Well, OneNote for me is a flat note. I was excited to have an app that could help
me organize my teaching “papers” in the cloud.
Dr. Bazan’s enthusiasm for this app was contagious, as well as the
reviews I read online before I downloaded the app. Then, my tribulations with OneNote
started. I could download the app on my
iPad, but neither my personal computer nor my school laptop would support it. Luckily, my personal computer had a free
upgrade to iOS 10.10. So I upgraded my
operating system to iOS 10.10.3 (It was already at 10.9.5) and that took a few
hours. My school laptop, which would be
the main devise I would use OneNote for Teachers, still cannot support it. I finally was able to open OneNote
approximately 36 hours after I received the assignment. While I was upgrading and downloading, I
tried to view some of the videos at onenote.com. It took 3 more days before I found the
videos. I also tried searching the Web
for tutorials, tech support, or any other helpful site. There was nothing for OneNote for Mac because
it is so new. Any site, page, or blog
that I found was for an older version, for PC, or Windows phone.
By this time I’m a bit frustrated, but I gather my
enthusiasm and dive into OneNote. The
Mac version of OneNote is nothing like the OneNote for other devises. The Mac version is a very “bare bones”. I have a screenshot of my Grade 3 notebook
from my personal computer below. There
is only Home, Insert, and View available on the ribbon for Mac.
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| Ribbon of Mac OneNote |
Window users have much more to choose from. The picture below is a screenshot from
Microsoft OneNote for Teachers training video
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| Window ribbon with more tasks avaiable |
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| An entire year of curriculum in one place! |
Kathy, as I said on our general discussion board I am feeling the same frustrations as you. Apparently this product is much more acceptable for PC users, but like you, my school gives us Macs, so I cannot get this to download onto my computer either. Hopefully this technology catches up soon!
ReplyDeleteFor once it seems that I have an advantage because I have a PC. The extra tabs in the ribbon were particularly helpful. I also enjoyed that I could write anywhere on the screen. I also think I was affected by the power of expectation. Dr. Bazaan made it seem so wonderful. As I continue to work with this program I hope I will develop the same perspective, and will help next year be more relaxed and productive.
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