Note Taking Tip: Use sources of information other than your textbook to gain further understanding of the information in your class notes. The Internet is very helpful in this regard. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Reread your class notes two or three times before beginning to rewrite them. It is important to do this so that you have the “big picture” firm in your mind. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Box assignments and suggested books so you can identify them quickly. #notes #notetakingtip

Note Taking Tip: Date your notes. Add titles and subtitles when you move onto a new topic for easy referencing. #notes #notetaking #notetakingtips #note #notetip

Note Taking Tip: To speed up your note taking, abbreviate! Abbreviations are only useful if you remember what they actually mean, so until you’re accustomed to abbreviating your notes, create a list of abbreviations you plan to use frequently. #notes #notetakingtip

Note Taking Tip: Rewrite your class notes in an outline format that shows connections and relationships between various topics and key terms #notes

Note Taking Tip: Get into the five-minute technique and review your notes right after class. At this time you can change, organize, add, delete, summarize, or clarify misunderstandings. #notetakingtip #notes

Note Taking Tip: If your teacher provides a definition for a word, write that definition in your notes word for word. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Don’t write down everything the professor says – you’ll never be able to keep up. #notes #notetakingtip

Note Taking Tip: Get into the five-minute technique and review your notes right after class. At this time you can change, organize, add, delete, summarize, or clarify misunderstandings. #notetakingtip #notes

Note Taking Tip: Don’t keep notes on oddly shaped pieces of paper. Keep notes in order and in one place.It's important to be organized! #notes #notes #notetaking #notetakingtips #note #notetip

Note Taking Tip: Reread your class notes two or three times before beginning to rewrite them. It is important to do this so that you have the “big picture” firm in your mind. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Stay especially alert during the last few minutes of the class. Teachers sometime use the last few minutes of a class session to cram in everything they wanted to cover but didn’t. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Focus on key words and concepts. The most important change you can make to improve your note-taking skills is to focus solely on taking down key words and concepts. #notes

Note Taking Tip: Use diagrams and pictures where necessary. Sometimes it is helpful to draw pictures

that illustrate the connections between ideas, sequences, or events. Don’t be afraid to draw

pictures that will help you understand the material. #notes #notetaking #notetakingtip

Note Taking Tip: Mark or separate assignments given in class in a space apart from the lecture notes. #notetakingtip #notetip

Note Taking Tip: Mark or separate assignments given in class in a space apart from the lecture notes. #notetakingtip #notetip

Note Taking Tip: Mark or separate assignments given in class in a space apart from the lecture notes. #notetakingtip #notetip

Note Taking Tip: Mark or separate assignments given in class in a space apart from the lecture notes. #notetakingtip #notetip

Note Taking Tip: Don’t worry about missing a point. Leave space and try to pick up the material you miss at a later date, either through reading, questioning, or common sense. #notes #notetaking #notetakingtip

Note Taking Tip: Listen especially at the end of the lecture. If the instructor has not paced his lecture well, he may cram half of the content into the last 5-10 minutes. #notes #notetakingtip