OrbitNote

OrbitNote

OrbitNote is an accessibility and productivity tool from Texthelp (the creators of Read&Write) that lets students read, write, and annotate PDFs more interactively—whether online or offline.
Audience
Educators, 
Students
Subject
ADST & Careers, 
Arts & Music, 
Core French & Modern Languages, 
French Immersion, 
Indigenous, 
Literacy, 
Numeracy, 
Personal Health Education, 
Sciences, 
Social Emotional Learning, 
Social Studies
Grade level
Grade K - 3, 
Grade 4 - 5, 
Grade 6 - 8, 
Grade 9 - 12, 
Everyone
Approval status
Approved
Compatible devices
Chromebook, 
Windows Desktop & Laptop

Description

OrbitNote makes PDFs more accessible and actionable. Teachers can easily convert printed text into a PDF with our one-click OCR scanning technology. OrbitNote then takes care of everything else, ensuring that students have access to the tools they need, such as text to speech, highlighting, vocabulary support and everything they need to succeed - across all class content.

OrbitNote Overview - YouTube

Features

  • Split&Merge
  • Image to PDF
  • Document Conversion
  • Worksheet Maker
  • Highlighting
  • Shapes
  • Freehand Drawing
  • Text
  • Sticky Note
  • Side Note
  • Insert Image
  • Digital Signature
  • Math Tools
  • Eraser
  • Speech Input
  • Voice Note
  • Collect Highlights
  • Vocabulary
  • Prediction
  • Dictionary
  • Picture Dictionary
  • Text to Speech
  • Screenshot Reader
  • Screen Masking
  • Translator
  • Document Editor
  • Scan Text

See the attached OrbitNote Quick Reference Guide for more details

OrbitNote Modern feature tour - Making text accessible | Texthelp

How to Access

The OrbitNote extension is installed on all SD62 Chromebooks by our IT Dept. 

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orbitnote icon

If you don’t see the OrbitNote icon at the top right of your screen beside the address bar, you may need to pin it. 

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extension
  • Click on Extension
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pin

 

  • Click on the pin to pin it to your toolbar

 

Students

use your SD62 learns account

Educators

use your SD62 learns account

Accessing with:

 

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Chromebook image

District Chromebook Device

 

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Windows desktop and laptop computers

 

 

 

District Windows Device

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ipad image

 

 

District iPad Device

 

 

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A picture of personal devices. A laptop, a tablet, and a phone.

 

Personal Device

  • Each device is different. We are unable to support these. Please check your device manual.