Chapter 7 offers insight on note taking in the classroom. Being an avid note taker, chapter 7 immediately struck my interest.I thought the difference between note taking and note making was interesting. I never considered there being a difference between the two. The chapter offered plenty of examples of strategies to incorporate note taking in a fun and useful way. One example is the dictoglos strategy. I like the fact that the students are given the opportunity to record notes independently, then allowed to discuss what they have recorded with their peers. The children can compare notes, and share any information the others may have missed. Another idea i found very useful, was having the notes completed on a powerpoint presentation, but leaving a few of the bullets blank for the students to fill in on their own time. I know it is often hard for me to keep my writing up with what the teacher is saying. By leaving a few of the bullets blank on the powerpoint, the students can focus on what the teacher is saying. Rather than having to focus their attention on writing everything down. The blank bullets ensure attention to the content , and independent study. I had a teacher in high school who used this strategy, and it worked very well. I know as a student, I was very appreciative of not having to write pages of notes. As an educator, the skeleton outline, organizes the lesson and promotes the students attention.
I like the notion of teaching students how to take notes. I wrote random information on paper for a very long time, before discovering how to properly organize my thoughts. Learning this earlier in my educational career would have been very beneficial. In my opinion, note taking skills are extremely important, especially in the older grades. Preparing children to write and organize information from a book or lecture will improve their chances of success in high school and college. Chapter & was very beneficial in describing way of incorporating note taking into each subject. The only question I have after reading the chapter is at what age should you begin teaching these strategies? And, Is there a way to make note taking fun?
Hey Logan! Chapter 7 was also very interesting to me because I am always taking notes! Thanks for elaborating on the powerpoint strategy…for some reason I must have missed this part in the chapter! Leaving a few of the bullets on a powerpoint for the students to fill in is a great idea. I would have loved doing something like this in school! This is a great way to get students to start paying closer attention to what the teacher is saying, rather than taking notes. I think it is also a great way to introduce notes and how to take them, instead of just throwing the whole notemaking/notetaking process on them all at once. I notice when I sit next to you, you are always writing. I really admire that about you! I wish I had been taught how to take notes at an earlier age, just like you. I feel much better prepared to teach my students how to take notes…I have never really thought about teaching such a “simple” concept. I also wonder how, as a teacher, I can make note taking fun for my students. Great blog!
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