What do I need for this class?

• Please bring to each class session:  

  • • a notebook, pencil with an eraser (or pen), paper, positive attitude, regular attendance

    • Your CHARGED Chrome book

    • earbuds / headphones that work with your school-issued Chromebook

    • personal tissues and hand sanitizer

• Optional:  glue stick, colored pencils and/or markers and/or crayons, inexpensive Spanish/English dictionary

• WHY?  When we have laptops why do we need the other stuff?  Sometimes technology doesn't work -- we need a back up plan!  Sometimes we get "tech-tired."  Students may need access to notes to study when the devices are collected -- not everyone has independent, permanent access at home.  We cannot live on our laptops.  Computers are one tool or resource.

Taking notes:  Handwritten vs. computer?  It depends!

See section below for a list of research references.

Taking notes:  Handwritten vs. computer?  It depends!

     WHY are you taking notes?  Do you want to share them?  How are you taking notes?  Are you using a stylus and "writing" on a screen Are you typing as you watch and listen?   Do you struggle to pay attention while you listen?  Does writing help you pay attention, or does it slow you down?  Each student is unique.  Each note-taking situation is unique.

Studies / Sources:

Ahn, R., Ingham, S., & Mendez, T. (2016). Socially constructed learning activity: Communal note-taking as a generative tool to promote active student engagement. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 8(3), 1-15 

Association for Psychological Science. (2014, April 24). Take notes by hand for better long term comprehension. Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/take-notes-by-hand-for-better-long-term-comprehension.html

Bull, G. (2012). Inventing the connected future. Learning & Leading with Technology, 39(7), 10-11. 

(Barrett, et al., 2014). Technology in note taking and assessment: The effects of congruence on student performance. International Journal of Instruction, 7(1), 49-58. 

College Raptor, Inc. (2018). Laptop vs. notebook: which is better to take notes on?  Retrieved from: //www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/tips-tools-advice/laptop-vs-notebook-better-take-notes/

Giroux, P., Gauthier, D., Cody, N., Coulombe, S., Gagné, A., & Gaudreault, S. (2016). Digital tablet note-taking strategies among high school students. Canadian Journal of Learning & Technology, 42(5), 1-18. 

Katarey, D., & Francis, I. (2014). Is the keyboard mightier than the pen? Clinical Teacher, 11(4), 321. 10.1111/tct.12241 

Nakayama, M., Mutsuura, K., & Yamamoto, H. (2017). The possibility of predicting learning performance using features of note taking activities and instructions in a blended learning environment. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 14(1), 1-14. 

Peverly, S., Garner, J., & Vekaria, P. (2014). Both handwriting speed and selective attention are important to lecture note-taking. Reading & Writing, 27(1), 1-30. 10.1007/s11145-013-9431-x  

Stacy, E. M., & Cain, J. (2015). Note-taking and handouts in the digital age. American Journal of  Pharmaceutical Education, 79(7), 1-6.

Want to research more to defend your perspective?  Rely on sites that are .org or .edu more than .com.  Look for articles that are "peer reviewed.  Here are links to help you start:  http://journals.sagepub.com/action/doSearch?AllField=note+taking+on+computers   and http://journals.sagepub.com/action/doSearch?AllField=note+taking+by+hand .