Onenote's Reflection

Mrs. Goff, a first grade teacher at Tuscarora Elementary School and a member of the Berkley County First Grade Leadership Team, presented a professional development on OneNote in the ballroom at Shepherd University. OneNote is an app that comes with Microsoft word or it can be accessed through getting online with a Microsoft account. OneNote serves multiple purposes, holding lesson plans, seating charts, substitute notes, and grades all without having to use a single piece of paper. When the teacher decides to share the lesson or a newsletter with parents or staff, she/he can choose who views her content. For example, an administrator can view the lessons at any time without having to hold a paper copy. Along with being able to share lessons, a teacher can choose someone or multiple teachers to look at the lesson and make …show more content…
The OneNote is a tool teachers can use to introduce students to typing, searching the internet, watching video clips, and making their own audio recordings. Since OneNote offers a variety of tools and different ways to create lessons the teachers are constantly learning about the technology. Teachers are capable of viewing the students working on the assignments as they are working therefore, the teacher can see how the target students are completing the work. Also, the OneNote allows a teacher to share his/her lesson plan with any one person they wish. Sharing the lessons with another teacher offers collaborative feedback to enhance the learning experience for all students in the classroom. Collaborating with other teachers allows for a teacher to learn about new methods or different ways to teach a classroom, which is one of the most important roles of being a teacher. Teachers need to constantly be learning and changing with his/her students to provide the best education possible to create problem-solving