Study skillsppt
- 1. Study Skills By Rebecca Nesbit
- 2. The Issue… Students do not: ◦ Know how to study ◦ Know how to stay organized ◦ Know how to take notes ◦ Write down assignment due dates
- 3. Assistive Technology to Help with Note- taking and Organization - Highlighters - Notecards - Post-it notes - Color coding - Graph paper
- 4. Assistive Technology to Help with Note-taking Tape recorders Headphones or ear plugs to help drown out any distractions Livescribe Pen
- 5. Assistive Technology to Assist with Note-taking The teacher can give: ◦ Visual cues ◦ Verbal cues (“This is VERY important.”) ◦ Emphasize key points
- 6. Assistive Technology Helping with Organization Download apps onto the computer to help with organization. ◦ Remember the Milk ◦ Postica ◦ Deadline Use tools already on the computer: ◦ Google Calendar ◦ Microsoft Outlook
- 7. Study Skill Techniques While studying, students should set a timer. The timer can help keep the student on task while studying. Study in a quiet area with few, if any, distractions. Study the notes for a little while each night.
- 8. Ways Teachers Can Help Provide student with an outline for notes the first few times. ◦ This can help the student learn how to organize notes. Use a computer or some other electronic device (i.e. iPod, iPad, etc) Post class notes on teacher website for student to print out at home.
- 9. Study Skill Organization Links Free Tech for Teachers Web Tools to Organize your Thoughts Recall Plus Student Planner