Summarizing+and+note+taking

Summarizing and Note Taking [|Use track changes function in Word to demonstrate how to organize and synthesize information]
 * 1) To effectively summarize, students must delete some information, substitute some information, and keep some information.
 * 2) To effectively delete, substitute and keep information, students must analyze the information at a fairly deep level.
 * 3) Being aware of the explicit structure of information is an aid to summarizing information.

Rule-based strategy
 * 1) Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding
 * 2) Delete redundant material
 * 3) Substitute superordinate terms for lists (e.g., flowers for daisies, tulips and roses)
 * 4) Select a topic sentence or invent one if it is missing

Summary frames - a series of questions that the teacher provides to students. Many types: 1. Narrative frame - characters, setting, initiating event, internal response, goal, consequence, resolution 2. Topic-restdction-illustration frame - whit is the general statement or topic? what information narrows or restricts the general statement or topic? what examples illustrate the topic or restriction? 3. Definition frame - describe a particular concept and identify subordinate concepts - term (the subject to be defined), set (the general category to which the term belongs) - gross characteristics (those characteristics that separate the term from other elements in the set) - minute differences (those different classes of objects that fall directly beneath the term) Argumentation frame - contain information designed to support a claim - evidence, claim, support, qualifier 4. Problem/solution frame - introduce a problem and then identify one or more solutions to the problem 5. Conversation frame - a verbal interchange between two or more people - greeting, inquiry, discussion, (assertions, requests, promises, demands, threats, congratulations), conclusion Reciprocal teaching - summarizing, questioning, clarifying and predicting

Research and theory on note taking 1. Verbatim note taking is the least effective way to take notes - no room to analyze 2. Notes should be considered a work in progress - revise for understanding 3. Notes should be used as study guides for tests 4. The more notes that are taken, the better

Teacher-prepared notes - provide students with a clear picture of what the teacher considers important and provide students with a model of how notes might be taken

Technology tools for taking notes: [|NoteStar] - Free online tool for note taking Summarizing and note taking [|templates] Note taking [|templates] Learn the [|Cornell Notes] (grades 6 - 12) strategy Simple instructions and visuals to create [|Cornell Notes] Use [|Webnotes], another web based strategy for note taking Take web-based notes with [|stu.dicio.us] Great article about [|note taking] in the real world In a one-to-one laptop environment [|Microsoft OneNote] can be a great tool for you and your students [|Google Notebook] allows you to carry a notebook around with you from one computer to another. Download the web browser additon and you will have a small icon to click on to make it more accessible..