Digital Pensieve - paperless Assessment

Taking up the digital and technological challenge of using technology in my classroom, I am constantly looking for ways to use technology to help manage the assessment of students. I was looking at using Evernote, but that seemed only practical when I had access to an I-pad. What to do?
I am using OneNote that is connected to Microsoft Office, purely because its practical. Its already on my computer, I know how to use it and I can link computers and upload documents. I am always concerned that things will start to spiral out of control, so my aim here is to keep it simple

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