Plug-In Your Computer, Cause We're Taking Notes.

It's that time of the week again, and this week we will be discussing NOTE TAKING STRATEGIES!!
WOOOHOOO!
You are probably wondering why I am so excited. Well it's because I am a Kinesthetic learner and taking notes is my most efficient way to suck in information. So join me on this blog journey as I let you in on a great note taking strategy....Plug-In Notes.
Plug in notes are easy to do guys, you just have put some time into it.
HOW TO:
-First things first, we are using a computer for this one. If you dont take notes in your computer, try writing your notes and then typing them afterward.
- Open up Microsoft Word and select the Notebook Layout.- you may want to explore around this layout a little before class so you know what you are doing when it comes time to take notes.
- this layout makes note taking easy and this layout offers great things that you could add to your notes like audio posts, charts and smart graphics.

- WHILE IN CLASS- take notes like usual however, try to utilize the tools given in the notebook layout.
- in this part of the note taking, format is not important, just take notes.

AFTER CLASS- Reread your notes.
- Now comes the "Plug-in" part.....
-Pick out information that is grouped together in one way or another and make a Graphic organizer.
-Graphic organizers are really great for the visual learners out there because they are normally neat and appealing to the eyes.
Hold on guys, we are not done yet.
LET"S MAKE SOME TEST QUESTIONS...
- making test questions really helps, as we saw last week, because it helps you prepare yourself on what you could be tested on and at the same time you are reviewing information.
- So, after you "Plug-In", come up with 5-10 questions.

MY EXPERIENCE:
I used the plug-in technique for my MAT 121 class. The class has a lot of information so being able to take notes and then make those notes even better really helped with my understanding of the material.
Taking notes went normally during class and afterward I went back up to my dorm room and opened up the notes I took. I reread them and I made a graphic organizer (see below) to help me remember some of the rules of probability my teacher was giving us.
Then, at the very end of it all, I came up with 5 questions that would prepare me for the test.