Chapter 7 Reflection: Note Taking

Good, organized lectures = Good, organized note taking/ making
Oganiztion----> Key to understanding when looking back.

• Bullets can be used. 

1. Numbers can be used as well. 

It is important that notes are modified to suit each student as an individual. Understanding and comprehension lie hand in hand with the organization of the notes taken in class. 

IMPORTANT POINTS should be made obvious:

• key words
• bolding/ capitalizing
• changing intonation of voice

Reading this chapter made me flash back to high school. I remember absolutely hating classes that consisted of a teacher lecturing and me having to take down notes. Certain teacher in particular made me feel like I was Charlie Brown for a majority of my school day. Learning should be exciting for students, and it is impossible for that to happen with a mono toned teacher standing motionless in the front of the room.
Same goes for power points. I always appreciated when teachers went the extra mile to make power points. But certain power points proved to be beneficial, whereas others left me falling asleep with my eyes barely open.
Regardless of whether I was reading a power point slide or listening to a lecture, good class sessions always consisted of:

* An understanding of the key points
* Obvious points and sub points
* Categorization

Students should not feel they have to write every single word coming from a teacher's mouth. With proper guidance, students should be able to distinguish the difference between important terms and small details.

Other ways note making can become effective: (Notes are not only limited to horizontal lines on blue stripe paper.)

---> Charts/ Box Grids (good for math)
---> Split-Page format (good for science)
---> Matrix format (good for english/ electives)

These varied ways of note making can be applied to several different subjects, but work best with certain subjects than others.