Print vs. Digital: Students Choose How to Write
Now that all my students have a school-issued Surface tablet, I let them choose how they want to take notes. When we were reviewing literary terms last week, I instructed students to take notes and snapped a picture of this tableau:
- A student taking digital notes with the stylus and touch screen (using the highlighter tool to emphasize key words)
- A student taking notes by hand in a spiral notebook
- A student typing notes using the keyboard
While some research worth sharing with students suggests that handwritten notes may be better for learning, I’ve noticed that now that they have the option to type, my students are less reluctant when I ask them to take notes, and even more likely to start taking notes on their own without my prompting.
I think my student’s pencil case (bottom right) says it all.
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