Video Demo: Mindomo Online, Cornell Notes

Mindomo's Cornell Notes Template

I often recommend that students use Mindomo in conjunction with Otter. After recording a class session in Otter, you can use your transcript to fill out the Cornell Notes template in Mindomo. Here's how:

1. Open Mindomo - any version.
2. Open the Cornell Notes template:
   In Mindomo School - the online version that we provide - click Create, then open My School Templates at the top.
   In the downloaded version, search on "Cornell" to go straight to the template.
3. Spend a little time looking through the template: the first time you open it, Mindomo will give you a tutorial.
4. Go to Otter.ai in a web browser. For this task, it's easier to use the online version.
5. Open the recording transcript you need to take notes on.
6. Review the transcript, looking for key topics, then copy text and paste it into the right column in the Mindomo Cornell Notes template.
7. In the left column of the Cornell Notes template, please add questions you have about the class, key terms, and other notes.
8. Finally, at the bottom of the template, summarize what you learned - in your own words.

Tip: The Voice In Voice Typing extension works well in Mindomo. You may learn about it in my Overview of Dictation.

Video Demo: Mindomo Online in Action, Plus Cornell Notes

You may watch my full 6-minute video, which demonstrates all the features of Mindomo, or jump straight to the section on the Cornell Notes template Links to an external site..

Note: Mindomo Online vs. Downloaded Version

The online version of Mindomo is similar to the downloaded software version, though there are a few little differences: for example, when you open Mindomo on your computer, you will go straight to the Create screen, which shows all the templates. (The Online version opens up with a list of your mind maps.)