© Commonwealth of Australia 2009 Using OneNote in the Classroom

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009

Using OneNote in the Classroom


Goal:

To become familiar with Microsoft OneNote and its potential for teaching and learning in a HSIE classroom.


What is One Note?

• Microsoft Office application

• Electronic notepad

• Installed on all DER NSW laptops

• Available through SI Group for teacher’s home computers.


Features at a glance


Creating a new workbookA workbook is similar to a students’ exercise book. It allows great flexibility

regarding what and how information is organised.


Starting OneNote

Select the Microsoft logo, scroll to and click on Microsoft Office and select Microsoft Office Open OneNote.


Creating a new notebook

Once open, select

File > New > Notebook



Enter a name for the notebook



Check I will use it on this computer



Save in: My Documents\OneNote Notebooks

and click Create



The notebook you have just created will appear as a tab on the left hand side of the screen


Renaming the section

You can rename the section by right clicking on the name and selecting rename


Creating a new section

Create a new section by right clicking in the section area. Select New Section or

File>New>Section


Adding a page

Pages appear on the right hand side.

Add pages by clicking on New Page.


Entering Information

Click anywhere on the page to start typing.

You can move the text box wherever you wish on the page, or even to another section, page or notebook.


Entering Information – Existing Text


Copying an image

Copy and paste a picture <students.jpg> onto the OneNote page from the thumb drive.

(Right click copy, right click paste)


Taking a screen clipping

Hold down the home key (between ctrl and alt) and press the S key. This will allow you to drag a window over your

screen.


Tagging

Items can be tagged to make them easier to find later.

Create three pages and add some text to each. Click on one of the text boxes and select the drop down menu on the tags. Select the Important tag.


Tagging

An icon will appear next to the text.

Tag one of the other text boxes on another page.


Showing all tagged items

Select Show all Tagged Notes from the Tag menu.


Tag summary

A summary of all the tagged notes is displayed on the rights hand side of the screen. Each tag is hyperlinked to its original location.


Tag summary

Select Create Summary Page to list all the tagged notes on a new notebook page.


Customising tags

You can create your own tags by clicking on Customise My Tags.


Customising tags

Click AddType a name for the tag and select an

icon. You can also select a font colour or highlight colour for the tag text.


Checkbox tags

You can now select the tag style.

Create a tag called Homework and select a checkbox icon.


Checkbox tags

Tag two lines of text on a page with the Homework tag and click in one of the checkboxes to put a tick in it.


Checkbox tags

Show the Tag Summary. Both tags show in the list.


Checkbox tags

Check the box Show only unchecked items.

Only the tag that has not been ticked is shown.


Creating templates for the laptopsYou can set up a template for a section so you always have the same

background, colours or text on each new page, with content fitting within the screen of the DER laptops.


Creating templates

Start a new page.

Right click on the Page tab and go to Page Setup


Creating templates

Set the attributes as seen to the left.

Notice the Show page title is turned off, there is a custom page size and the margins are set to zero as the

template is not intended for printing.

This is the size of the page that will fit on the laptop screen without needing

to scroll.


Creating templates

Click on Save current page as a template.

Name the template and check the box to make it a default in that section.

New pages in this section will now start with that template.


Creating a worksheetYou can create a worksheet that the students can write over without accidentally

moving what you have given them.


Page setup

Create a new Microsoft Word file (worksheet.docx) and click on the

Page Layout tab of Word. Select Margins.

From here, select Custom Margins.


Creating templates

Set all margins to 0.1cm and select landscape.

Click on the Paper tab and change the paper size to

21cm by 9.5cm in landscape


Adding worksheet features

Click on the Insert tab and select Shapes or SmartArt to add feature for students to write in.


Using your worksheet in OneNote

Go to Print in the main menu and choose Send to OneNote 2007 as the printer. When you click OK the pages will be sent as

images to the unfiled notes section of OneNote.


Using your worksheet in OneNote

From here you can cut and paste each image onto a new page in any section. Position the worksheet to fit the screen.

Right click on the image and select Set Picture as Background.


Inserting FilesYou can drag a file into a OneNote page. You are also given an option to either

insert a link, print to OneNote or insert the file.If you insert a copy of the file it can be opened, edited and saved into OneNote.


Inserting a file

Click this link to open the text folder. Drag it across and into your OneNote document.

This file can now be opened, edited and saved into OneNote.


Inserting a file

Students could use this to record data in a spreadsheet, draw graphics or include a video with their work. Teachers could use

this to store a roll or mark book in a class notebook.


Saving and Distributing filesThere are several ways to export OneNote files depending on whether you are

distributing a single page, a section or a whole notebook.

Once exported, the files can be sent by email as an attachment, shared on a USB thumb drive or posted on a secure website to download.


Saving a file

To save, go to File > Save As.


Saving a file


Sharing a section with your students

You can share a whole section with your students so everyone can contribute to the pages.


Sharing a section

Go to

Share > Live Sharing Session > Start Sharing Current Session


Sharing a section

Enter a password if you wish and click Start Live Sharing Section.Click Shared Address Information and give this address to the students.


Sharing a section

Students go to

Share > Live Sharing Section > Join Existing Section.


Sharing a section

They enter the address you provided. All connected students can now edit the same document at the same time.