When looking into Microsoft Office’s OneNote, I was
intrigued by the features it offered for both my home and professional
life. As a teacher, I love the idea of
having electronic “notebooks” for each class where I can store all my lesson
plans, assignments, and resources. It
also gives you the ability to communicate with your students, giving them
access to your class notebook. The
teacher or the student can upload homework, and it can be graded within the
program. The program also gives the
teacher and student the ability to voice record instructions, notes, or
answers. All of this information can be
accessed from any mobile device or tablet, and information is immediately available
through cloud storage. OneNote also
connects directly with your email, where you are able to communicate with
students and parents regarding assignments, grades, and instructional
material. It seems like a great
organizational tool that could foster a very efficient way of transmitting
information, communicating with students, and offering them many ways of
learning the material beyond traditional textbook and pencil learning.
I could also see OneNote being extremely useful in my personal
life. I could create notebooks for home
that include recipes, to-do lists, and commitments. I could also use the program to take notes
for meetings that I have to attend. I
could use it, if applicable to take and keep notes for my graduate studies and
professional development. Overall, it
seems like an extremely useful tool that I can take with me wherever I am. I am excited to look further into this
program and to try to possibility integrate it into my daily routine.
You can find an overview of OneNote for teachers at the link below. It gives many ideas for how you can integrate this program into the classroom:
