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Note Taking Tips?
Adam Schoales | Sep 29 2007
I'm in my first year of university and trying desperately to come up with the best way to take notes on my mac... I've been looking into notae and yojimbo (I like the tagging features alot, but dislike that I can't put in pictures and such) but have heard good things about journler and devonthink. The problem with Notae (which I used today) is everything is in SQL databases which is going to make it difficult. Plus most of these apps REQUIRE you to make a new database file rather than a bunch of text files which it will database and collect, etc. I've also heard wiki's are a great way to take notes but have no clue how to do so on my mac. So please, if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I'm sure there are many like me who also would love to know any suggestions for great apps for us Univeristy kids. 105 Comments
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Paper!Submitted by Artie.Kuhn on October 3, 2007 - 11:09am.
As an instructor at the University level, I think it's a good idea to physically separate prep from work. I'd do all my prep work (note taking, etc.) on paper and all my work (paper writing, designing, etc.) on the computer. Keeping these two streams separate just makes my brain work better. Oh, and paper is less distracting. For advice on how to take great paper notes, I would check out the Cornell Note Taking system. Link: http://tinyurl.com/7bj8g I actually tell my students to turn off their laptops during my lectures and take notes on paper. I've walked by one too many screens with an IM front and center. Never heard any complaints. Since I've started enforcing this, I've seen students grasping harder concepts quicker. It's quite remarkable actually. If your prof uses PowerPoint or some other presentation software, ask for a copy of the slides (have a thumbdrive on hand) afterwards. If they raise an eyebrow, just explain that you want to spend the lecture time taking notes and thinking about the concepts rather than wasting time duplicating their slides on your paper. I know I'd be impressed by that! » POSTED IN:
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