Webtool Smackdown #2: OneNote
For my second webtool smackdown, I chose to talk about the website/app called OneNote. This Tool is made by Microsoft, and it is essentially a virtual notebook. I have used this tool on and off since my sophomore year of high school, right before COVID started. I began to use it specifically in my chemistry class, which allowed us to have all of our notes and worksheets virtually. We used this application with one of the main reasons that you are able to write on documents like a notebook, and since at the time we had a Lenovo with styluses, we were able to flip our laptops and write in OneNote like it was pen and paper.
The OneNote skills I learned from that class I have taken with me ever since, all the way to my senior year in college. One of the main features I use it for now is uploading PDFs into it, and highlighting on the PDF, as if it were a physical book/ article. That feature also allows me to easily annotate any notes I have on the sides of the PDF, since each “Page” of the notebook is infinite. OneNote also allows me to stay organized by separating each semester I have been at school, along with each class I have taken and the assignments needed. For example, this semester I have a notebook called “Fall 25”, and each page has my 3 classes, and within the 3 classes, I have pages needed for each class.
This application can also be used beyond my undergraduate career; this web tool will be crucial for me in both my grad school years and when I become a BCBA. It is an easy way to stay organized through digital notes, and there are many features within the web tool to make it a “one-stop shop.” If you need a new web tool to organize your school or work field notes, look into this app.
I think I came across OneNote during my time in quarantine too. I rely on visual learning a lot depending on the subject, so being able to draw in my notes was incredibly helpful. I am not the best at studying, but I am thinking I may need to bring OneNote back into my routine.
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