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Create a OneNote notebook page for a topic that will be taught in September and share a link to it here.
Use the Notebook to collate the resources intended for use for the lesson/series of lessons and include Learning Intentions and a Checklist.
Continue your OneNote journey with OneNote Class Notebook on the Microsoft’s Learn Education Centre.Consider how OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools could support and expand deeper learning opportunities for students. Post a reflective piece (150 words minimum) as a reply to this post.
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I created the template with the same layout as used on the teachnet presentation. I then created two pages. The first is Research methods for LCA social Ed. As I had already created a sway presentation for this lesson I inserted the sway stretch into my One Note document and it plays perfectly. On the second page I copied the layout and inserted maps and images.
I like the layout suggested on the course, I find the learning intentions displayed keep me very focused. The ability to insert presentations, sways, word documents and pdf’s into one document in one note is fantastic. These notes can then be shared with students. This is especially useful for students with reading difficulties or visual impairments as they can use immersive reader to read the texts of the documents. The teacher can also write or fill in answers on the one note document on the interactive whiteboard or for online classes
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Hi Margaret,
Unfortunately the link to your One Note is not working for me. However, I think you have highlighted one of the major benefits of OneNote when you mentioned its capacity to hold Sways, Documents, PDF’s etc. The fact that it integrates with some of Microsoft’s accessibility features (such as Immersive Reader) also assists those with literacy difficulties.
You have alluded to how the teacher can add handwritten notes to student notebooks. Another feature that also can be utilised is ‘voice notes’ where audio feedback or advice can be provided to pupils.
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I created a OneNote page for a Gaeilge lesson I will be using in September. I like the suggestion that all lessons created should have a similar layout. I think that this reflects and supports the teaching ethos of sharing the WALT and WILF with the class at the beginning of a lesson. I used WALT in my template instead of Learning Outcomes as that is the language used in our school. I think including a checklist at the end of the lesson is also very valuable for self-assessment and for giving children a opportunity for feedback. Some children only focus on what they didn’t achieve – a checklist helps them to appreciate the little achievements and hopefully helps them become more comfortable with some learning taking time. Here is the link to my OneNote lesson: Gaeilge – Mé Féin
I think OneNote has great potential for supporting and expanding deeper learning opportunities for students by first of all supporting teacher preparation – particularly for team teaching. I think the lessons could be clearly followed by all teachers involved; it allows for collaborative planning when you don’t have the opportunity to meet physically and it also allows for all teachers to share a particular resource for that lesson.
From a students point of view, I think using a similar template for all lessons helps children understand the focus of the lesson and to identify and aim to meet the expectations. With OneNote, all the resources, handouts, links are all in one place which is hugely beneficial. OneNote also keeps a digital recording of all learning. I think it would be a great tool to help children learn at their own pace. I am only beginning to see the opportunities OneNote provides and will definitely explore further during the coming year.
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How does one note expand and support deeper learning opportunities for students?
1. SEN students, EAL students and struggling readers will benefit from a host of assistive technology features on one note. The immersive reader will read the text for them. The font size and type can be changed, as can the background colour and spacing. It will also break the words into syllables or parts of speech. This is a hugely beneficial feature for struggling learners.
It can read different languages. The picture dictionary is also a very useful tool, particularly for EAL students who might be able to read the word but don’t recognise it. Those learning a new language will benefit from hearing it being read. Teachers can also add audio as an extra help.
2.One note can support a range of learning styles such as visual learners, audio learners and those who prefer reading and writing. Visual learners will enjoy watching videos and looking at images. There is an audio function for audio learners. The lessons can be interactive also.
3. One note is more enaging to students as it has the potential to be very visually attractive. You can embed video, audio, pictures, links and quizzes
making it interactive.
4. It lays work out in a reliable and familiar format if you reuse templates. You can colour code work and topics. It can help keep students organised and on track. It organises work into manageable folder type chapters. This makes it easy for students to find work and keep trackof learning. I think this could be particularly helpful to students with dyslexia, adhd or problems with executive functioning.
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This is the link to a sample intro lesson on Australia.
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Consider how OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools could support and expand deeper learning opportunities for students.
Although you can use this resource to collate your resources and teach lessons, I would mainly use one note for collaboration. My classes love doing project work in groups. Children could create project work through one note and be able to see and edit each other’s work in real time. This means children could work on the project both in and out of school. By using one Note children can each take charge of a section to study and create and design a mini lesson. Children can easily share their work and collaborate together. I would then let them teach their compiled mini lessons to the class.
We could also use it as a whole class to create stories/poems adding one line each. Or using it as a KWL chart where children can add what they know, want to know and what they learned about a topic.
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Hi Megan,
Thank you for sharing your sample notebook on Australia. I really like the way you have laid it out, and the variety that is included. There is so much scope for integrating this with Teams and ‘sending’ it to pupils. You will then have this as your ‘core’ notebook and things can be added as they arise to help you with your planning for the following year. The joy of using a tool like this is that once the work has been done once, there is no need for any extra work to be done in subsequent years. It affords you, as teacher, so much scope in your approach. You could decide to focus on collaboration (as you’ve indicated), or assign individual-based work.
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Hi Megan, I really like your OneNote presentation and how you have presented it. This would really be a beneficial app for students to use when working in groups and presenting. It’s also great for starting and editing presentations so that when it is started in class, the children can continue on with their work at home and in school. The ‘KWL’ chart is a great idea for OneNote as editing is enabled and the children can then present their KWL charts also.
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Hopefully this link will work as OneNote is all new to me bar what my daughter had told me about it. She told me I’d love it as a teacher and she was right. This course is excellent.t3rd class Word Processing Skills 2023 2024 the full functionality of OneNote I had to open it in the desktop app.
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OneNote would be brilliant for any teacher going on Parental Leave for example. I find that my role is so varied in SET it’s so hard when it comes to any type of leave but preparation via OneNote would make things much easier from a substitute accessing work etc..
I thoroughly enjoyed the Microsoft Education Centre 12 units on this. Very informative and user friendly for someone’s very first time.
I liked the way it is described as the digital 3-ring binder or Swiss Army Knife of notetaking.
It caters to all notetaking styles, learning and organisational styles.
Children with assistive technology sanctioned would love this way of note taking. I could see myself using this with my very competent assistive technology group going into 6th class.
I like the way the children can learn long after class time is over. I think it’s brilliant for secondary school.
As the Microsoft Education Centre states ‘it’s an infinite canvas’ that lets you expand and revisit, add notes as you need. It can be typed or handwritten.
I like how students can’t see anyone else’s notes.
The collaboration space in 5th and 6th class would be great for brainstorming, group projects and I like the idea of the class glossary.
I found thee online guide excellent. The videos made it look so straightforward. Immersive reader is going to transform so many school lives. It really will level the playing field. The personalisation features eg translating into another language will be invaluable to us as we have 49 children from Ukraine in our school. This will be a game changer using i Pads up the Senior end of our school.
As I said earlier it’s all new to me but that’s why I chose this course. I wanted to learn how to move things on for my Senior end children with assistive technology in order to prepare them for secondary school.
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Hi Elaine,
Thank you for your post and for sharing your notebook with us. It is such a powerful tool and is so useful for teachers. It is especially useful for classroom teachers, as a notebook can be reused each year (with minor revisions). It may be slightly more difficult in SET if you are working with different children, but many of the same principles will apply. As you have mentioned, it really is an infinite canvas, with revisions and improvements coming each year. The ability to add audio feedback onto a child’s notebook is another noteworthy feature.
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I’ve attached a link to the OneNote Notebook that I’ve created. I am an admin deputy principal so created the type of document that I see myself using throughout the year. I think it will be a very handy app for use in my role. It is so easy to share with everyone.
There’s huge potential with this app – it’s a great resource to have as it can be used over and over again, with it being really easy to make small changes where needed year on year. More and more could be added each year.
As part of our IT team in school I will make sure to bring the lessons on this to our staff’s attention as I feel it would be widely used if people were aware of it. The resources created using OneNote could be shared on our staff share, if teachers were agreeable on this.
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OneNote can be a really useful tool for educators and pupils. It can be used to store plans, notes, working documents and all types of information.
The students and work together on a project in real time from home etc if the document is stored on OneNote – this would be very useful if we had another Covid outbreak! Audio can be recorded on One Note and there are numerous supports for pupils with additional needs including the immersive reader which is a wonderful tool to support inclusion. Teachers can also see which pupils contributed to which section by using ‘show author’. A Notebook can be shared with only a certain cohort of children who are working on a particular project. Teachers can also do maths questions on OneNote and annotate images. OneNote can be developed and grow from year to year – and there is less likelihood of losing it than a folder!
OneNote can be overwhelming as it has so many functions and possible applications so I think it is best to take one step at a time when learning to use it. I noted that I couldn’t move a section from one Notebook to another I had to copy and paste a section and then delete it from the private Notebook.
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I have attached a OneNote document that I have created based on the topic of The Titanic. OneNote is a great tool that can be used by teachers and students both in school and at home. By storing documents and Notes on OneNote, they are very easily accessed which can be very efficient for organisation purposes.
Collaboration can be introduced when using OneNote from a digital perspective both in the classroom and at home by allowing children to work together on creating their own chapters for group projects etc.
I believe this app could have the potential to be a central part to storing files in a school as it can allow ease of access for teaches when sharing and storing files, pdf’s, school policies, lesson plans etc. I had not been familiar with OneNote before the beginning of this course, but now that I am aware of it, I will be informing my colleagues and friends of just how useful and accessible it can be from a teacher’s perspective.
OneNote – https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmPaM-mAdWoEgxJntXOUR4W3UjMo
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Link to OneNote: Junior Infants
I will not be in a class in September so I just put together a few little bits to get practice in how to insert the various items and getting familiar with the layout of One Note as it is not something that i have used previously. I can see the benefit for the older classes to use one note. It would be a great way to get started on a project, create group work activities and even have individual projects that pupils could work on at home over the course of a period of time. I would not really see it being very applicable in the younger classes as I believe it would be a bit too complex to navigate. It would also be a great way to reduce the amount of school books going home for homework as this could be set by the teacher to complete various activities at home and then the teacher can view them afterwards or display on screen in class for whole class discussion on their findings after engaging in the work at home. Of course in order for this to be the case you are relying on all pupils having access to the needed technology at home. This is something that all teachers need to be mindful of before engaging with online school content.
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Hi Tara,
Thank you for sharing your notebook with us. You have utilised many of the features of One Note, such as embedding PDF files. The inclusion of a series of worksheets also shows how this could form a core school plan for junior infants that could be shared and passed from teacher to teacher. Each page could be based on a topic, with the required resources enclosed. In terms of student use, it is certainly more suitable for older primary children, and then onto second level. Its use can greatly reduce the need for textbooks and is assured to bring down the school’s photocopying bill.
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onenote lesson notebook https://1drv.ms/o/s!AnNEWMFwsRDdkGCsYcY71QbmJ8N3?e=Rk93tL
Onenote is a very versatile tool. Primarily it allows everything to be kept in the one location and will be very helpful for students particularly those with organsiation difficulties. Colour coding can be used within the class notebooks for example subject chapters in primary, learning intentions/WALT and success criteria/WILF.
The content library provides a space for teachers to layout all the content related to a topic. Onenote features allow this to be very visually appealing and allows for a range of mediums including audio, video, text and drawings. The acccessibility features will also make it easier for all students to access the content.
Student notebooks allow students to complete their work and share it with the teacher. Similarly to content library the range of features allows studetns to represent their learning in a number of ways and the space allows both the teacher and student add feedback to the work. Students can reflect on their learning.
Students could use sections of their onenote as a portfolio of their work.The collaborative space can be used for pair and group work and I like the feature that allows the addition of intitials or names to ensure everyone contributes in some way and that the task is not left to one person. This space can also be used for peer assessment with students giving feedback on a piece of work.
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Hi Melissa,
Thanks for sharing your notebook with us. You are very right to point out the versatility of OneNote – this is one of its most impressive features. Your maths notebook has incorporated many different modes of consuming information – you have included audio recording links, video, text and written examples. All of these are underpinned by a UDL approach that offers some way for all pupils to access the content. You have also listed many effective ways that it can be used within the classroom – the colour coding suggestion can be very effective for children that do have organisational difficulties, and could mirror the colours used on various textbooks/copies for the same subject, etc.
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Here is a link to my OneNote lesson:
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OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools can support and expand deeper learning opportunities for pupils through the excellent integration with all of the M365 apps it provides. OneNote allows you to draw on all of the features of Word, Powerpoint, Sway, and others to create highly interactive lesson plans.
OneNote is excellent for lesson and resource creation. It can incorporate video, oral, Powerpoint, worksheets, links to further information, set tasks/worksheets, create learning intentions and assessment criteria. It is an all encompassing tool that is easy to use for the person creating and for the pupil interacting with it.
Being able to post worksheets (insert print) is an excellent feature. Same for presentations or video content.
OneNote allows pupils to work independently or in pairs or groups – working on the same document from different locations. It also offers excellent opportunities for SEN pupils and pupils with ASD. Immersive reader is an excellent tool for pupils with dyslexia. The multiple communication features, including Pictionary, video and more – are really good for pupils with ASD or other SEN needs. Learners of all types can potentially be facilitated in OneNote.
It is also easy to set work and pupils can collaborate on it and work on it with ease.
As a teacher, you can keep editing or adding to a resource, which means it can be updated or it can be used at different class levels, with the chance to change the level of the resource. Such resources can be easily stored and share on OneNote with colleagues.
It is also perfect for keeping a record of the pupil’s work.
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Here is a link to my OneNote lesson.
I found this to be a great way to keep all my notes in one place and have them easily accessed. I can see this being a very useful tool for planning lessons especially if there is any collaboration required. sharing notes and resources can be very helpful in maximizing the engagement of your lesson. I like that you could put in your own worksheets that the children can then access themselves. this will save a lot of paper and children losing their pages in their bags.
OneNote also opes up a great avenue for child cooperation. They will be able to work on so much more together than just projects. Children could even use this with maths to show each other how they do their work and well as use it in English lessons to collaboratively write stories together. As a teacher i will be able to see what they are doing in real time and help those who need it.
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<p class=”MsoNormal”>One Note learning tools can be a very useful suite of tools to further develop learning opportunities for pupils. From an organisation point of view, it allows for collaboration amongst staff to set out resources that best suit the learning intentions of teaching a topic. For example in my simple lesson about Neil Armstrong, learning intentions are clear and focused and ensure both teachers and pupils keep focused on the intentions. Sometimes I think this focus is lost when we scamper into google to find text and content to help teach our lessons. So the focus ensures a deeper understanding and the additional links on the one-note slide can be very focused on the learning intentions.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>I think pupils need to be taught the skills of using one note. Pupils would therefore be able to not just prepare a presentation but keep their presentations in their own personal file. This will aid revision and assessment.</p>
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I think OneNote is a great tool for note taking, every student could personalise the way they took notes, with pictures, drawings, tables, schemes, attachments and make it a creative project. It is also a great tool for making calculations and develop students independence. It shows teaching objectives and learning intentions in a clear, visual way and with the different chapters it shows step by step how to reach the learning goal. It is useful to upload assignments for students to complete and submit electronically and giving feedback is very straightforward and it’s a great tool to build mind maps, It is great that I can add polls and quizzes into lessons to check the understanding of the topic. It helps me organise my lesson plans on a weekly and monthly level and get a deeper perspective and a greater chance of reflecting on my work.
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I think that OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools seem to have huge potential in supporting and expanding deeper learning opportunities for students. They provide a user friendly platform to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. I found the immersive reading feature particularly impressive. The scope of this tool allows for words to be broken into syllables, identifies parts of speech, has access to a picture dictionary and provides a read aloud function. The immersive reading function would prove particularly useful for the struggling reader and allow the student to engage at their own pace using a number of different tools. I believe it would be of benefit to EAL students also, as it can be used in different languages. The audio function supports auditory learners. The class notebook feature of OneNote allows for information to be presented in an organised way. It supports the creation of templates, thus allowing information to be presented in a similar logical manner across different subjects. This continuity of presentation would be of particular benefit to pupils with learning difficulties. Overall, I found the features of OneNote to be user friendly and of particular educational benefit and is something that I see myself using in the future.
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Link to notebook – https://holytrinityns-my.sharepoint.com/:o:/g/personal/mnorlin_holytrinity_ie/EnQFZUupcylOmp4Kf9Pjf5oByPz3uSNxAEK5qSA7xH8cVg?e=zIMDUW
OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools provide valuable support for deepening and broadening learning opportunities for students. OneNote serves as a flexible digital notebook where students can systematically organize their notes, collaborate on assignments, and access resources from a single, convenient location. This structured approach helps students develop effective study habits and monitor their learning progress more efficiently.
The OneNote Learning Tools, including the Immersive Reader, enhance this experience by addressing diverse learning needs. The Immersive Reader boosts reading comprehension with features like text-to-speech, customizable text sizes, and translation options, making content more accessible to a wider range of students. Additionally, tools such as dictation and highlighting facilitate active engagement with the material, allowing students to interact with content in ways that best suit their individual learning styles.
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Hi Mairead,
Thank you for your post and for the One Note notebook attached to the post. Within your submission, it is clear that you have been able to navigate a large variety of the features within One Note. Including text, images and learning intentions around the province of Leinster, as well as attaching a link to a PowerPoint presentation shows very good skills with this tool. Your Notebook has the potential to be used as a perfect aid for a ‘flipped classroom’ approach, something that the 365 apps really lend themselves to.
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https://1drv.ms/o/c/66a6738a431480b4/EikHp4jDEgFOgkUJR6N5rrEBU68D7RJSGQ8ljuvs3U9SbQ?e=jLjSPf
Consider how OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools could support and expand deeper learning opportunities for students.
One note is a fantastic place for teachers to store learning resources for students all in one place. It is a valuable tool that can be used to facilitate a flipped classroom approach, allowing for more valauble and deeper tasks to take place in the classroom.
Students can also use the immersive reader tool to help if needed.
The Search coach is also a very valuable tool for teachers to use when teaching students how to research properly, soemthing that is very important with CBA’s and more with LC projects now also.
Being able to integrate video, audio, pictures, forms and annotations into one note meand you can cretae a learning tool that suits every type of learner and all of it is available in the one place. I like the idea of keeping the same template across the whole notebook so that students are familiar with it and know what to expect.
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See above my notebook on the work of the Historian. I had never used one note before and it took me a while to get used to it but can see how with practice and the benefit of using the same format consistently it would become easier. The main benefit being the opportunity for multimodal learning – as you can see from my notebook I have included video, powerpoint, text and website links thus supporting students with a variety of different learning styles.
I can see especially how the use of one note can embed the learning that has already taken place in school and through the use of quizzes and surveys can allow the teacher to check in on student’s understanding of the work covered.
The use of one note learning tools especially immersive reader are excellent for fostering independence and building confidence in reluctant, struggling readers.
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Consider how OneNote and OneNote Learning Tools could support and expand deeper learning opportunities for students. Post a reflective piece (150 words minimum) as a reply to this post.
I have never used OneNote before. Colleagues in my previous school had recommended it but I had never bothered with it until now. It took me some time to become comfortable using it as I found that the 1×1 table text boxes were difficult to use at first. If I hit the return button to go to a new line rather than Shift and Enter it would create a box below as part of the table and then whenever I tried to delete this, it would delete the whole thing.
Immersive Reader is a very beneficial tool for a wide variety of pupils and I will be plugging this to the teaching staff in September. We have an above average number of children with dyslexia in our school and I could see this working quite well in our senior classes to promote UDL. Getting teachers on board with such technology can be a challenge so it may take time, but it would be worth it.
As a school leader I can see how this would be beneficial for organising my own thought and to-do list! I wish I had this when I did the leaving cert as it seems like a fantastic tool for summarising and studying!
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I created a OneNote on Triangles for a class in September. It was so easy to add different sections and enjoyable to discover different aspects of OneNote, I will definitely use this more in future to enhance my teaching and pupils learning. Please press link to see OneNote https://waterparkns-my.sharepoint.com/:o:/p/aileen_moriarty/EjcvzAVXjQBDvVEXuDOleoYBj2W9rTE-cJiQfX1Ejf2q8A?e=mekegl
I enjoyed this module and experimenting with OneNote and the OneNote Learning Tools. They offer powerful opportunities to enhance deeper learning for pupils by creating a collaborative, inclusive and flexible learning environment in our schools. OneNote is like a digital binder where pupils can organise notes, research, projects and assignments in a personalised way allowing ownership over their learning. It also allows for further integration with multimedia like audio recordings, videos, images, and web links. This really supports multiple learning styles and encourages creative expression and critical thinking and something I think children in our school would love.
I really enjoyed delving into the learning tools further. It is so important that each child is listened to when reading and can learn from it too but it is also extremely difficult in class sizes of 30. The Learning Tools add-on amplifies these benefits by offering built-in accessibility features like Immersive Reader, which helps students with reading challenges by reading text aloud, highlighting parts of speech, and adjusting text size and spacing. These tools can help reduce barriers to comprehension, allow differentiation and allow all students to engage with content meaningfully. Collaboration is also enhanced through shared notebooks, enabling immediate feedback and group work. Altogether, OneNote fosters a pupil-centred approach that encourages reflection and engagement. I intend using these both with my own children as well as in school.
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Please find attached above a link to my OneNote that I have created on the “Gorta Mór”. Apologies in advance that it is not as detailed as others shared above. This is my first time utilising the app and some of its features so it was quite time consuming to manage my way around it for the first time. I can definitely see the benefits some of the features would have for SEN, collaborative work among staff and for planning and working with individuals and day to day lessons. I can see the advantages of being able to pool all your resources in one place with PDF’s, Powerpoints and Youtube videos of which I like. I have used Google Slides, Powerpoint and Smart Notebook in the past and have many of my lessons easily at hand in these formats. Unsure whether I see myself using OneNote but I’m not sure I’ve had the exposure thus far to push it to one side.
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Link to OneNote https://wetns-my.sharepoint.com/:o:/g/personal/rafe_garland_wicklowetns_com/Es3weZCqpuFJg-AghDFpaS8B_O78sQuiffyDoBJYfPBn5w?e=QLWGbX
OneNote, particularly when paired with Learning Tools, can transform how students engage in deeper learning. Unlike static notebooks, OneNote’s digital canvas allows students to organize ideas non-linearly, draw connections across topics, and integrate multimedia resources—all of which support critical thinking and inquiry. For example, students can embed videos, annotate diagrams, and collaborate in real time, creating living documents rather than final products.
Learning Tools extend this by improving accessibility and personalization. Features like Immersive Reader, dictation, and text-to-speech help every learner engage with material in ways that match their strengths, rather than being limited by reading speed or handwriting ability. When students can focus on meaning rather than mechanics, they have more cognitive space for analysis, synthesis, and reflection.
Together, OneNote and Learning Tools encourage student agency: learners curate content, pose questions, and revise their understanding continuously. This shift from passive consumption to active creation fosters genuine engagement and deeper, lasting understanding.
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OneNote, particularly when paired with Learning Tools, can transform how students engage in deeper learning. Unlike static notebooks, OneNote’s digital canvas allows students to organize ideas non-linearly, draw connections across topics, and integrate multimedia resources—all of which support critical thinking and inquiry. For example, students can embed videos, annotate diagrams, and collaborate in real time, creating living documents rather than final products.
Learning Tools extend this by improving accessibility and personalization. Features like Immersive Reader, dictation, and text-to-speech help every learner engage with material in ways that match their strengths, rather than being limited by reading speed or handwriting ability. When students can focus on meaning rather than mechanics, they have more cognitive space for analysis, synthesis, and reflection.
Together, OneNote and Learning Tools encourage student agency: learners curate content, pose questions, and revise their understanding continuously. This shift from passive consumption to active creation fosters genuine engagement and deeper, lasting understanding.
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