[header] How to become a great notetaker [title] Be sure you have what you need. [step] Having the right stationary e.g. notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, pens, pencils...etc. Can help you take notes as each writing implement can offer a different technique. 
For example: highlighting a particular word or phrase emphasizes it making it stand out from the rest, therefore giving it meaning. ( the meaning can depend on you, it could be: a word you need to know the definition of, a formula, feature...whatever you like.