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Another webcast with FreedomWriter Founder, Erin Gruwell - Tuesday, May 6th
01 May 09 03:25 AM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
For those of you who missed the first webcast, you have another chance! If you've been reading my blog, you'll remember that last summer I had the opportunity to work with Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writer Teachers . For those of you who have never Read More...
Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writer Teachers
10 April 09 05:14 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Hi folks - we've been heads down working on OneNote14 so I haven't had the chance to blog very often. In the meantime, I wanted to share an upcoming event that many of you might be interested in. For those of you following my blog, you'll remember that Read More...
Cool examples of teachers using OneNote in education
22 February 09 05:47 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
I wanted to use this entry as an opportunity to point out examples of some cool things being done with OneNote and education. These examples come from both people I've been emailing with or just blogs I've seen. Each example shows a creative use of OneNote Read More...
Get a Free Copy of OneNote 2007 - Tuesday, 1/20/09 Webinar - "Get connected and collaborate in your Classroom with OneNote"
13 January 09 06:50 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 14 Comments   
Hi folks - after an extended paternity/holiday break with my daughter, I'm back at work and back on the blog. I hope you all had a great holiday season. Next Tuesday, (January 20th, 2009 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PST) Microsoft Solution Specialist Tony Franklin Read More...
Today's Teacher Tech Tuesday (10/21/08) - Free Tools and Resources from Microsoft
21 October 08 05:40 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Hi folks - a quick reminder for today's "Teacher Tech Tuesday". Today's session details are listed below. I personally know today's speaker, Scott Thompson , and he is excellent. He is a former teacher so he has a great background to draw from, as well Read More...
OneNote as an ePortfolio
17 October 08 03:54 AM | Mike_Tholfsen | 3 Comments   
Something I wanted to call out was a great TechLearning online article written about Forest Ridge teacher Palie Cantu and her use of OneNote as a digital ePortfolio tool. The article is titled "How to Build Better ePortfolios" I've had the honor to work Read More...
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Partners in Learning and a field trip to Forest Ridge
17 September 08 04:16 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 2 Comments   
In early September, Microsoft hosted a Partners in Learning (PIL) advisory summit for a diverse group of people involved with education. These people hailed from around the world and many continents were represented, including Asia, Europe, Africa , South Read More...
Back to School with OneNote!
01 September 08 09:20 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Hey folks - it's that time of year again. Reading, Riting and 'Rithmatic :-) I hope everyone has their pencils, erasers, books, lesson plans and a copy of OneNote handy! I know that many teachers and professors out there are starting to experiment with Read More...
The Freedom Writer Teachers, OneNote and the Long Beach Airport
21 July 08 09:02 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 9 Comments   
Last night I was sitting in the Long Beach, CA airport waiting for my Seattle return flight that was delayed four hours. Great excuse to write a new blog entry! For those of you who have never "experienced" the pleasure of the Long Beach airport, it probably Read More...
OneNote 2007 Toolkit for Teachers – Part 1
15 July 08 03:44 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 3 Comments   
Last week we launched a bunch of new OneNote education resources on the new OneNote site for educators . This site contains great resources for OneNote and teachers so make sure to bookmark it and check back regularly. I also want to give a shout-out Read More...
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New OneNote resources for teachers - Come git' em' while they're hot!
07 July 08 12:54 AM | Mike_Tholfsen | 6 Comments   
As I mentioned a few posts ago, Microsoft released a bunch of new OneNote resources for teachers at the NECC 2008 conference in San Antonio . Without further ado, I'm going to point everyone to them in this post. First, off, here is the new OneNote Teacher Read More...
How are you using OneNote in education?
08 June 08 06:31 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 10 Comments   
One thing I want to do on this blog is understand how other teachers, students and schools are using OneNote. We are often surprised by the creativity in which people use our software. I have some examples below of OneNote in education, and we also have Read More...
OneNote and Education background – how I got started with this stuff
28 May 08 03:50 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 6 Comments   
Wow - lots of great comments for my first post. I'm glad to see the community growing already. I apologize for the break from my first entry - I was at a wedding during Memorial day weekend and have been trying to get caught up. I'll try and answer a Read More...
Welcome to the new OneNote and Education blog!
19 May 08 06:57 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 34 Comments   
This is the inaugural entry of the new OneNote and education blog! My name is Mike Tholfsen and I am the test manager of the OneNote team and will be the primary author of this blog. Since Dan , John , David , Olya , Michael , Jeff , and Chris ( ex-OneNote Read More...

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