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Tips, Tools & Techniques

Written on: February 28th, 2009 by: in Learning Journeys

A Sample of Tools Used

Index cards
Old date book – author/title, then thematic areas, publication dates with synopsis and notes, star rating
Address book – list by author
Pocket calendar ISBN, synopsis, keeps library slips
Includes characters
Quote book
LibraryThing
Computer spreadsheet
Database of books I own, who I gave them to, and books I want
Spiral bound small notebook
Yellow legal tablet
Black and white marble notebook
Integrates movie tickets into journal
Post it notes for cross reference
Exchange in letters, email
Purchase and write in books; inside back cover by page number Bookpockets / bookcards – “I miss those”

Reasons / Benefits
To share information with others
Because I learned something
Elements out of reading leads to hobbies
likes to keep things organized
easier to meet goals Capture words,
suggested books or movies
Keep track of unfinished books and requested /recommended books
How many books read in a year, month, time period
Series completion / series order
Book club recommendations
Professional usage
Noting disliked books and authors
To avoid rereading books already read
Needs to be organized, how to sort it all
Poor memory for certain things Helps to retain it, even if not needed afterwards
To keep track of names in history
For ideas to write my own books
Tracing back how others are influenced
History of the age I was Legacy, self understanding
Self help during difficult times
See different interests at different times of life
What was I thinking when
What I was like
In case I ever lose my memory
Just like comfort food, there are comfort books
Book group – 10 of us, never suggest the same book
What can I allow myself to write down?
Adult education is so rich, K-12 so structured
Reading one book leads to endless digressions and new areas of inquiry Pleasant synchronicity of all sorts of books and ideas coalescing over time Self-directed learning – Like peeling an onion, still not at the bottom
Like a chain, one thing leads to another
In addition to pictures, another way to capture life