Wk 7 - TechPLN: OneNote Review

Balancing a busy schedule while trying to stay organized can be stressful as a teacher. After reviewing OneNote and it's features, I found that the program can be a very useful organizational tool. With all of the capabilities of OneNote, you can stay organized all in one place. Teachers can provide lesson plans, assessment, homework, and more.  Everything is available online anywhere with the free download of the OneNote app. Teachers can also collaborate with students and colleagues through the app. One idea came to mind while watching the introduction video. Teachers and students have the ability to record themselves, which means music teachers can assign singing or playing assignments for their students to complete. I think this will prove to be a very effective assessment tool. When I was watching the tutorial about creating interactive lessons, there was a section about designing listening activities and I found that very intriguing. Students can listen and identify pieces of music and their composers while using OneNote. There are not many educational resources that include music options, so this was a nice surprise.

Personally the only online organizational tools I use are through Google apps, but after exploring, I found that I may have more success with OneNote. Not only are teachers able to stay organized, but they are able to deliver curriculum through OneNote as well. I really like the idea of having everything in one place with easy access for myself and my students.