Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Hopkins for Mashable When you're a student, your notes are your lifeblood. With more online options than ever for note-taking ...

Laptops are ideal for taking course notes. They’re portable enough to carry with you to every class, they have built-in keyboards and touchpads for fast typing and navigation, you can doodle and ...

Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture ...

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Most college students know from experience that not all notes are equally effective. Research has shown that the quality of notes can make a difference in learning. Some suggestions: Material written ...

Many students bring laptops to class, thinking that typing their notes will make them better learners than the 'old fashioned' method of writing by hand. They're wrong. Taking notes is not about ...

I'm somewhat of a note-taking app junkie, and I've tried and tested them all (for school, work, and life). Sometimes I miss ...

These are the best note-taking apps and accessories for annotating PDFs, sketching diagrams, recording your next class lecture, and more. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have ...

There's more to consider than just what supplies to buy this year (though we'll help with that too.) When you're a student, your notes are your lifeblood. With more online options than ever for ...