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Organising Notes????
Started by Domski1856
Typing up notes and putting them into virtual folders.
Big binders with dividers. Or multiple smaller binders. Separate notebooks.
But I fail at this too; I'm such a perfectionist, I'm always copying and recopying my notes. And taking lecture notes. And textbook notes. And notes on outside videos, lol.
After a while, I just blame everything on the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and convince myself that resistance is futile.
Big binders with dividers. Or multiple smaller binders. Separate notebooks.
But I fail at this too; I'm such a perfectionist, I'm always copying and recopying my notes. And taking lecture notes. And textbook notes. And notes on outside videos, lol.
After a while, I just blame everything on the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and convince myself that resistance is futile.
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Microsoft OneNote works beautifully for this if you are taking notes in a word processor or annotating PowerPoint slides/PDFs.
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I've been using endnote lately. Helps with sharing notes with a study group. You can annotate images from the lecture slides. I'm sure there is much more you can do with it too, but I'm not big on note taking so I haven't explored it much.
If lectures are in powerpoints then just take notes on there. Organizing files on your laptop is a lot easier than random sheets of papers
+1, also I recommend learning your way around Microsoft OneNote. It's basically a virtual journal with a lot of awesome features.
Can you put powerpoints in OneNote?
Yeah you can, on Macs you have to first save it as a pdf then import it, but it's very easy. OneNote is awesome.
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Binders and dividers. I don't like power-points, nor do I enjoy taking notes with a laptop.
Your med school academic advisor will be of more use than us. That is, assuming you are in med school.
Tablet + Notability + Backup on Google. Changed my life. 😛
I can't wait to try this tonight!
printing out ppt's works well; make your notes over slides with postits (if there isn't enough room.) everytime a unit is completed, file all notes away in a paper pronged folder. this keeps notebook light, and every note youve made for the class is in the proper place if you should ever need to refer back!
I've just stopped taking notes. Too much hassle and I never end up using them.
In undergrad, I either took notes in a notebook (one per class) or I wouldn't take notes. Not a huge fan of taking notes on a computer because you can't draw things unless you have a tablet and aren't artistically impaired.
In undergrad, I either took notes in a notebook (one per class) or I wouldn't take notes. Not a huge fan of taking notes on a computer because you can't draw things unless you have a tablet and aren't artistically impaired.
I use a notebook for each class, then when I study I type everything up from my hand written notes so I get the info twice at least (not to mention retyping notes, using shorthand, then mnemonics), but I keep it all in folders as well on my desktop.
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I'm accustomed to high school, binders , dividers, and lose-leaf paper.
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