Summarizing+&+Note+Taking


 * Summarizing and note taking ** are part of the same category of instructional strategies because both require students to distill information. These are more than just good study skills. When ** summarizing **, students must delete some information, keep some information, and substitute some information. This requires good analytical skills and an awareness of the structure of the information presented. ** Note taking ** is closely related to summarizing. Students should know that verbatim note taking is not effective, notes are a work in progress, notes should be used as study guides for tests, and the more notes taken, the better.


 * Application **

VoiceThread is a website that allows both teachers and students to summarize and take notes using pictures, voice, and images. This link will take you to ideas on how to use VoiceThread in the classroom. This link will give you more information about how to use VoiceThread.

VoiceThread is powerful in it's ability to provide collaboration and interaction. Photopeach presents the information in a visual format, but the interactivity is lost.

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