Workshop - Fundamentals of Digital Notetaking with GoodNotes

This workshop introduces participants to the power of visual notetaking—a creative and effective learning strategy that combines words and visuals to enhance student understanding, memory, and engagement.

Level 1: Foundations of Digital Note-Taking Introduce participants to the fundamentals of note-taking, the Goodnotes interface, and basic digital note-taking techniques.

Learning Objectives

1. Introduction to Digital Note-Taking

• Benefits of digital versus traditional note-taking

• Overview of various note-taking methods (Cornell, Outline, Mind Mapping)

• Why choose GoodNotes 6? Its features and capabilities.

2. GoodNotes 6 Basics

• Navigating the interface: notebooks, folders, and search options.

• Writing tools: pen, highlighter, eraser, and color selection.

• Using templates and customizing paper styles.

3. Basic Organization & Workflow

• Organizing notebooks by subject or topic

• Importing PDFs, images, and other media

• Utilizing search and tags for easy access

4. Hands-on Practice

• Guided exercise: Creating and organizing a new notebook

• Writing and annotating a sample note

• Q&A and troubleshooting