Note-taking



=IIM ([|Independent Investigation Method]): = = = =** Remember: **=
 * Notefacts are short ** (note) ** and true ** (fact) ** : **
 * Short but complete enough to make sense.
 * Written in your own words.
 * Use phrases instead of complete sentences.
 * Connect to your questions and focus on important ideas.
 * Easy to read.
 * Each resource will have its own number. Put that number on the large magnifying glass and also on the small magnifying glasses next to each notefact.
 * Record the required source information at the top of each notefacts pages. (See Citing Sources)
 * Write each new piece of research information next to a magnifying glass on the page.
 * Color code your ideas so you can cut them out and organize them into categories.

Bulleted List Format:

=Inquiry Chart:=
 * Organize your research information using guiding questions on the top row of your chart and each of your sources listed on the right column.
 * Use bulleted list format to record your ideas in each column and row as you locate information.



=Two Column Notes:=

Write main ideas in the right column and research facts and details in the left colum

=Note Taking/Note-Making: = Write new information in 'note-taking' and write your ideas, connections and questions in 'note-making.'

=Webbing,Charting & Brainstorming: = Write your main ideas at the top or center of your web/chart, and add branches and links between ideas to show how they connect to one another.
 * Read-Write-Think Webbing Tool and Graphic Map
 * Bubble.us
 * [|Cacoo.com]
 * [|Chartle] & [|demo clip]
 * [|DabbleBoard] & [|Using DabbleBoard to Create Mindmaps]
 * [|Diagram.ly]
 * [|Edistorm]
 * [|Exploratree Thinking Guides]
 * [|Fine Tuna:] Add comments to any image & share
 * [|Grapholite]
 * [|Lovely Charts]
 * [|LucidChart]
 * [|Mindmaps]
 * [|Popplet] ([|ex--]seen done read...) (in under 10 min. [|demo])
 * [|Scrumblr.] (instant whiteboard)
 * [|Simple Diagrams]
 * [|SpicyNodes]
 * [|SpiderScribe.net]
 * [|Webspiration]

[|15 Great Mindmapping Tools] [|Top 10 Sites for Mindmapping & Brainstorming] [|Top 10 Sites for Notetaking] [|45+ Free Tools to Create Charts, Diagrams & Flow Charts] [|Interactive Graphic Organizers] (editable)

=Instructional Resources:=
 * Fact Fragment Frenzy Interactive
 * Read-Write-Think Note Taker Tool
 * RWT Online Tools
 * [|Awesome Hiliter] & [|Using Awesome Hiliter]


 * [|Exrreme Mapping Notes]
 * [|Cornell 2-Column Notes]
 * [|Landmark 2-Column Notes]

=References:=
 * [|Notetaking to aid remembering and understanding]
 * [|Taking Notes: Summarizing Information-2nd Grade Style]
 * [|#notetaking]
 * [|Backchanneling...Movie Watching...Notetaking...Information Scribes]
 * SLM: Nudging Toward Inquiry-[|Extracting Relevant Information & Notetaking]
 * [|Mindmapping Tool: bubbl.us]
 * [|Top 3 Brainstorming Tools]
 * [|6 Free Online Diagramming Tools]
 * [|Montclair Library Research Guides]

[|Cool Tools 4 Research] [|Guide to Web Search](Finding Dulcinea) [|Web2.0 Tools in the Information Skills Process]