Get started with OneNote

OneNote is a powerful tool for teachers to help with organization, creation of lesson resources, and other parts of daily workflow. OneNote is a digital notebook organized with sections and pages. Educators can use it as a personal notebook or as a Class Notebook or Staff Notebooks.

• For teaching and learning, Class Notebooks support different aspects of classroom workflows, like collaboration and individual work. OneNote Class Notebook: A teacher's all-in-one notebook for students shows how to set up Class Notebooks and to get the most out of using them in the classroom and beyond.
• OneNote Staff Notebook: Tools for staff collaboration shows how Staff Notebooks have a similar structure to Class Notebooks but are used to collaborate with colleagues.

Why use OneNote?

You can use OneNote to explore ideas.

• Use it as a whiteboard and for mind-mapping
• Add typed notes
• Draw, hand write notes, and annotate pictures and models
• Hand write or type math expressions and use the equation editor to explore problems
• Embed many different types of content:
  • Audio recordings, for voice notes and audio assessment
  • Images from online sources, your own images, or your device’s camera
  • Videos
  • Microsoft Forms and other assessment tools like Quizlet
  • Files from OneDrive and SharePoint, such as PowerPoint slides in a viewable window.

You can use OneNote to collaborate with others, both in the classroom and with other staff. Keep track of tasks and ultimately use it to save time. Access information on a computer, a tablet, or phone since it's saved to OneNote.

Visit Introducing OneNote to explore how to find, open, create, and organize notebooks. Personal OneNote files are saved to OneDrive. Class or Staff Notebooks are created either through Microsoft Teams, the Microsoft 365 LTI, or the Class Notebook tool on the web.

Activity

Try creating your own personal notebook to practice what you learn in this module. Once you create your notebook, add at least one new section and one new page.

Reflection

A great way to learn how to use OneNote is to use it personally first.

Consider:

• What personal uses of OneNote would be helpful for you?
• What are some ways you could organize your sections and pages?
• What features will you find most useful?

Application

You can create notebooks for personal and professional use. Consider creating a notebook for:

• Your household: Keep track of budgets, purchases, holiday shopping lists, children's activities, and more.
• Recipe notebook: Collect all your favorite recipes in one place so you can easily access them when you're out shopping and when you're cooking.
• Lesson planner: Organize materials and resources for all of your units in one notebook.
• Professional development: Keep track of all your training materials and take-a-ways.