Sunday, November 8, 2009

Semester Checklist


12/15/2009 - 12/31/2009
2 Weeks Priority
  1. Discover Word 2007 (4 cd) - reserve at Library 1 week prior
  2. PowerPoint CD - reserve anyway, at Library 1 week prior
  3. Discover Excel 2007 (4 cd) - reserve at Library 1 week prior
  4. 10 Key Typing: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/10-key-typing-course.html
  5. New Scientist Magazine (daily reading): http://www.newscientist.com/
  6. Cut Textbook: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/cut-text-books.html
  7. Study Skill Review Checklist: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/steps-to-studying.html + http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/study-method.html
  8. Pre-Med Planner: http://www.placement.pitt.edu/resources/pdf/Pre-med_Planner%20.pdf
  9. Miami U Pre-Med Planner: http://www.as.miami.edu/academics/advising/premed/2009-2010%20Premed%20Guide.pdf
  10. Overcoming Shyness: http://thinksimplenow.com/happiness/20-ways-to-attack-shyness/
  11. How To Ace Calculus: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-ace-calculus.html
  12. Learning Style test: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Specific Subject Skills
  1. How To Study by Subjects: http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/
  2. How To Study Each Subject (science): http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-study-sciences-1.html
  3. Studying For The Sciences: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/studying-for-sciences.html
  4. Biology Maps: http://fsas.upm.edu.my/~stshasan/concMAP.html
Syllabus Review & Time Mgt
  1. College Syllabus checklist (1st Week): Time Mgt, Tests Date, Assignments due dates, etc
Build Medical/Science Vocabulary
  1. Build a Med Vocab: http://www.pullins.com/BookViews/BV9781585102952.pdf
  2. Build a Med Vocab: http://hikumano.hama-med.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10271/48/1/kiyo22_2.pdf
  3. Prefix/Suffix: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa052698.htm
  4. General Science Vocab: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/basic-science-vocabulary.html
Memory Skills
  1. Mnemonic Devices To Improve Memory: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/mnemonic-devices-to-improve-memory.html
  2. Memory Courses: http://memory.uva.nl/memimprovement/eng/
  3. Loci Memory Method: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/principle-of-studying-how-to-study-fast.html
  4. Peg Word Method: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/peg-word-method.html
A short Hand System:
  1. http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/easyscript-shorthand.html
  2. http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/alphabetic-shorthand-systems.html
  3. http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/shorthand-system.html
Flash Cards Improvement
  1. Flash Cards: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-study-faster-and-easier.html
  2. Efficient FlashCards: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/hand-writing-flashcards.html
  3. Index Card Method: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/index-study-system.html
Misc
  1. Ending A Study Session: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/ending-study-session.html
  2. Taking Lecture Notes: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/seven-common-signals-used-by-most.html
  3. Learning is a Skill: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/steps-to-studying.html
  4. Taking Notes: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/09/practice-taking-notes.html
  5. How To Review: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-review.html
  6. Mental Math Tricks: http://wildaboutmath.com/2007/11/11/impress-your-friends-with-mental-math-tricks/?more
  7. Toastmasters: http://www.toastmasters.org/ToastmastersMagazine/ToastmasterArchive/2007/May/Articles/Teaching.aspx
Writing An Essay Under 1 Hour:
  1. A writing assignment. Essay Template: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/essay-template-on-line-research-made_21.html
  2. Essay Outline: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/model-essay-outline.html
  3. Citing Quotations: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/citing-quotations-for-research-paper.html
  4. Essay Outline: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/essay-that-rocks.html
  5. Planning An Essay: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/planning-writing-assignment.html
  6. The Banana: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/bannana.html
  7. How To Conduct Google Research: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-conduct-google-essay-research.html
  8. Helpful Websites Research: http://kitty-alana.blogspot.com/2009/10/helpful-websites-for-college-search.html
  9. On-Line-Resources: http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/09/15/100-free-and-useful-tools-for-ap-students-and-teachers/
Beginning Of Semester Checklist
  1. Review each subject study skills
  2. Set-up Google Calendar for weekly planner and alerts
  3. Study Syllabus and note assignments and due dates (what's expected)
  4. Organize Cheat sheets for each subject
  5. Set-up 3 ring binder
  6. Separate Textbook (bu 2-3 chapters)
  7. Cornell note taking blank sheets (review system)
  8. Review Essay outline
  9. Review Time Mgt Sheet
Student Mode Vocabulary List
  1. Brainstorming assignments

No comments: