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Why take Notes?
Why take Notes?
Writing down information in a systematic way will mean that your outline, citation page, and the initial draft will be easier to write. Using a note taking method will assist in keeping your information more organized and will expedite and simplify the writing process. Before you begin your research decide how you need to collect and organize your information. Decide how you will:
1) Note Taking Strategy
Record information
Record source citation information
Organize your notes
2) Note Taking Methods
Print (note cards or note book)
Digital (NoodleTools, Weava, Google Doc)
A mixture of both
Note card or Notebook system
The Note Card system can be useful when it comes to collecting and organizing information for a research project. In this system you use physical note cards to create:
a) Subject or topic cards, which can be organized by topic for specific paragraphs when the researcher is preparing to write their paper.
b) Source cards which can be organized into the correct order to put together a bibliography or works cited page.
Digital Tools
Two excellent digital notetaking tools are NoodleTools and Weava. The school has a subscription to Noodle Tools which you can access directly from the drop down apps under the waffle (9 dots) in your school Google account. Weava is free.
They are an excellent way to collect and organize your information and take notes and keep citiations.
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