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Use the OneNote Class Notebook app

Use the OneNote Class Notebook app to create and manage shared digital notebooks directly within your Schoology courses. With the app, you can:

  • Create a class notebook within a course or group

  • Set up a personal workspace for every student

  • Build a content library for distributing handouts

  • Collaborate on lessons and activities in a shared space

  • Exchange student work and feedback in one place

A system administrator must install the OneNote Class Notebook app before it is available in your courses.

Create a class notebook

Instructors with an Office 365 account can create a class notebook directly in their Schoology course.

  1. From your course, choose OneNote Class Notebook.

  2. If prompted, log in to your Office 365 account.

  3. Enter a name for your class notebook and click Next.

  4. Review the notebook section information and click Next.

  5. Optionally, enter a co-teacher’s name to add them to the class notebook and click Next. Co-teachers have the same permissions as the primary teacher.

  1. Select to automatically add students from your Schoology course to the notebook, or enter each student manually and click Next. If you choose to add students automatically, a notebook is generated for each student when students access the OneNote Class Notebook app in their course.

  2. Add or remove sections to display in students’ private notebooks and click Next.

  3. Preview the instructor and student notebook and click Create.

  • To make changes during setup, move your pointer over the sidebar menu to return to any step.

  • If you automatically add students to the notebook, they will not display in the student preview during setup.

Manage a class notebook

After creating a notebook, select OneNote Class Notebook from the course profile to manage settings. You can:

    • Create a new class notebook for the course (replaces the existing notebook).

    • Add or remove students.

    • Give access to co-teachers.

    • .Rename or add sections.

    • Lock the Collaboration Space to prevent student editing.

    • Set view and edit permissions for individual students.

    • Create and manage shared links for parents.

    • Copy a shared link to open the notebook in OneNote Desktop.

    • Edit LMS access settings to automatically add students as they access the notebook.

    • Open the notebook in OneNote Online.

Access the notebook

Instructors

Instructors access the app from the course profile. From the app, instructors can:

  • Manage notebook settings

  • Open the notebook in OneNote Desktop or OneNote Online

  • Access all sections and students' notebooks from the notebook menu

  • Add sections or pages to customize the notebook

Students

Students access the app from the course profile's left menu. On first use, students log in with their Office 365 account. After logging in, students can open the notebook in OneNote Desktop or OneNote Online.

Student notebook areas:

  • Collaboration Space – A shared area where instructors and students work together.

  • Content Library – A read-only area where students review materials added by the instructor.

  • Student Notebook – A personal workspace for each student. Only the instructor and the individual student can view and edit its content.