Plugging In

The new strategy I tried this week is a note taking strategy, called Plug-in Notes. This strategy has multiple positives about it. For starters, when using this strategy, you know before you take the notes in your class that your going to be using this strategy, so you are more attentive to the notes. Second, this helps you organize your notes so you have the main ideas down pat and in your head, and understanding them better by rewriting them. Then, when you are done after class, you can strategize for the upcoming test, by writing down some questions to ask yourself, just like the Jeopardy strategy! Just merely writing the questions down and writing your answers get you more comfortable with the information. It helps a lot with memorizing terms.

Initially, I was not so sure about this strategy. I was thinking that I was not going to write the best review about it. But actually using it really helped. Most of the time, people write down their notes, and do not retain any of the information. This time, you have multiple ways to beat the information into your head, any the

y are all unique and interesting. Once you have the information, you can get ahead for the exam with the questions. I think everybody should try this. There is nobody that it will affect negatively, and will prepare you for the test.