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
 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/
15-tools-to-help-students-with.html
 http://www.online-college-blog.com/tips-
and-tools/100-powerful-web-tools-to-
organize-your-thoughts-and-ideas/
 http://recallplus.com/StudySkills.php
 http://student-
planner.software.informer.com/