Carl: Hi, Martha, how's the essay going?
Martha: Oh. hi Carl. The essay, oh, you know, there's a lot of reading. It's difficult to remember all the different ideas and the different writers.
Carl: So, how do you keep up with it all?
Martha: Well, actually, I make a note of the writer’s name and summarize their ideas in a note book. It’s very old fashioned, isn’t it?
Carl: It is a bit. Actually, I‘m quite the opposite. I’ve downloaded some free software from the internet. It lets me save all the articles and ebooks I get online and make notes on them. I like it because it's cheaper than printing everything. But, what do you do, Ennque?
Enrique: Oh, I’m afraid my note-taking system isn’t as modern as that. And it’s much more expensive. I print the articles I find online. and photocopy pages out of text books. Then I go through and highlight all the important information with a pen. Not very good for the environment, I’m afraid What about you, Jenny?
Jenny: Ummm I’m in the middle, really. I don’t use special software, but I keep all the articles I read online in folders on my PC and make notes on them there. |