Some note-taking strategies can play a role in effective guided instruction. This video talks about how notes help students stay engaged in a lecture.
Should we insist our students take notes by hand? Depending on your classroom objectives and grade level the answer may change.
Freakonomics offers a discussion in their podcast Who Needs Handwriting?
Sketchnoting combines words and symbols. Sylvia Duckworth is a leading researcher/writer in this area. Kathy Shrock's Guide offers many resources.
This video provides an overview (and the VerbaltoVisual website has many more).