Microsoft Office System - Solution Brief

There’s a relationship, a synergy, that develops between teacher and student with OneNote … and because of this, we’re seeing some exciting things in the classroom that we never would have expected.

John Phillips, Director of Educational Technology, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Innovative School Enhances Student Learning, Teacher Productivity with Digital NotesSituationLaptops have been part of the classroom experience at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart since 1996. Nevertheless, teachers were still using traditional, time-consuming methods for creating lesson plans, organizing paperwork, giving quizzes, and grading homework. Students spent the majority of their class time taking notes rather than engaging in the lessons at hand. Forest Ridge wanted to provide its students and teachers with an interactive tool that would help them excel at their work by streamlining teaching processes, enhancing organizational capabilities, and creating more dynamic opportunities for collaboration between students and teachers. SolutionWhen Microsoft released the 2007 Office system, Forest Ridge upgraded all 500 of its laptops. Math Teacher Palie Cantu launched an experimental class using the Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2007 note-taking program, and word quickly spread about how her students were using its dynamic, interactive capabilities. “With OneNote, you can get kids involved really quickly,” says Math Teacher Chris Pesce. “You can change colors and highlight key ideas on the fly. This really brings the material to life for the kids.” Note-taking, homework, and quizzes have become

animated, engaging activities, rather than mundane, time-consuming chores.

Students aren’t the only ones excited about Office OneNote 2007. “I use OneNote to present notes to my class,” says Pesce, “and it also allows me to keep my own work organized. When I’m done teaching, my work is already filed, organized, and preserved.” When it’s time to prepare for a different class, “it’s literally the click of a mouse and I jump from one classroom set of materials to another,” Pesce says. “That, to me, is invaluable.”BenefitsWith Office OneNote, students are exposed to a variety of teaching styles, organizational tools, and interactive lessons so they have more opportunities to succeed at learning. “As a teacher I want to reach learners who have different styles,” says Pesce. “That’s why I like the ability to capture images, audio, and video all in one place. OneNote makes it all really seamless.”

Teachers and students can organize information to suit their own needs. “It’s great to have any piece of information you need at your fingertips,” says Pesce. “I never have to open and close documents,” Cantu adds, “so document management is really fast and straightforward.”

Fast FactsCustomer: Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Web Site: www.forestridge.org Country/Region: United States Industry: EducationCustomer ProfileFounded in 1907, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue, Washington is an independent, all-girls Catholic school with 80 faculty. It serves 400 students in grades 5 through 12.

Software and ServicesMicrosoft Office OneNote 2007

Business Situation SummaryForest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart has had laptops in the classroom for more than ten years, but students and teachers were still using traditional methods for taking notes and organizing paperwork.

Microsoft ConfidentialThe information contained in this document relates to pre-release software product which may be substantially modified before its first commercial release. Accordingly, the information may not accurately describe or reflect the software product when first commercially released. This document is provided for informational purposes only and Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to this document or the information contained in it. Document published December 2007

Microsoft Office System - Solution Brief

There’s a relationship, a synergy, that develops between teacher and student with OneNote … and because of this, we’re seeing some exciting things in the classroom that we never would have expected.

John Phillips, Director of Educational Technology, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Innovative School Enhances Student Learning, Teacher Productivity with Digital Notes

Teachers streamline their classroom time through collaboration and information sharing. “One of the big benefits of OneNote is that I’m able to get more done in a lesson,” says Cantu. “I give my students a frame-work for notes so they don’t have to spend all of their time writing down every single thing that I put on the board.”

Seventh grade student Sydney adds, “We use the Live Sharing Sessions in OneNote. Miss Cantu will have most of the notes already taken, and we’ll fill out the problems that she’s written down. It’s just very easy.”

Fast FactsCustomer: Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Web Site: www.forestridge.org Country/Region: United States Industry: EducationCustomer ProfileFounded in 1907, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue, Washington is an independent, all-girls Catholic school with 80 faculty. It serves 400 students in grades 5 through 12.

Software and ServicesMicrosoft Office OneNote 2007

Business Situation SummaryForest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart has had laptops in the classroom for more than ten years, but students and teachers were still using traditional methods for taking notes and organizing paperwork.

Microsoft ConfidentialThe information contained in this document relates to pre-release software product which may be substantially modified before its first commercial release. Accordingly, the information may not accurately describe or reflect the software product when first commercially released. This document is provided for informational purposes only and Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to this document or the information contained in it. Document published December 2007