At Sammamish High School in Seattle, Stephanie is one of 950 students embracing Microsoft OneNote alongside her teachers, transforming how they organize and collaborate.
In Ohio, educators distribute 'blizzard bags' during weather-related closures using OneNote Class Notebooks for interactive lessons, ensuring learning never stops.
Compared to hauling heavy textbooks, OneNote offers a lighter, digital alternative. As a versatile, cross-platform app in the Microsoft suite, it's ideal for offline and online organization. Explore 5 ways to boost productivity with OneNote. Discover 10 unique ways to use OneNote. Best of all, OneNote is completely free with enhanced features.
Outlining lectures provides a bird's-eye view of topics, aiding both teachers and students. OneNote's outlining feature surpasses basic bullet lists:
Visual learners thrive with diagrams. As highlighted in our 10 Awesome OneNote Tips, use the Draw tab for paper-like sketching. For quick doodles without cluttering notes, create a sticky note via View > Window > Send to OneNote Tool > New Sticky Note (Ctrl + Shift + M).
Pin it on top and adjust size as needed. On touch devices, enable Palm Rejection for smooth inking. Capture whiteboards post-class with the OneNote camera or Office Lens in whiteboard mode.
Clip full pages or sections to OneNote using Ctrl + P and select Send to OneNote. Notes land in Unfiled Quick Notes for easy organization. Set Always ask where to send in File > Options.
Use the OneNote Web Clipper extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari to save clean clips directly to your notebook.
Type equations anywhere and press Enter or Space for instant results. Supports advanced functions; see MSDN for details. For graphs, install the Microsoft Mathematics Add-in.
Insert equations via Insert > Equation. Use Ink Equation on tablets for handwriting recognition. Ideal for STEM students—check our top STEM YouTube channels.
Browse Insert > Page Templates > Academic for ready-made layouts. Create custom ones:
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Record lectures with synced text timestamps. Enable Search within audio/video in File > Options > Audio & Video.
Combine files, media, and clips into personalized resources, like audio for language pronunciation at Cary Academy.
OneNote Class Notebook offers Collaboration Space, Content Library, and private Student Spaces. Free for educators with Office 365 via SharePoint.
Access page versions and deletions for 60 days. Use Find by Author for collaborative tracking.
Try Onetastic for calendars and more. Integrate apps like Chegg. Explore Office templates for teachers and OneNote's education blog.
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