1. For my first experimentation with the online reading options, I used my laptop computer.
2. I used Google Chrome for my browser. For the PDF option, I started out looking at it in Chrome then downloaded into Adobe Reader.
3.I liked the PDF option the best, although I also really liked Hathi. I think the reason I liked PDF the most is because it's easily downloadable onto a devise, so internet wouldn't always be needed. Also, most online readings I have for other classes are on PDFs so I know how to operate them. That being said, I liked the layout and format of Hathi a lot and I wouldn't mind reading in that at all either.
4. There were none that I would be opposed to reading in, but I didn't think Archive or Google Books were quite as good as the other. For one think, I think the ability to download online reading is important. When I went home for spring break, I downloaded all of my readings onto my tablet so I didn't have to use internet and since they were on PDFs it worked perfectly. I like the viewing options Archive gave, but the play button was completely unneeded and I wish it was more connected to the rest of the site, like how Hathi had the side and top bar if you wanted to look for something else. And Google books is easy to use but you can't download and it's pretty basic too, so I would prefer Hathi or PDFs to it.
5. Most of the longer texts that I have read are either on PDFs, whether downloaded from D2L or database sources (particularly for my anthropology and religious studies minors.) I've read quite a few classic texts from PDFs, such as Ovid's Metamorphoses and different writings by Homer, as well as modern anthropological journals. Whether I read online or offline depends on what I'm doing. If I'm going to be in my apartment for the entire reading and will only need it once, I read online. If I will need the reading more than once or am traveling, whether across states or going back and forth to campus, I am more likely to download the readings and read them offline if that option is available.
6. I don't have many online note taking strategies. Most of the time I have a spiral notebook that I put all of my notes in for a class. Physically writing notes helps me remember it more than typing it. However when I'm short on time I use Microsoft One Note and have different sections for different readings in that but they all get kept close together so I don't have to go between document files, just tabs on the program. I use this more often for notes for long research papers.
7. I don't have a different strategy for PDF note taking, either pen and paper or One Note. However, if the document is typed in PDF rather than scanned, sometimes I'll change it to Microsoft Word and use the comment tools on that to make notes. That is rarely an available option though, so once again, most of the time I use pen and paper with the occasional use of One Note.
8. There are a few times when I'll print out hard copies. One is if the professor doesn't allow devices in the class, I'll print out the reading to make notes on during the lectures. I'll also print out readings if I will need to use them often throughout a semester so I can write notes on the hard copy as the semester progresses. I'll also print out a copy if its either a really important reading or really difficult. I find that I can usually focus better if the reading is extremely hard if I can shove the paper into my face rather than on a screen. Where I print the hard copies really depends. If its short or at night, I'll print it in my apartment. If it's long or I'm on campus already, I'll print it in the Gaylord computer labs.
9. When I have a hard copy I am much more likely to highlight and make notes on the reading, however, that often leaves the notes fragmented. I do like online reading because if you take notes, whether in a notebook or a document, they are more together. I also like the availability of online readings when you don't have to remember to grab a book or hard copy before leaving home. That is one thing I have loved from both of your classes. There's been many times when I've been waiting for my friend at lunch or between classes when I've grabbed my ipad and read a story or two from the Un-Textbook.
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