However, I also have the OneNote app for my Android phone, and I synch it with OneNote on my Windows PC through Microsoft's online storage and file sharing service, OneDrive (available for Windows/Mac/Android, iPhone, iPad). So far, this doesn't sound so miraculous. We can also add study notes he makes from his reading and practice quizzes that I have created for him for his science class. Those pages include copies of the syllabus and homework assignments for science, writing, history, and logic - which were emailed and/or uploaded to our co-op's Facebook group, so they were easy to copy/paste into OneNote. In his academics page, we have sub-pages for each of the subjects he's studying. For example, in my youngest son's section, I have pages for academics, sports, and music. The beauty comes in the pages in each section. I have separate virtual notebooks for my work and volunteer work. I set up a OneNote section for each of my kids and also have sections for things such as library, homeschool co-op, groceries, errands, menus, medical appointments/notes, vacation, and to do lists. OneNote has helped me use some of the same ideas virtually. In fact, TheHomeSchoolMom has similar templates available for organization on paper. This is intuitive for me since for many years I have made and used similar organization strategies on paper. OneNote, which comes with some editions of Microsoft Office, is set up like an onscreen notebook with sections, pages, and subpages. You can read the basics about OneNote and access a demo at Microsoft's OneNote page, but I'll tell you a little more about how we use it. What I will tell you is that OneNote lets me create notes at home on my Windows computer that I can access on my mobile phone - when I need to know the soccer schedule, when my son needs access to a science quiz in the car, when I need my notes for work, or when I need to remember my errands. Microsoft will tell you that OneNote is a note taking and information management system that can capture your to-do list and important information. I've been using Microsoft OneNote 2010 and OneNote Mobile for Android as tools for homeschooling and organizing our activities.
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