Handwritten notes, yes I still require them

I still require my students to write out notes by hand on paper. I happen to be a big proponent of digital tools, but I still believe the value in having students re-write key ideas in order to help them remember them.

There are a few reasons:

• I then know they didn't copy and paste it from somewhere. 
• I'm so opposed to copying and pasting because doing so doesn't get the material through the student's brain at all.
• I like students to do a variety of activities. We type lots of things, this way we do something else too.
• Pens, pencils, and paper are technologies too. Our students need to know how to use them well.