Note Taking Made Easy! This is an example of one type of note taking system.

NovaNET ® & Note Taking Do you have students who… –don’t take notes? –won’t take notes? –can’t find their notes? –take notes but can’t use them due to illegibility or disorganization?

NovaNET ® & Note Taking Why is note taking important for students? 1.Helps them to retain what is learned 2.Helps them in post tests 3.Helps them transfer what they’ve learned for other courses 4.Helps them to organize their thinking

Good note taking saves time and effort!

Common student excuses for NOT taking notes… NovaNET ® & Note Taking

I have a photographic memory It’s all “up here” I’ve never needed notes before I can’t find my notes when I need them Notes haven’t helped me yet

Why do students “lose” their notes? NovaNET ® & Note Taking

Many students attempt to take notes –They want to comply with teacher expectations, but… Their notes have little or no meaning to them They don’t know how to organize their thoughts into notes They don’t see the value in taking notes

The Cornell System of Note Taking This is one of many note taking systems

NovaNET ® & Note Taking The Cornell System of Note Taking –Developed by Dr. Walter Pauk at Cornell University –Been around for more than 40 years –Just one of many note taking systems –Seems to be a good fit for students working in NovaNET ®

Details 2.Key Words 3.Summary The Cornell System is easy as 1-2-3

1.Details – This is where students write information from the lessons. 2.Key Words – This is where students write words to look up, formulas, etc. 3.Summary – This is where students write a one sentence summary of what’s on the page in the details section. The Cornell System Sometimes 2 & 3 become blurred to students. That’s fine if they do 3!

NovaNET ® lessons help teachers coach students in effective note taking skills NovaNET ® & Note Taking

Student Notebooks and Note Taking Explain guidelines of grading notebooks to students 1.On top of every page students write: date, course title, lesson title 2.Only notes from NovaNET ® lessons may be written in the notebook 3.All pages must be left in the notebook 4.Notebooks must remain in the classroom/lab

NovaNET ® & Note Taking Grading the Student Notebook/Notes 1.Give a weekly score recorded in the cover. 2.Start with 100 points (weekly) and deduct 5 points for each of the following occurrences… –Writing in the notebook not related to lessons –Tearing out pages –Taking the notebook out of class/lab without permission –Not taking notes while signed in and working on lessons for each day that week 3.Average all weeks together for one score. 4.This may be part of the grade for the credit.

Teaching students to take notes Read the introduction – What are the objectives for this lesson? Pay attention to boldface, headings, and subheadings. Pay attention to graphics - charts, maps, diagrams, etc. Look for big signals that say IMPORTANT italics bold face print chapter objectives end-of-lesson questions

The most difficult skill to teach Recognize what is NOT important Not everything is of equal value Don’t just copy the screen into the notes

Guided Practice… NovaNET ® lessons help students take notes they can use NovaNET ® & Note Taking

Articles of Confederation is mentioned three times in this lesson. KEY WORD

Include formulas in the KEY WORDS or Details section

Bullet points are good to include in DETAILS of notes.

Signals are BOLD faced words. Jot down what is NOT.

This page has extra information but not anything for notes

Take notes on answers within lessons

Take notes on hints and feedback

Teach and model effective note taking skills and include note taking results in grades for courses. This will have a significant impact on student success in NovaNET ® ! NovaNET ® & Note Taking