{"id":168,"date":"2018-06-12T16:29:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/learningtolearnonline\/?post_type=chapter&p=168"},"modified":"2019-01-25T18:22:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T23:22:55","slug":"take-effective-notes-on-online-readings","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/learningtolearnonline\/chapter\/take-effective-notes-on-online-readings\/","title":{"raw":"Take effective notes on online readings","rendered":"Take effective notes on online readings"},"content":{"raw":"Why take notes on online content?\u00a0 After all, you can easily search for it and read it again.\u00a0 However, re-reading is not always the most effective use of time.\u00a0 Taking good notes helps you to quickly review the key points in the material that you have read.\r\n\r\nTaking notes is also an effective learning strategy.\u00a0 Intentionally annotating the texts that you read requires you to critically engage with the material.\u00a0 You are doing the work of identifying the important content, and considering its implications for your course and your professional practice. This practice facilitates deep learning, and ensures that you remember key material.\r\n\r\nChoose the note taking method that is most effective for you.\u00a0 You may prefer traditional notebooks.\u00a0 Many readers underline, highlight, and put key notes in the margins of their books.\u00a0 You may prefer to create typewritten notes, and to store these notes in using your electronic notebook\/ information management system.\u00a0 Another tool for engaging with digital texts is Hypothes.is.\u00a0 Watch the video below, and consider how this tool might work for you. If you prefer reading to watching videos, scroll to the bottom of the page for a transcript.\u00a0 When you are finished, go to the next chapter\u00a0to move on.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3XxoIV0X3lU\r\n\r\nVideo Transcript<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSo, you have your texts for your course \u2013 but they\u2019re not regular textbooks.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be using online texts and other articles as the primary readings in your course.\u00a0 What strategies can you use for making effective notes that will help you retain what you are reading, prepare for exams, and note key information for use in your assignments?\r\n\r\nOne tool that can help you take notes electronically is Hypothesis.\u00a0 Hypothesis is a free tool that you add to the Chrome browse that allows you to highlight and add notes to online text.\u00a0 In this video, you will learn how to install Hypothesis, create notes and highlights, and create a group to work collaboratively with your classmates.\r\n\r\nTo get started with Hypothesis, you will first create a free account.\u00a0 Type hypothes.is into the search bar to visit the page.\u00a0 On the top right, you will find a \u201cGet Started\u201d button.\u00a0 Click here to create your account.\u00a0 You will provide your email address, create a user name, and password. Then, check your email and click on the link to activate your account.\r\n\r\nThe second step is to install the Hypothesis extension in your web browser.\u00a0 In this case, you will use the Chrome browser.\u00a0 To install the extension, go to the \u201cGet Started\u201d section of the Hypothesis page. Then, click the Chrome extension button.\u00a0 This will guide you through the steps of installing the extension.\r\n\r\nWhen the extension is installed, you will see a square icon at the top left of your screen.\u00a0 When you click this icon, you will see a new menu on the far right of your browser.\u00a0 Click the arrow to open the menu and login.\r\n\r\nNext, you will choose where to store your notes.\u00a0 Be aware that the default setting is public.\u00a0 You will likely want to create a private group for personal notes or group projects.\u00a0 To create a group, click on Public, and then create a new private group.\u00a0 For each text you highlight, you can choose which group can see your notes.\u00a0 This feature can be especially helpful for group study and projects.\u00a0 You may also wish to create a group that only you can see to store personal notes.\r\n\r\nNow, begin reading and taking notes. Today I\u2019m going to read and take notes on this chapter on procrastination from an online text.\r\n\r\nWhen I highlight some text, I have the option to highlight or annotate the text.\u00a0 When you click on highlight, the text is marked with a yellow highlight, as you might expect.\u00a0 This can be helpful in identifying key points in the document.\u00a0 However, be careful not to over-highlight \u2013 be very selective in highlighting only key information.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nI assumed that procrastination was always a time management problem.\u00a0 What might be a different reason that I procrastinate?<\/em>\r\n\r\nFinally, I can choose to add a page note that summarizes my key learnings or questions, or indicates how I might use this information in the future.\u00a0 As I read this page, I found the information on the Pomodoro technique useful.\u00a0 If I was reading this text together with a group of classmates, I might add something like this to the notes:\r\n\r\nI found the Pomodoro technique interesting \u2013 has anyone else used this method successfully?<\/em>\r\n\r\nMy group members can then respond with their own insights.\r\n\r\nReading purposefully requires you to actively interact with texts.\u00a0 In this video, you learned how to use Hypothesis as a tool for engaging with online texts.\u00a0 You learned how to create an account, install the extension, and use the basic highlighting and annotation tools.\r\n\r\nHow might you use Hypothesis to support the reading in your courses?","rendered":"

Why take notes on online content?\u00a0 After all, you can easily search for it and read it again.\u00a0 However, re-reading is not always the most effective use of time.\u00a0 Taking good notes helps you to quickly review the key points in the material that you have read.<\/p>\n

Taking notes is also an effective learning strategy.\u00a0 Intentionally annotating the texts that you read requires you to critically engage with the material.\u00a0 You are doing the work of identifying the important content, and considering its implications for your course and your professional practice. This practice facilitates deep learning, and ensures that you remember key material.<\/p>\n

Choose the note taking method that is most effective for you.\u00a0 You may prefer traditional notebooks.\u00a0 Many readers underline, highlight, and put key notes in the margins of their books.\u00a0 You may prefer to create typewritten notes, and to store these notes in using your electronic notebook\/ information management system.\u00a0 Another tool for engaging with digital texts is Hypothes.is.\u00a0 Watch the video below, and consider how this tool might work for you. If you prefer reading to watching videos, scroll to the bottom of the page for a transcript.\u00a0 When you are finished, go to the next chapter\u00a0to move on.<\/p>\n