Friday, February 5, 2010

Reflecting on Note taking- Task 27

Note Taking Fast Write-

I have been taking notes since as long I can remember; in fact I swear by them. I find them extremely helpful when it comes to school work and my personal to do lists. When following lectures I find it important to write down as much as possible while everything is fresh in my memory. I am constantly adding my thoughts, ideas, and examples to most of my notes. My most preferred method to note taking. Having notes on hand to refer back on is very useful when needing to complete or remember anything. When it comes to note taking on school assignments, it can be easy to grow disorganized and overwhelmed with all of my notes if I do not stay organized along the way. There have been some assignments in the past where my little note taking left me frazzled last minute. I chose to learn the hard way and found it to be a whole lot easier to take the time and jot down the main ideas accurately as possible. Most definitely worth the time in the long run. Regardless they don’t hurt too bad to take, and in the end anyone will pleased they did. Notes are just short key points of a larger body of work. Days after you can go look back over your notes and refresh your mind on whatever it may be. Taking notes efficiently helps keep myself together. Organization is key.
-Alexus Smoak

3 comments:

  1. Alexus,
    I agree with your statement that "organization is key" when taking notes! I too take notes throughout the day. Sometimes I makes list of things I need to do or what I need to pick up from the store. I don't know what I would do without them!
    Jade

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  2. Alexus,
    I totally agree with you that taking notes during lecture is vital, otherwise you forget what the lectures are about. I not only have notes for school, but my fridge and my office are full of them!!
    Jen

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  3. Alexus,

    I also find notes helpful and organizing, except for all the time it seems to take up! They do capture the large body of work through only a few sentences and this usually seems to be helpful. Orginization is key and we all should focus a bit more!

    Juliet

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