OneNote makes it easy to keep and index an impressive array of information from different sources. All of the information in a OneNote account can be searched almost instantly. Emails can be copied from Outlook, pictures can be inserted from outside sources, tasks can be synced to Outlook, emails can be sent through Outlook from OneNote. This flexibility makes the application extremely easy to tailor to your individual needs. Teachers can keep notebooks for lessons (a separate notebook for each class), share specific pages (whether lessons or completed assignments) with parents or other educators, and share specific links with students.
This software has a great deal of potential for use in the classroom. Within OneNote teachers can create notebooks for each individual class. Within these notebooks, students can be assigned work (and that work can be graded), spaces for students to collaborate can be created, and interactive lessons can be designed, completed, and assessed. Comments on individual assignments can be recorded or written within the software.
Teachers can also use the software to assist in the lesson planning process. Microsoft has made it very easy selectively capture screens from webpages and insert them into a OneNote notebook page for future reference (including the webpage URL). To do lists can be organized to appear on a specific page even when created in other notebook sections (and even from Outlook).
OneNote contains an intuitive, customizable, and powerful interface that could be easily adapted for classroom use.
In my test of the software, I created a notebook section for my senior students to make suggestions for choral pieces for our annual Senior Tribute Concert. By creating a OneNote page for this task, students won't make the same suggestion thirty times, as they can see the suggestions of their peers. They also have an opportunity to see and hear the pieces that their classmates have submitted for consideration. A screenshot of that page is below:
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