Stimulation Emission of Radiation

ABC = Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Symbols for note taking

Use concept maps and diagrams

Information can also be recorded using a concept map or diagram. Try drawing diagrams or pictures for concepts that are hard to note quickly. For instance, draw a pie chart to roughly indicate the relative strength of political parties in an election instead of writing these details out. Information can be added to the concept map later.

Concept maps can easily become cluttered. Use both facing pages of an open A4 notebook to set out your concept map and allow plenty of space for adding ideas and symbols.

Begin in the middle of the page and add ideas on branches that radiate from the central idea or from previous branches.

Arrows and words can be used to show links between parts of the concept map.

Colour and symbols are important parts of concept maps, helping illustrate ideas and triggering your own thoughts.

Examples

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Techniques and Tips for Listening and Note Taking

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Write phrases, not full sentences. Only record the key words that you need to get the idea of the point. Skip words like "the" and "a" that don't add additional meaning to the lecture content. Retain key technical or discipline-specific terms. Take notes in your own words.