What Are Tags?OneNote tags can add some structure to your classroom and keep you and your students organized. Tags are icons that you can add to your OneNote pages and then can be searched later on. How Do I Add Tags?They can be found under the Home Tab. You can customize the look and name of your tag. You can tag images or text, simply click what you want to tag, then add a tag from the drop-down menu. So yes, tags are easy, but how can they be used in the classroom? How Do I Customize Tags?Customizing your tags allows you to name and choose symbols form the list to create your own tags. It is simple. Select the drop-down menue and then select customize tag. Then you can create a New Tag or Modify a Tag. How Do I Search For Tags?Searching for tags is what makes tags so amazing! Select Find Tags from the Home Tab and then you can search by Tag Name, Section, TItle, Date, or Note Text. So organize your tags or find them quickly. See below how this feature can be used in the classroom! How Can You Use Tags In The Classroom?#1: Use Tags To Save Favorites Mrs. Weir in our English 1 Department uses tags to save her favorite assignments and locate them easily to share and reference later on. As she grades assignments, she places a tag next to the assignments she wants to show-off or save for later. When she is ready to share, she simply goes to Find Tags, searches by the name of her tag and can click through them quickly to show to others without having to search through individuals notebooks. #2: Collect Questions Students can use the question mark tag to select information that they have questions over. As you move through the lessons tell students to tag any information that doesn't make sense or that you need to review again. After the lesson is over, search the Question Tag and see what kids aren't understanding. Then the next day or later, you can select each question tag and go back over the information. #3: Create To-Do Lists or Checklists Adding To-Do list tags allows you or your students to create a list that can be checked off as it is completed. The teacher or student can then do a search for completed tags, giving an idea of who has completed which parts of the list. This can help you and your students stay organized. These lists could consist of: TEKS or content and can be checked off as mastery is shown, order of assignments to be completed, or checkpoints to a project. Countless possibilities! Leave us a comment and tell us how you use tags in your classroom!
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Teachers don't have enough time in the day as it is, so how can technology help you work smarter, not harder? Check out my favorite tips below!#1 Start Your Day With a Little Momentum I know the first thing I do everyday when I get to school, is turn on my computer and open up my email, lessons for the day, gradebook, etc. Almost everything I initially do, is through a web browser. The Momentum Chrome Extension, opens a New Tab in your web browser with a calming image, quote for the day, time, a welcome message, to-do list, links, and weather. It is just the right dose to focus me for my day. I type in what I want to focus on, read my quote, and then open up all my links, through that one page. #2 Use Shortcut Keys
CTRL-C and CTRL-V: Never copy and paste any other way again. Select the text and CTRL-C to copy and CTRL-V to paste. TIME SAVER! CTRL-Z: Probably my second most used shortcut, right behind copy and paste, is Undo. Typing, copying and pasting, moving images, formattig.....list can go on with the things I screw up on a daily basis. CTRL-Z undoes any of your screw ups. So don't panic, just undo. CTRL- B, CTRL-I, CTRL-U: Whether I am creating lessons in OneNote, pages for teachers, documents, or blog posts I am always using formatting to change font. These shortcuts will Bold, Italicize, and Underline quickly! #3 Bitly and Google Shortener Chrome Extensions URL shorteners are the best! To make it even easier, use Bitly and Google Shortener chrome extensions to make shortening only 1 click away. Plus save your links to use again! #4 Split Screen to Work Quicker Anytime I working between two or more tabs, I split screen. So if I am grading work in OneNote, then I am split screened with Skyward and putting those grades in. Don't waste time, enter as you grade! If you are having kids researching and writing, have them split screen their work. If they are doing an online lab and filling out a lab report, split screen! Try downloading Tab Resize or Tab Scissors extensions from Google Chrome Store to make resizing a synch. As we reach the end of the semester, everything gets out of control. December might be the busiest time of the year, so work smarter and not harder! |