Syncing slow in OneNote?

I've had lots of reports that syncing is slow in OneNote - and admittedly, it often is. My top tip to mitigate this as much as possible is link to larger documents and PowerPoint decks and don't upload them onto a page. This is especially important if you're distributing that page to your students as the file will be replicated many times for you, slowing things down even more.

Remember too that students might be accessing content using 4G devices or other metered connections where data limits apply - so reducing the need to transfer large files is beneficial to them also. 

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More OneNote Class Notebook Tips

Here's some really great tips for how to use the OneNote Class Notebook.

Do yourself a favour and skip the intro... #cringe

0:00 Intro

0:24 Import OneNote content into a new Class Notebook in Teams

1:40 Lock the collaboration space

2:16 Inclusive Classroom - Paraeducator scenario

3:14 Maximize your Class Notebook in Microsoft Teams

3:32 Turn on Class Notebook toolbar

4:10 Distribute to individual and groups

5:43 Distribute a Section Group for units

6:43 Distribute a Section inside of a Section Group using Location Details

7:25 Delete a distributed page

8:45 Distribute a OneNote page from a regular notebook (non-Class Notebook)

9:46 Set Channels to Collaboration Space or Content Library

11:40 Create a OneNote assignment in Microsoft Teams

13:31 Find Class Notebooks via OneNote Notebook home page

13:54 Use your Content library like a Whiteboard every day

15:13 Review student work - sort by last name/back and forth

15:42 Embed content to distribute to your class

16:38 End of year - Export OneNote Class Notebook (save a copy)

17:40 Collaboration Space - Link to pages