PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Everglades
In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog. [6:25]
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Classroom Uses for the Two Column Notetaking Method
An excellent resource for students and teachers concerning two-column notes. Includes detailed information, two examples and several other helpful issues to keep in mind, including a discussion board on the topic.
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Making Note Cards
A useful site that gives information on how to make note cards when writing a research report or project. Provides examples and tips.
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Math power.com: Note Taking Tips for Math
Let Professor Freedman's MathPower site help you take better notes in math class. Clear and easy to follow tips are provided.
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University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Things That We Read
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides ways to motivate middle school students to read. A link is provided that contains 25 graphic organizers related to reading and note-taking.
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Reading Quest: Two Column Note Taking
Filed under the heading "Strategies for Reading to Learn," this site provides a description and procedure for modeling and performing the "two-column" note-taking process. An excellent resource for teachers and students concerning this...
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The Add Center: Notetaking Strategy Two Column Format
This excerpt details the ways in which students with attention deficit disorder may benefit from the notetaking process called the "two column method." Provides information and a sample of this method.
University of South Florida
Two Column Notes for Cause and Effect
Written primarily for students in grade 4, this site details how to create a two-column notetaking format. Provides a brief summary and a bibliographic reference.
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Just Read Now: Two Column Notes
A helpful resource which includes the uses, steps, and links for further information about the two-column note strategy.
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California Polytechnic State U.: Lecture Notetaking
A one-page handout, this site includes information about how lectures are typically structured, as well as advice about how to make the best use of the notes you take. Includes a bibliography.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Academic Tips to Help Kids Learn to Be Effective Students
This how-to page provides tools to help students be engaged in their classes. Strategies for listening, notetaking, and planning for classes are shared.