Post-it App, a note-taking app
Description: The Post-it App is helpful for organising, capturing, and sharing handwritten Post-it Notes. Users can digitise physical Post-it Notes by taking pictures with their mobile devices and then organise them into digital boards. It is available for free, with additional features offered through in-app purchases. Signing up for an account is not required. The Post-it App was developed by 3M Company.
Evaluation: The Post-it App is a valuable tool to organise notes and ideas. For teachers, it can be useful for organising notes taken during lessons and sharing them with students, as well as organising them for other occasions. It can also be used for brainstorming or planning in teams. Digitised images can also be included in PowerPoint, Excel, Dropbox, and others.
Cost: Free + in-app purchases.
Respect for privacy
Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium. 3M, which owns Post-it App, collects users’ device and browser information and shares it, on an aggregated, de-identified basis, with third parties including service providers and business partners. The purposes of this range from targeted advertising to business operations. 3M implements technical, organization, and physical security measures to protect user information. It also acknowledges users’ right to access, copy, correct, and delete their data, among others. Users can control their privacy through browser settings. 3M states compliance with the GDPR. See more here and here.
Type Of Interaction:
Group/pair work - classmates,
Individual work,
Content:
You supply,
Usability and tech notes ▼
Time efficiency
Time needed to learn how to use a tool and its time-saving potential: Medium.
Interface language(s)
The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to: English.
Saving work for future use
Can work be saved for future use?: Yes, progress gets saved on users' devices.
Any other relevant information:
- Installation required?: Yes; it is a device app.
- Compatibility/ Operating System: iOS, Android.