Final "Vision of the Future" Project: Technology + Who

The “final vision” project is coming together and the weekend proved successful – I was able to type out my full rough copy of the project. As mentioned last week, I decided to use the Office 365 version of OneNote as provided within my district. OneNote has the benefit of tabs, which allow for a very organized presentation of information and enables me to categorize ideas. 

Here is a quick video glimpse into what the project will look like:

                         (Fletcher, 2017)

At first, I was worried that a web link version of my notebook would not share any changes made over time, thus making the project stagnant. Through some testing, and a lot of logging-in and back out and back in again, I realized that my changes do  seem to automatically get updated through the link for the most part. This is beneficial because I want to make the notebook accessible to those without the OneNote program on their computer, or if they use Mac. Speaking of Mac users, I also investigated if there are other ways for Mac users to import Microsoft files. I found these helpful links from Ask Difference and Question-Defense which give some step-by-step assistance for opening OneNote on Macs.

In terms of strategies, I broke the content I wanted to share into various sections. My project consists of the following:

Introduction

·         Welcome Colleague

·         Table of Contents

Privacy and Protection

·         Privacy Commissioner

·         FOIPPA

·         VSB Policy

·         AUP

·         Cloud Computing

·         ERAC

·         MediaSmarts

·         Common Sense Media

·         Articles & Extras Worth Reading

Copyright

·         Copyright Modernization Act

·         Copyright Law

·         Copyright Decisions

·         BCTF

·         Creative Commons

·         Citing Sources

VSB IT

·         VSB IT Support

·         Logging-in & Wifi

·         Office365

·         Library Databases

·         Search Engines & Dictionary

References

In each section there are helpful links and brief information as to what that resource is, and how I found it useful. I also tried to embed a video, which works, but in my opinion does not show up as nicely as it does on a website. In terms of formatting, so far it has been going relatively smoothly aside from a few funny glitches that I will have to figure out – such as image content shifting down into text, even though that is not what I see when working in the program itself!

Exhibit A

My OneNote when I have the program opened on my desktop...

When I open the same page through my OneNote link... same content but shifted image...

Helpful OneNote Tips!

 I realized AFTER I typed everything into OneNote that you should set your default font and size FIRST as it will then apply it to every page. I did not think of this, and then realized it is not as easy as in Word where you can mass-highlight everything and make a change to the entire document.

That part of formatting afterwards was a bit annoying… but I put on some good music to get me past the frustration as I worked through  “click >> highlight >> edit font >> edit size” repeat x too many…

Also, try to name your notebook correctly the first time (when you first start it), as it can be a bit tricky to rename it once it is in use. If you have the OneNote program installed on your computer, it can be easier as you can rename it in the file folder where it is saved. If you are using the cloud version, you have to find the file in your OneDrive folder, which takes multiple steps and logging in with your Microsoft account. It was a bit difficult and not obvious to figure out if you are like me, and you are used to clicking on a real "save as" button. I found that online "how to" forums helped me to figure out what to do -- after a few tense moments...

In the next week I will be editing my rough copy and attempting to make my writing style quick and easy to read. At this time, I feel good about how this has come together and I look forward to sharing the final version with everyone; it still needs a better name, though!

References

Fletcher, L. (2017). Video capture of project using Screencast-O-Matic.

Question-Defense. (2016). How to Open OneNote Files Without OneNote Being Installed: Open .one Files. Retrieved from https://www.question-defense.com/2009/04/29/how-to-open-onenote-files-without-onenote-being-installed-open-one-files

Sono Acida. (2017). We heart it - Sono Acida via Tumbler [Image]. Retrieved from https://weheartit.com/entry/65000728

Stack Exchange Inc. (2017). Ask Different - Answers for your Apple Questions. Retrieved from https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/129283/how-to-import-from-onenote-on-windows-to-the-mac-edition-of-onenote