My Notes — How to Take Personal Notes While Learning

What is My Notes?

My Notes is a personal note-taking tool built directly into the SVFF learning platform. It lets you write down vocabulary, grammar points, questions, and anything else you want to remember — right while you're studying.

Your notes are private — only you can see them. Teachers and other students cannot access your notes.

Where Can I Take Notes?

The notes widget appears as a floating button on all active learning pages:

• Textbook lessons — while reading your lesson content
• Activity player — while doing exercises and quizzes
• Video course player — while watching video lessons
• Lesson video — while watching lesson recordings

Look for the notepad icon in the bottom-right corner of these pages. Click it to open your notes panel.

How to Create a Note

1. Click the notepad icon (bottom-right corner) to open the notes panel
2. Optionally type a title for your note (e.g. "New vocabulary from Lesson 5")
3. Write your note in the editor area
4. Click Save Note

Rich Text Formatting

Your notes support basic formatting to help you organise your thoughts:

• Bold — click B or press Ctrl+B (Cmd+B on Mac)
• Italic — click I or press Ctrl+I
• Underline — click U or press Ctrl+U
• Bullet list — click the list icon for organised points
• Links — select text and click the link icon to add a URL
• Clear formatting — click the X icon to remove all formatting

Managing Your Notes

Each note in the panel shows:

• Title and content preview
• Date and time it was last updated
• Action buttons: Edit, Pin, and Delete

Editing: Click the pencil icon on any note to load it into the editor. Make your changes and click Update Note.

Pinning: Click the bookmark icon to pin important notes to the top of the list. Click again to unpin.

Deleting: Click the trash icon and confirm in the popup to permanently delete a note.

Context-Specific Notes

Notes are tied to the specific lesson or activity where you created them. When you open the notes panel on Lesson 5, you'll see only the notes you took during Lesson 5. This keeps your notes organised automatically.

View All My Notes

Want to see all your notes in one place? Click View all my notes at the bottom of the notes panel, or go to svff.online/my/notes.

The My Notes hub lets you:

• See all notes grouped by lesson/activity
• Filter by type (Lessons, Courses, Modules, Activities)
• Search through your notes
• Delete notes you no longer need

Tips for Effective Note-Taking

• Write down new words with their meaning as you encounter them
• Note grammar patterns that are new or confusing
• Write example sentences using new vocabulary
• Mark things to ask your teacher about in your next lesson
• Pin your most important notes so they're always at the top

Can I Access Notes on Mobile?

Yes! The notes panel works on both desktop and mobile browsers. On mobile, the panel takes up the full screen width for easier writing.