Secondary Resource 1: OneNote is a feature of Microsoft 365. Most students are familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but OneNote allows for so much more. This website has tutorials specifically for teachers that are no more than 15 minutes. OneNote's goal is to save teachers' time, so they abide by that in all of their features. It is neatly organized by subjects so that you can find tutorials that are specific for your needs. This also links to a blog that constantly updates on the latest and greatest from One Note.

• It's free!
• Great for collaboration (Mac and PC friendly and students can access from any device
• Supports text, images, audio, videos, and uploads like PowerPoint and students can annotate
• Search bar allows students to quickly access information
• Allows for differntiation because you are able to push out items individually to students
• Function for grading available
• A reading comprehension feature that allows for students with dyslexia or ELL students to benefit from by highlighting the verbs, reading out the text, breaking it up by syllables, etc.

Reflection: I really enjoyed this webinar on OneNote. Microsoft is on every computer at my school, and I have seen it on my desktop. However, I had never clicked on it to explore, so when I saw this webinar was free, I decided to try it. Overall, I was severely impressed with the presentation. Instead of talking about products, the presenter relied on scenarios that teachers run into. If he was talking about an aspect, he was simultaneously showing you how to use it. Afterwards, he left a link for his presentation and allowed for a Q and A session. I couldn't believe all of the things you were able to do with this product. I already use Google Drive and Apps, but I would use OneNote solely for its annotation feature. He also did a really nice job of reminding his audience how this product differed from Word, Google Docs, and adobe so we knew why we should choose it. He worked for Microsoft, so he was extremely knowledgeable, but he tailored every aspect of his presentation for educators, so I found everything to be useful. I cannot wait to start using this in my classroom!

Secondary Resource 2: The above link is rooted in research. The webinar mentioned how Microsoft has been culminating ways to help students who struggle with reading comprehension in order to enhance OneNote. It explains how it helps these students as well as links to a video with other apps to help them! Most importantly, it gives statistics of how reading comprehension is improving! As teachers, it is so important to implement research-supported strategies in our classrooms.

Secondary Resource 3: The above link explains why annotation is so powerful. I teach Language Arts, but I think it is important to utilize across curriculums. It gives an example of what annotating looks like, things to do before, during, and after annotating, and how writing and reading comprehension are improved. As I mentioned, the annotation feature of OneNote was one of my favorites, and I think it is an important close reading strategy.