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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...
OneNote wishes you a happy Earth Day
22 April 09 04:52 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 3 Comments   
April 22nd is Earth Day , and in celebration we've put together some great OneNote resources to help you and your schools reduce your paper usage with OneNote. I've written about this previously, including our web page on how to reduce paper/processing 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...
Creating Effective Communications with OneNote and Outlook webinar now posted
05 December 08 06:51 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
My teacher tech talk "webinar" from last Tuesday has now posted. For those of you who were unable to attend in person, I encourage you to take a look. During this webinar, I cover both OneNote 2007 and Outlook 2007 and how teachers can use these two Microsoft Read More...
12/2/08 Webinar - Creating effective communications with OneNote & Outlook
25 November 08 12:22 AM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Next Tuesday, 12/2/08, I'll be doing another Teacher Tech Tuesday. This time I will be talking about both Outlook and OneNote in the context of teachers and communications. I worked on the Outlook team for 8 years so I have a reasonable background on Read More...
The OneNote 2007 Toolkit for Teachers webinar now posted for your viewing pleasure
20 November 08 04:59 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
My teacher tech talk "webinar" from last Tuesday has now posted. For those of you who were unable to attend in person, I encourage you to take a look. During this webinar, I cover all aspects of the OneNote 2007 Toolkit for Teachers , including all of Read More...
Get a free copy of OneNote 2007 - watch this Tuesday's Teacher Tech talk: OneNote 2007 Teacher Toolkit
08 November 08 05:12 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Join me this Tuesday at 1:00 pm PST for a late lunch webinar where I'll be covering the OneNote 2007 Toolkit for Teachers . This is a great resource to help teachers get up to speed on OneNote and how it can be used as an effective education resources. 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...
OneNote curriculum project in Ireland
26 July 08 05:10 PM | Mike_Tholfsen | 1 Comments   
Tom Jackson of Microsoft has been working with some Irish schools on a fascinating project using OneNote to develop and distribute curriculum to students. To understand the background of the project, read his initial blog entry from February . Tom recently 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...
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