Student Learning Tools
OrbitNote
SD71 Subscription – Use with Chrome Extension or with Edge via OneDrive.
OrbitNote is an approved browser extension installed on computers across the district. This extension can be installed on home and BYOD technology. Staff and students may be prompted to sign in to OrbitNote when they first attempt to open a PDF using the tool. Login with your district Microsoft Account.
**Can’t find the extension? 
File Types Supported
FEATURES:
- Read text aloud
- Look up words in the Dictionary and Picture Dictionary
- Translate words
- Highlight text
- Build vocabulary lists
- Typewriter Tool to annotate files or fill in the blanks
- Word Prediction
- Dictation
- Freehand drawing tool
- Shapes Drawing tool
INFORMATION:
- Use the Google Chrome or Edge Browser
- Google Chrome Extension OrbitNote Extension
- Edge Extension OrbitNote Extension
- Installed on all SD71 computers
- All staff and students have access to OrbitNote and Office 365
- Can be added to home or BYOD computers
- PDF File needs to be uploaded to OneDrive or opened in the Browser
- PDFs need to be an Accessible PDFs
- Available in multiple languages including French
TIP SHEETS:
Read & Write and OrbitNote Microsoft Resources
OrbitNote with Office 365 Uploading a file to OneDrive
Writing on a PDF with Speech to Text on the computer
Downloading a PDF from Canvas to open in OrbitNotes
Saving printing a OrbitNote PDF document with annotated text input
LINKS:
ReadWrite and OrbitNote Microsoft Resources
OrbitNote Thinklink Interactive Toolbar
Using Texthelp’s OrbitNote Extension In Chrome with Office 365
OrbitNote Training Videos (SD71 Microsoft Account sign in and we use Teams or D2L not Google classroom)
VIDEOS
Comox Valley OrbitNote Overview
Scanning Feature in OrbitNote
OrbitNote Overview
OrbitNote Webinar recording by Matt and Jane
OrbitNote Overview French
Using OrbitNote and D2L Brightspace
Using OrbitNote with OneDrive
Saving Annotations in OrbitNote
Signing in for the first time
When selecting the OrbitNote Icon or extension
for the first time .
Choose Sign in with Microsoft in SD71 Comox Valley.
Sign in with your Office 365 account (school district email and password)
When prompted, Accept permissions.
Using OrbitNote and Read&Write for Chrome at home or on BYOD devices with SD71 account:
If you would like to install OrbitNote extension for Google Chrome at home or on BYOD computers:
1. Make sure you have Google Chrome Browser loaded.
2. Go to the Chrome web store and install the OrbitNote Extension and Read&Write Extension
3. Once the above steps are complete and these 2 extensions are installed you will need to use OneDrive to access PDF documents. You can also use Read&Write by clicking on the Read&Write rw purple puzzle piece in the Chrome extensions area. Select and Signing in with Microsoft and Log in with your SD71 email.
Student #@www.learn71.ca
4. Please also consider installing the Screenshot Reader
SAMPLE PDFs:
OrbitNote Writing Prompts Trial
How to Survive the First Morning of Daylight Savings Time 8.19
Graphic Organizers Collection Learn 71 (part way down the page)