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In this video by Thomas Frank he discusses tips to help people digest a college textbook more efficiently. Being in early college, we are no exception when it comes to getting big fat textbooks with no pictures. He says that most people "read like zombies." That means that someone looks at the book and has the mindset of getting it over with and scanning the pages. The best way is to know about what is being read about and figuring out what to pull out of the textbook. That's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the things he spoke about in this video. I chose this video because his tips are useful and would work on any kind of textbook. ]]> 2017-10-03 02:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256169 alexafeltswechs https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256689 https://www.studyright.net/blog/4-steps-to-reading-a-textbook-quickly-and-effectively/

This article was chosen because of the information given. It is useful for anyone who wants to read quicker and relates to my topic of Efficient Reading Skills]]> 2017-10-03 02:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256689 alexafeltswechs https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256853 https://www.mindtools.com/rdstratg.html

This article also talks about good tips for effective reading. This article was chosen because it fits the topic.]]> 2017-10-03 02:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256853 alexafeltswechs https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256916 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmDMrxUSXKY&index=2&list=PLx65qkgCWNJLglnT9x2R3Kn02NQgthgJ9

Reading is a skill. Thomas Frank in this video talks about speed reading. There are ways to improve speed reading. Hopefully nobody would wait last minute to read an important textbook, but if that happens, it would be good to have this knowledge on how to read fast and actually understand what is being read. He gives 5 different methods and the most simple but inconvenient tip is to read often, spread out, and read challenging material. The reason this video was chosen is because his tips can really improve speed reading and the video isn't boring either.]]> 2017-10-03 02:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193256916 alexafeltswechs https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193257432 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0pqJeE4_w&list=PLx65qkgCWNJLglnT9x2R3Kn02NQgthgJ9&index=5

Thomas Frank again makes another stellar video about efficient reading skills and this one is about active reading. In most of his videos he talks about zombie reading or passive reading. It's reading, but information is not retained and it's done like a chore. Active reading, however, is paying attention, making connecting, and understanding the text. He talks about how it's OK to read backwards, make questions (Cornell notes) as you read and also gives plenty more general tips to help become an active reader. This video was chosen because of the good and useful information in it.]]> 2017-10-03 03:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexafeltswechs/collegeinfogeek/wish/193257432