HW: Notetaking

   In our visual design class, the best way to remember the steps we do is through notetaking. To be honest, not many do it since we interact with the computers more than what we write. Sometimes, all the notes we need is already online somewhere or we go through the steps many times and remember them. But usually, the notes we take are for our background knowledge and for us to go back into if we have to remind ourselves of something specific. For example, the instructions to a certain format needed for a document, lab, project, etc. We also copy notes from the white board in front of the classroom or from a power point. In our school, Cornell Notes is reinforced so we usually try to put our notes in that specific style. Cornell Notes is somewhat helpful in a way, but I personally feel like it's the same thing as jotting down notes by bullets or by subheadings. If something is important or a term that should be remembered, I usually put a star next to it or highlight the word. I'm somewhat OCD, so I also like to keep my notes neat and organized by color-coding my work with different pen colors! The way you take notes is important because you can flow through them with ease but taking notes overall is also helpful since it provides information for later use.