Category: OneNote

Embedding Forms in OneNote for Self-Reflection and Peer Feedback

4/5/2017

A recent update to OneNote is the ability to embed Microsoft Forms into a notebook simply by dropping the direct link on the page.

Microsoft forms allows you to create simple quizzes with multiple choice, ratings, or short answer responses. It boasts a really clean user interface, that is easy to apply an attractive theme to as can be seen below. Creating a quiz is quick and easy to do. You can share your quiz via a link, QR Code, via email or it can be directly embedded. I have found it useful for creating lesson exit tickets as well as formative and summative assessment. In today's lesson with year 6 students, I used it to collect student reflections and peer reflections via the Class Notebook.

The students completed activities in pairs using Little Bits to create small electrical products. These activities are available in the Inventions Booklets on the Little Bits website here.

After completing their product, the teams had to complete the self reflection in the OneNote Class Notebook. The feedback Form was on the activity page that was distributed to all of the students notebooks (using the Class Notebook add in). The students did not have to leave OneNote to complete and submit the questions which made collecting student feedback and reflections very easy.

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OneNote Examples - Year 4 Science Field Study

16/3/2017

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The students at my school start working 1:1 with a device from Year 4. There is a lot to learn and this is big step for sure, but I strongly believe that the students are up to the challenge and can do amazing things when you put the skills in their hands.

I was so delighted to see this lovely example come out of a Year 4 Science Lesson this week. These students are only 8 and 9 years old! After learning how to add a picture and doing some work with tables in one of my Digital and Design Technologies lessons the previous week, the classroom teacher decided to go digital with her Science lesson this week. The students conducted a field study of erosion in the school grounds. They utilised the skills learnt previously and applied them to a new situation by creating a table of their observations and adding photographic evidence. The teacher was thrilled with what the students achieved and the ability to add pictures to their field study notes enhanced the activity for the students.

I have to say I was thrilled also. It is always pleasing knowing you are having an impact in your role, but also seeing the independent transfer and application of skills in another subject area - YAY!

This example of student work illustrates two points I want to make:

When it comes to new ideas or pedagogical practices the biggest influence on teachers are OTHER TEACHERS! Seeing her students learning these simple skills in my lesson, prompted this teacher to try it herself. The bonus here of course is that the students get to practice these skills again and become more confident.
We can underestimate the ability of our students sometimes. I have literally had people laugh when I say I use OneNote with Year 4 students. Not only can these kids navigate a complex class notebook full of section groups for different subjects, but they can also add pictures, tables, draw, add text, create their own pages and sections - and its only the 7th week of school! You cannot throw technology at kids at expect that they can just do it, but give them the skills, the time, the support and they will dazzle you!

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End of lesson EMOJI for Student Reflection

9/3/2017

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I love working in our Class Notebook. With the ability to distribute pages to all the students in the class with the click of a button I have literally forgotten what a worksheet is.....seriously! The school printing budget must be flush!

With all the digital work flying around in my classroom, it felt a little backwards handing out paper exit slips or student reflection sheets. I also wanted to try something a little more current than the old traffic light system. In my casual browsing, I came across the use of emojis for student reflection and loved the concept.

I dropped my own version into the activity I distributed in my Digital Technologies lesson today and the kids loved it! They actually put some thought into their selections and many even wanted to share their reflections with the whole class.

Do you have another method for digital student reflection in your class? Leave a comment below and tell me what you do!

#emoji student reflection in #OneNote class notebooks. I wanted to put a modern spin on the old traffic light system and found this idea online. The kids loved it! #teachersfollowteachers #teacherideas #education

A post shared by Laura Bain (@larubain) on Mar 9, 2017 at 12:57am PST

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Embedding Forms in OneNote for Self-Reflection and Peer Feedback

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