FREE Note Templates & Examples

By definition, an A-note often called a promissory note, is a written promise to pay a specific amount of money at a future date. In other words, a note is a loan contract between the maker and the payee. Some notes are also payable on demand of the maker.

In order to make notes in Google you need to follow these steps:

• Download the Google Notes app from the Google Play store on your Android smartphone, or visit your drive.google.com/keep.
• Create a note in the Android app.
• Title your note.
• Color your note by tapping the artist's paint palette icon on the top right. 
• Share your notes.
• Save links to read later.
   

Here is an easy way to remember the most important points of note-taking:

• Record: During the lecture, write all meaningful information legibly.
• Reduce: After the lecture, write a summary of the ideas and facts using keywords as cue words.
• Recite: To study properly, you must recite all the information in your own words without looking at our notes or the text.
• Reflect: Think about your own opinions and ideas as you read over your notes. Raise questions, then try to answer them creatively. 
• Review: Before reading or studying new material, take ten minutes to quickly review your older notes.
   

Learning how to take better study notes in class or at work helps improve recall and understanding of what you are learning because:

• It Ensures you are actively listening to what the teacher or boss is saying
• It requires you to think about what you are noting down
• It helps you make connections between topics
• It serves as quality review material for after class
• Using different note-taking strategies is important, especially as you progress through school or projects at work and transition to college or university. 

The different ways to effectively take notes are:

• THE CORNELL METHOD: The Cornell note-taking method helps organize class notes into easily digestible summaries. 
• THE MAPPING METHOD: The Mapping note-taking method is a more visual way to organize your class notes. This technique is useful when learning about relationships between topics.
• THE OUTLINING METHOD: The Outlining note-taking method uses headings and bullet points to organize topics. This method is most useful when learning about topics that include a lot of detail.
• THE CHARTING METHOD: Charting note-taking method uses columns to organize information. This method is useful for lessons that cover a lot of facts or relationships between topics.
• THE SENTENCE METHOD: The Sentence note-taking method is simply writing down each topic as a jot note sentence.