Why

Taking notes is a great way to reinforce what you've read or as an organizational strategy. However, it is hard to highlight information in electronic materials.  In docReaeder, we have the highlighting tool.  This tool allows you to highlight the important information while you are reading.

When

This tool will come in handy when you need to find and capture important information.  Think about classes like history, science, or language arts.  Ideas for using highlighters.

How

Highlighting and collecting highlights are available ONLY in docReader. 

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Overall, the highlighter can be used in many ways. Remember that highlights are held in the cookies and cache of the device's browser. So, if you change browsers or devices, you will not see your highlights.

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