Microsoft OneNote (Education edition) is the version of the Microsoft OneNote digital notebook tool adapted for use in schools and educational settings. It allows teachers, students and staff to create structured notebooks (with sections and pages), embed various media (text, handwriting/drawings, images, audio/video), and collaborate online.
It helps educators and students keep class content, assignments, hand-outs, collaborative group work, and personal notes all in one accessible place — reducing reliance on paper, enabling real-time collaboration, and making learning resources more accessible (including across devices). For example, teachers can distribute hand-outs, collect homework, give individual feedback; students can annotate, draw, share.
You (or your institution) sign in with a school/education account (often via Microsoft 365/Office 365 Education). Create notebooks (for classes, staff, student work), structure them into sections/pages. Add typed or handwritten notes, capture audio/video, embed web content, share or collaborate. Teachers can give each student a personal workspace within a “Class Notebook”, setup a content library, and a collaboration space.
