Note+Taking

= = = = = = = = = = = = =Engage the source (read, listen, view)= = =
 * ===If you can't understand your source, ask someone to help you (another adult, research partner, classmate).===
 * ===You may not need to read, listen, or view ALL material in each book, article, or website. Remember you are looking for specific information you need. Read the first two sentences of every paragraph to decide if that paragraph has answers to your questions===

=Take out the relevant information from a source=


 * ===This means note taking - writing down the words and phrases, in your own words, which answer your questions.===
 * [|Note Card]
 * [|Using Note Cards]
 * [|Source Card] (book, encyclopedia)
 * [|Source Card 2] (internet, online image)
 * [|SIS Note Taking]
 * [|Using PowerPoint for Note Taking]
 * [|PowerPoint NoteTemplate]


 * ===Merely PRINTING is not taking relevant information from a source,===
 * __until you read (engage) the information, you have not done this step of the research!__

Some Useful Graphic Organizers

 * [|Bibliography or Works Cited Teacher]
 * [|Bibliography Works Cited Contributed]
 * [|Bibliography Format Guide]
 * [|Copyright]
 * [|Copyright Fair Use]
 * [|In Text Documentation]
 * [|MLA A Brief Guide]
 * [|Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting]
 * [|NoodleBib]
 * =====**Citations**=====
 * [|NoodleBib Sign In Instructions] (screenshots)
 * NoodleBib Introduction (screencast)
 * How-to-Complete the NoodleBib Webform for Subscription Databases (screencast)
 * How-to-Complete the NoodleBib Webform for Websites (screencast)
 * [|Completing the NoodleBib MLA Web Site Form] (screenshot)
 * =====**Notecards**=====
 * [|Creating Notecards using NoodleTools] (screenshots)
 * [|Creating Notecard piles] (screencast)
 * [|Moving Notecards and the Tabletop] (screencast)
 * [|Notecard Visual Cues] (screencast)

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