The Extend Activity Bank

I listened to the talk on Building (and rebuilding) trust by Frances Frei on Ted Talk, and created a Cornell note. After taking notes in the “Notes” section, I typed out the key ideas, then typed out the summary based on the notes and key ideas I jotted down. I find this exercise very effective more… »

I watched a TED TALK regarding enhancing digital Communication by using Psychology.  I did not find the TED TALK intself to be particularly useful, however the notes taking process I really enjoyed. I’ve always taken notes of my own accord in a somewhat simlar fashion – without the fully formalized procedure and like the additons.  more… »

I decided to listen/watch a Ted Talks on Introversion (The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain).  As an Introvert and MBTI facilitator, I selected a topic of personal/professional interest.  I found the Cornell Notes method to be particularly helpful in pulling out of those ‘key’ points.  I listened, scribbled down ideas/thoughts into the Notes section, more… »

Ted Talk:  Teaching Kids Real Math with Computers I have never used Cornell Notes before.  I used the template provided by Tech Coaches.  I liked being able to type my notes as I watched the video.  I can type a lot faster than I can write, and when I write fast my penmanship is very, more… »

I’ve been teaching students how to use Cornell Notes for over a decade now, so it was nice to have a personal reminder of the experience. I think the key thing here is to provide space and structure to help students learn how to use the template. It can be a bit of a challenge more… »

Ted Talk: How to make applying for jobs less painful The experience was good overall.  Setting up the page took 1-2 minutes, I did pause the video a couple of times (more for spelling:)), and found the process logical.  I did have issues sometimes figuring out was were notes vs. questions/key ideas though by a more… »

I’m glad that I reviewed the Ted Talk called Ikigai: The Secret to a Purposeful Life by Emily Bidle with Cornell Notes.  The three sections of the Cornell notes: basic concepts, the expanded notes, and the summary … it really cleared up Ikigai for me.  I was able to make the notes while the Ted more… »

I found it useful because it reminded me about what’s like to be the student. Details in my blog post.