Microsoft Class Notebook is a digital notebook designed to support teaching and learning. It offers a collaborative environment for students and educators to engage, organise, and track learning resources and activities effectively. It can be used as part of a Class Team in Microsoft Teams or independently from Microsoft 365.
How is Class Notebook used for teaching and learning?
Microsoft Class Notebook provides an organised space for educators to share resources, provide feedback on student work, and foster collaboration within a digital environment. With sections dedicated to content libraries, collaborative spaces, and individual student notebooks, it offers a flexible platform to support various teaching methods and learning styles.
Key features
- Employability skills: Notebook is a tool that is used in employment for note taking and organisation. Using class notebook may encourage the student to use a personal notebook to keep organised during their studies.
- Structured Layout: Class Notebook includes distinct sections for resources, collaboration, and private student-teacher interactions.
- Real-Time Collaboration: Allows multiple students to work together and interact on tasks in real-time.
- Integration with Microsoft 365: Seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and more.
- Interactive Feedback Tools: Educators can provide timely, personalised feedback directly in students’ notebooks.
Get started
To get started with Microsoft Class Notebook log in with your university credentials. All staff have a licence for Microsoft Class Notebook and OneNote and students have a licence for a Microsoft OneNote at UWE Bristol.
Support
Support for Microsoft Class Notebook is available through Microsoft support, and an active user community.
Training
OneNote Class Notebook: A teacher’s all-in-one notebook for students – Training | Microsoft Learn (1 hour 35 mins)
Microsoft Educator – OneNote teacher academy (approx. 4 hours)
Interactive learning guide to Microsoft Class Notebook self -paced N.B this guide refers to assignments in a Class Notebook, any summative assessment would take place in Blackboard but you could use Class Notebooks for formative assessments.
Training for Microsoft Class Notebook is available through LinkedIn Learning. (UWE log in required) (6 mins)