Summarizing
Generalizations from the Research
1. To effectively summarize, students must delete some information, substitute some information, and keep some information.
2. To effectively delete, substitute, and keep information, students must analyze the information at a fairly deep level.
3. Being aware of the explicit structure of information is an aid to summarizing information.

Classroom Recommendations
1. Teach students the rule-based summarizing strategy.
2. Use summary frames.
3. Teach students reciprocal teaching.

Notetaking
Generalizations from the Research
1. Verbatim note taking is, perhaps, the least effective way to take notes.
2. Notes should be considered a work in progress.
3. Notes should be used as study guides for tests.
4. The more notes that are taken, the better.

Classroom Recommendations
1. Give students teacher-prepared notes.
2. Teach students a variety of note-taking formats.
3. Use combination notes.

Technology Integration

Web resources	More resources	More resources
50 Web 2.0 tools to Tell a Story	Bookr	Google Notebook NoteStar & ThinkTank
	Scrapblog	Interactive Notebook Tutorial (ISN)
	Animoto	ISN Tips
MACUL digital story workshop	Kerpoof	Interactive Notebook
	Qlipboard
		Fact Frenzy
		Read, Write, Think
Animoto Education Info	Blank storyboard
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