Organizational help and type of books

[ben_ess12]

Hey everyone
Not sure if this is a random quesition or has been answered before but I'm interested in knowing what type of note books/modules/folders and how people organize themselves for VCE? I'm just starting yr 11 so some advice or suggestions would be great.
I have used those subject books for some subjects last yr but divided each area for a different area of study...and if the type of book differs for different subjects..
2011 subjects will be
English
Maths methods and general math methods (already have modules for them, school policy)
Chemistry 1/2
Business Management 3/4
Physical Education 3/4
Any advice would be appreciated...
Thanks again

[eeps]

For subjects like Methods, GMA and Chemistry, I'd have a separate note-book to take notes down and then have another to do exercises and stuff in. This is will save you time at the end of the year when it comes to the exam and helps a lot in your revision.

The best advice I can give is to be organised and plan - have folders for each subject to put work in and so it will be easy to find if you need to look back on it.

[chrisjb]

I have a book for each subject that I take notes in and do excersises in. I also have a plastic pocket booklet (not sure what they're meant to be called) that I keep all my loose notes in and I chuck the excersise book in the last pocket of that. That way I have to only reach for one plastic pocket book (a different colour for each subject) and I get all of my crap.

I usualy wait till the end of term (or end of semester for subjects with not so many loose notes) to take all the notes from the plastic pocket foder and move them into an archive of notes that I keep in two accordian folders under the desk next to my bed (for easy access at the end of the year).

My method works well for the first term or so of shcool but then I end up just leaving loose notes in my folders and never moving them to the accordion folders, which in turn means my subject folders become very very messy and I can't access loose leaf notes. This means I end up just using my subject excersise books and textbooks for all my revision (which works just fine for me).

Next year, the only exception to my plan will be for further, where I will have to keep my loose leaf notes in order cos they will be used to form a large part of my bound refference.

[ben_ess12]

For subjects like Methods, GMA and Chemistry, I'd have a separate note-book to take notes down and then have another to do exercises and stuff in. This is will save you time at the end of the year when it comes to the exam and helps a lot in your revision.

The best advice I can give is to be organised and plan - have folders for each subject to put work in and so it will be easy to find if you need to look back on it.

Thanks i think the best way will be to have folders to put my work in, even in year 10 I was losing notes and throwing out sheets that I needed to end up having...

[ben_ess12]

I have a book for each subject that I take notes in and do excersises in. I also have a plastic pocket booklet (not sure what they're meant to be called) that I keep all my loose notes in and I chuck the excersise book in the last pocket of that. That way I have to only reach for one plastic pocket book (a different colour for each subject) and I get all of my crap.

I usualy wait till the end of term (or end of semester for subjects with not so many loose notes) to take all the notes from the plastic pocket foder and move them into an archive of notes that I keep in two accordian folders under the desk next to my bed (for easy access at the end of the year).

My method works well for the first term or so of shcool but then I end up just leaving loose notes in my folders and never moving them to the accordion folders, which in turn means my subject folders become very very messy and I can't access loose leaf notes. This means I end up just using my subject excersise books and textbooks for all my revision (which works just fine for me).

Next year, the only exception to my plan will be for further, where I will have to keep my loose leaf notes in order cos they will be used to form a large part of my bound refference.

Thanks for that...so I am taking it you used those displays folders and you used like loose leaf paper too take notes in class or did teacher hand them out to you..?

Also did anyone use a laptop? Cause at my school we have laptops and we do use them however I just want to know what VCE students did with them? I used them alot in year 10 but also found I remembered things more by handwriting..

[Tan]

I find handwriting notes much easier to remember and learn as opposed to typing so yeah

[chansthename]

Also laptops provide a massive distraction, especially when there is many and you might have a Counter-strike addiction

[ben_ess12]

Thanks for that guys more advice welcome

[iNerd]

I will be in Year 11 next year aswell: Here is my plan.

English: 140pg Lecture Pad found here
Maths Methods: 160pg Exercise book for Unit 1. 160pg Exercise book for Unit 2. 96pg Exercise book for U1 & 2 Notes.
GMA: Same as Methods.
Chemistry: Same as English but in a folder with ~30 plastic pockets.

For BM 3/4 I've heard that you need to spam notes so a 240 page note book anlongside two display folders [ one for each unit ].
No idea about PE 3/4.

[shinny]

Get the Marbig ColourHide books with a different colour for each subject. Personally used the ClearCase ones (notebook with a thick plastic pocket at the front) for Maths so I could chuck the syllabus, worksheets and a Mathomat in there, while I used the ones with a few plastic pockets in there for subjects such as BM which had a crap load of handouts. You'll see both of these here after you click view the eDemo and click on unique options. For English I used a folder though because I'm a bit OCD with my note taking, and really there's no clean way to take notes in English, so the option to move around loose leaf sheets worked well for me.

[ben_ess12]

I will be in Year 11 next year aswell: Here is my plan.

English: 140pg Lecture Pad found here
Maths Methods: 160pg Exercise book for Unit 1. 160pg Exercise book for Unit 2. 96pg Exercise book for U1 & 2 Notes.
GMA: Same as Methods.
Chemistry: Same as English but in a folder with ~30 plastic pockets.

For BM 3/4 I've heard that you need to spam notes so a 240 page note book anlongside two display folders [ one for each unit ].
No idea about PE 3/4.

That's sounds similiar to me with maths...
English I still will have to use laptop because our teachers love them so alot of work is then set on it, but il print off and place in folder like yourself...chemistry we have to have a notebook and a exercise book teacher says so that will be that
Business and P.E I don't know I think those books with the different sections? Hopefully u no what I mean but use each section for AOS and have maybe a book for each unit??
How you going to do psychology because it's your 3/4 and want to do well I presume?

[iNerd]

I will be in Year 11 next year aswell: Here is my plan.

English: 140pg Lecture Pad found here
Maths Methods: 160pg Exercise book for Unit 1. 160pg Exercise book for Unit 2. 96pg Exercise book for U1 & 2 Notes.
GMA: Same as Methods.
Chemistry: Same as English but in a folder with ~30 plastic pockets.

For BM 3/4 I've heard that you need to spam notes so a 240 page note book anlongside two display folders [ one for each unit ].
No idea about PE 3/4.

That's sounds similiar to me with maths...
English I still will have to use laptop because our teachers love them so alot of work is then set on it, but il print off and place in folder like yourself...chemistry we have to have a notebook and a exercise book teacher says so that will be that
Business and P.E I don't know I think those books with the different sections? Hopefully u no what I mean but use each section for AOS and have maybe a book for each unit??
How you going to do psychology because it's your 3/4 and want to do well I presume?

Yeah I want to do well....47 as indicated by my signature ...Will use a special sort of display folder [ 30, not 20 pockets ] and a 160 page book for each Unit.

[ben_ess12]

Get the Marbig ColourHide books with a different colour for each subject. Personally used the ClearCase ones (notebook with a thick plastic pocket at the front) for Maths so I could chuck the syllabus, worksheets and a Mathomat in there, while I used the ones with a few plastic pockets in there for subjects such as BM which had a crap load of handouts. You'll see both of these here after you click view the eDemo and click on unique options. For English I used a folder though because I'm a bit OCD with my note taking, and really there's no clean way to take notes in English, so the option to move around loose leaf sheets worked well for me.

Cheers il have a look at them when I can Seeing you did business did you hand write notes as well as the ones available to download?? Or just type them up and memorize them all??

[ben_ess12]

I will be in Year 11 next year aswell: Here is my plan.

English: 140pg Lecture Pad found here
Maths Methods: 160pg Exercise book for Unit 1. 160pg Exercise book for Unit 2. 96pg Exercise book for U1 & 2 Notes.
GMA: Same as Methods.
Chemistry: Same as English but in a folder with ~30 plastic pockets.

For BM 3/4 I've heard that you need to spam notes so a 240 page note book anlongside two display folders [ one for each unit ].
No idea about PE 3/4.

That's sounds similiar to me with maths...
English I still will have to use laptop because our teachers love them so alot of work is then set on it, but il print off and place in folder like yourself...chemistry we have to have a notebook and a exercise book teacher says so that will be that
Business and P.E I don't know I think those books with the different sections? Hopefully u no what I mean but use each section for AOS and have maybe a book for each unit??
How you going to do psychology because it's your 3/4 and want to do well I presume?

Yeah I want to do well....47 as indicated by my signature ...Will use a special sort of display folder [ 30, not 20 pockets ] and a 160 page book for each Unit.

Hah sorry just skimmed over the thing with my iPhone but sounds good I think it will be similar to me but I don't wanna go in there not having a plan at all :s

[iNerd]

I will be in Year 11 next year aswell: Here is my plan.

English: 140pg Lecture Pad found here
Maths Methods: 160pg Exercise book for Unit 1. 160pg Exercise book for Unit 2. 96pg Exercise book for U1 & 2 Notes.
GMA: Same as Methods.
Chemistry: Same as English but in a folder with ~30 plastic pockets.

For BM 3/4 I've heard that you need to spam notes so a 240 page note book anlongside two display folders [ one for each unit ].
No idea about PE 3/4.

That's sounds similiar to me with maths...
English I still will have to use laptop because our teachers love them so alot of work is then set on it, but il print off and place in folder like yourself...chemistry we have to have a notebook and a exercise book teacher says so that will be that
Business and P.E I don't know I think those books with the different sections? Hopefully u no what I mean but use each section for AOS and have maybe a book for each unit??
How you going to do psychology because it's your 3/4 and want to do well I presume?

Yeah I want to do well....47 as indicated by my signature ...Will use a special sort of display folder [ 30, not 20 pockets ] and a 160 page book for each Unit.

Hah sorry just skimmed over the thing with my iPhone but sounds good I think it will be similar to me but I don't wanna go in there not having a plan at all :s

Also I highly recommend typing notes first and then handwriting notes OFF THE STUDY DESIGN and then going back to your typed notes and seeing what you missed out.