OneNote Content Library files are editable

[ridleyrumpus]

According to the "Getting Started with the Content Library"

 

"The Content Library is a place for materials such as readings or worksheets. Think of it as the big filing cabinet foryour classroom documents. Only a teacher can put materials into the ContentLibrary. Students can read or copy anything in the Content Library to their ownnotebooks, but can't modify or delete that content."

 

Yet when I have uploaded a ppt and a docx file into the content library a student was able to edit both files, what is going on?

[tapb]

The pages in the content library are read-only to students not files you upload. It depends on the settings you've added for uploading of files.

I'd suggest a better place for read-only files in the Class Materials folder in a class team and provide a link to the file in the Class Notebook.

Check out these best practices: Best practices for syncing notes in OneNote - Office Support (microsoft.com)

[ridleyrumpus]

That link has nothing about file permissions. TBH file permission control is a pretty basic requirement in a collaborative/shared environment.

 

What exactly then is the point of the content library if you cannot insert files and protect them? Or rather you can if you insert it as a pdf or a printout which is pretty pointless for a worksheet. You can do that in any section, so what exactly is the point of Content Library if you cannot protect what you put in there.