6 Note-Taking Tips for High Schoolers! ✍ ✨

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0:00 Intro
0:17 (1) Get rid of distractions.

1:16 (2) Use bullet points to organize your notes.

2:27 (3) Mark up textbooks with removable sticky notes and page flags.

3:14 (4) Use smooth writing instruments that can be paired with highlighters.

4:09 (5) Use clear sticky notes to trace diagrams from your textbook.

4:39 (6) Create study groups with your classmates to go over the material.

5:38 Outro

▬▬ ✦ R E L A T E D V I D E O S ✦ ▬▬

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Let us know your note-taking tips in the comments!

[LaLa_ArtGal]

My tip: when taking notes in class, when the teacher shifts to a new part of the lecture, change pen colors. I used a set of Zebra Sarasa pens ... and my notes were so easy to study from that my classmates would ask to study with me.

[lilyannjasper]

I graduated from high school 35 years ago, but I still watched the entire video because I love JetPens ❤

[kristysonberg]

Best thing that helped me when I was in College was having a sloppy notes and a clean notes notebook for every class. In class, write down your notes best you can keeping up with your lecture, but after class, review your notes by rewriting them, while it's still fresh and making them easier to follow and study from later.

[eric_the_egggremlin]

for high schoolers who need to be Doing Something in class like I did, but everything that helps you focus is considered a distraction: doodles and tracing. draw figure-eights in the margins of your notes and then trace them until your hand is tired. scribble little faces next to notes to show how you feel about them. when your teacher gives you a minute to write, add lil flourishes to your letters. make your notes Something, not just text and diagrams. I studied more when I left myself tiny drawings everywhere to break up the monotony.

[c.j.nyssen]

Before you start taking notes from your books, look over the whole chapter first. If there are summary points/questions at the end of the chapter, or points that are especially emphasized in text boxes throughout, read them first. It will help you spot and understand key concepts when you read the chapter. Read whole paragraphs and stop to think about them and then phrase them in your own words as simply and shortly as possible. When taking notes in class, use the Cornell method.

[fabrizziogonzales]

YALL DONT KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS!! I’m 14 year old boy and just got into hs and today was my first day! 😊

I know I’m gonna get a lot of shit for this edit bc it seems stupid to y’all, but how can I find out if a girl is dropping signs/likes me or if it is just as a friend? Even though I just started hs, I have this one girl (I’ll call her “A”) and A and I really hit it off. We talk a lot in our classes and we seem to really vibe together. A few days ago our legs were touching and I wanted to see her reaction so I didn’t move mine and she didn’t move hers. This happened a few times in other days/classes and she never moved her leg or arm when it happened. She initiates a lot of our convos so it’s not just one sided. Whenever we talk we aren’t scared of each other and we hold eye contact and we don’t stutter. I’m not an idiot so I’m obviously not calling this love or anything like that bc it’s been so little time but are these signs that she at least find me attractive (not necessarily physically but emotionally as well, although I will say I’m above average but not high in attractiveness)

LADIES I need your help 😭 (men too ig 🤷‍♂️) but pls give me tips on how to drop hints that aren’t too serious but enough to notice so I can continue this until I feel comfortable enough to ask her to home coming in 1.5 months

[mollymollie]

I used the “traditional outline” for taking class notes (or textbook notes)…the Roman numeral I, Cap A, #1, lower a, etc. format. This allowed me to give emphasis to what was an overall concept (the Roman numeral, ) main aspects of overall concept (Cap A, B, C), details of those (#s 1, 2, 3, ) and, more detail (a, b, c) if needed. Pages/Word both will do this style of outlining if you like to type up your notes…which is another tip! Since I had a hard time organizing written notes this way, I would take all the notes I could, and then later, type those notes up into the outline format (and add info from the related textbook material to it) to create my own study guide. I got bored very quickly just reading over notes, so the “action” of handwriting and then organizing the material, typing on the computer, and integrating info from the textbook, was where the real learning happened for me. Reviewing the typed up material (which I would put “action” into by highlighting, putting in arrows, drawing a concept, etc, to relieve the boredom) was then significantly reduced because it was then a reminder of already gained knowledge. Finally, I cannot stress the importance of flash cards for some subjects…you just need them! Making them is “action”. Studying from them (from both sides) is action…cause you score yourself…and start creating that pile of “I know that like the back of my hand.” Plus, I’d get them in fun color paper, or fun color pens to make it more interesting to me. Thankfully, I’ve done all the school, so, enjoy! No summer vacation for grown-ups, lol.

[Im_a_randomperson]

I am in the last year of primary school and i love taking notes. My teacher wont let me during lessons but after coming home i go thru the lessons and summerise the things i find important for exams.they help sooo much

[sherrycohen]

I'm no longer in school, but I still take notes when I read certain books, especially history and biographies. Otherwise, I will forget important things and not be able to keep track of all the revolutions and battles in a specific country.

[CanuckJim]

For complicated subjects, where there's a lot of moving parts, I'd read a page, put a post-it on the page and summarize the important bits on the post-it in my own words. The lack of space forces you to be brief. Bonus, because you carved the best parts out of the page, you likely reviewed the whole page a great deal. I'd put the post-it on the page so a little overhung the edge and write the topic in the overhang. When I went back to study, I could glance at the TON of tabs and say "Logistic Regression is here, and here, and ... here".

[danielleanderson]

Oof, I was atrocious at taking notes in both high school and college. I'm lucky I graduated. Regardless of your note-taking abilities, I highly highly *highly* recommend talking to your teacher or professor about things you don't understand. If that fails, there are often videos on YouTube that go over whatever it is you're having a hard time understanding; sometimes a different explanation is all you need.

[ihidjiminsjamsinjinsramen]

Finally i rlly needed this bc today is our fourth day for the school year (yes, we started last monday) and next week we're gonna start the lessons for school! Thanks sooo much Jetpens for giving me these tips it rlly helps!

[AionNoBara]

Visual note taking also helps! I underline a word and put an arrow with its definition, draw a box around a quote, an asterisk or star before an important note I want to remember, etc. You can also do flow charts with words or sequences. I know Jetpens has an article on it somewhere...
And sometimes it actually was useful to write down what the teacher says word for word. The phrasing would be on the tests. I'm a good note taker, but I can't be disturbed or distracted, cuz it really does ruin the train of thought and the flow.
I also use Roman numerals for categories and abc and numbers for lists or questions. I suggest to take messy notes first and rewrite them later. You can make it pretty and organized, but you also retain information better when you reread and rewrite, *especially* by hand.
All you kids with your clicky pens....

PS Even post college I don't think I could take that English course haha They are all intense books! Miriam would make a good teacher! Teach me about handbags!

[arliafrink]

Start a shared google doc with your study group or classmates. It can be a dumping ground for notes, images, links, etc, and everyone can add to it, study from it, etc. My middle school English students loved doing this!

[joanw]

im in college but i love notes and jetpens so here i am

[isixqueenxofxmadness]

Could you please make a video about rugged or resistant stationary? I work on the field and a big part of the job is taking notes. Rain, sun, dust and generally the lack of a writing surface results in blurry, wrinkled notes. I haven't found a notebook that can survive being constantly Taken in and out of the pocket more than 2 weeks. Or a pen that inevitably gets broken and lost. Or a hard enough surface to not bend and distort my writing.
I can cope, but as a stationery enthusiast I'd really love stuff that makes my job more comfortable.

[Phillia_crochet]

For me, I don't just focus on recording information but at least classify and organize them in a system like outline methods, tree diagram or mindmap. A rough draft is fine, I often make digital mindmap later if laptops aren't allowed.
No need to pay too much attention to aesthetic while taking note as that could wait later when reviewingt compiling or for some, rewriting notes.
If the lesson materials are available before class, it's best to go over them to get the overall ideas. I used to skim through all the textbooks as I cover them and prepare corresponding subject notebooks during summer breaks. There're useful glosaries and appendices that are often ignored by other students as teachers don't teach these.
For fountain pens lovers like me, I found Staedler Classics Inkjet Proof works best on fountain pen inks.

[leonardopacheco]

I wish I've known Jetpens when I was a student... Surely I'm gonna introduce it to my children! Let's hope they are crazy about stationary like me hahahahha

[slr]

I really wish you would do a video on the best school supplies for Kindergartners. That would help so much!! Like which are the best pencils for them. It would be amazing if you did a whole series each year for each grade K-12. You could even consult some teachers. You guys have such an amazing perspective on world-wide office supplies that most of us don’t have access to. It would help us parents learn a ton.