I need an application to take notes in class.
Any ideas? I get my latop as soon as it arrives at my local apple store and plan to bring it to school to take notes in class.
What are some good programs to do this?
I've tried the microsoft notes layout in Office and don't really like it and don't feel its quick enough to take organized notes during a quick lecture.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks
What are some good programs to do this?
I've tried the microsoft notes layout in Office and don't really like it and don't feel its quick enough to take organized notes during a quick lecture.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks
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VoodooPad?
that doesn't seem like it would be that useful for me. I downloaded and tried it.
No i haven't tried an outliner. Can you post a link to an example please.
OmniOutliner? Opal?
How do you normally take notes on paper? If you just copy shit down, then just learn TeX so you can input calculus symbols, and copy the rest down in whatever typing program you want. Anything deeper than stream-of-consciousness note taking is a poor use of time -- by the time you organize all of your thoughts, you've missed the last five minutes. Organize on your own time.
I usually just take bulleted notes with minimal organization, i was hoping to find a program that would let me do this as simply as possible.
With microsoft office notes you have to hold shift + tab in order to untab after it automatically tabs for you or if you decide to tab yourself ( i hope that makes sense)
I usually just take bulleted notes with minimal organization, i was hoping to find a program that would let me do this as simply as possible.
With microsoft office notes you have to hold shift + tab in order to untab after it automatically tabs for you or if you decide to tab yourself ( i hope that makes sense)
I'm not able to try omnioutliner on my current system, so i guess i'll try it out after a get my MBP. It looks promising.
Thanks for the help
I've been teaching at university for several years. Except for a few, typing and drawing are not easy enough with laptops for most to use them.
Unless you're a quick typist, hand-written notes may still be best. Your laptop can record the lectures, though as a supplement. I've seen iSight video recordings, vocal recordings...
I've been teaching at university for several years. Except for a few, typing and drawing are not easy enough with laptops for most to use them.
I agree. I had friends in law school that typed notes, but in the end I think you're better off wrting notes, and then organizing then in Omnioutline after class. besides, there's something about writing that seems to aid recall.
I agree. I had friends in law school that typed notes, but in the end I think you're better off wrting notes, and then organizing then in Omnioutline after class. besides, there's something about writing that seems to aid recall.
I was hoping for a program that would make it easier to take notes, my handwriting is terrible and by the 3rd page I can't read a thing i've written.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/servi...map/index.html
ConceptDraw MindMap is great for this and the Pro version lets you make links bettwn maps, which is very helpful for subjects such as history (my major many years ago).
Mind maps are also very easy to review (often just a single page will do) in comparison to normal notes.
http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/products/mindmap/main.php
There is a academic discount.
VoodooPad is a great mini notebook but is still text-based. I use it as a Super Dock (using a table, I placed links to apps and files within the cells); one page holds all my major stuff.
At the moment, I am using VP to help me with my photography hobby: cataloguing and reseaching the fauna found at a large lake in a cladera near my house. It works very well for this and permits transgressions just by creating a new link. FlySketch works really well, too. The final product will be a pamphlet created in Pages, but VP does the trick for now and can hold a hjournal as well.
Curio is also an interesting app.
http://www.zengobi.com/products/curio/
Everyone in my law school pretty much typed, but having a computer and an internet connection were a distraction in most of the classes I was in.
I do think hand notes are better, but only if you are organizing and editing in your head first, then my notes tended to be brief and to the point. I fully admit there are times that you just have to write a lot and keep up though.
I personally like Omnioutliner although don't bother with Pro as styles are a complete mess.
Never write anything down verbatim; as TKN said, it is important to once process things mentally, then choose what to commit to paper and then use the paper to recall the process of processing (boy that is a mouthful; just woke up). Verbatim means you are not engaged in listening, does not allow you to form questions about what you are listening to (which aids in comprehension and retention).
If you take bulleted notes, I thnk VoodooPAd would be good for you when you review: you could quickly add key words and use them to link various sections of your notes, particulalry differnt days, even different classes.