Squid Notes - Take digital handwritten notes for class, work, or fun! Markup PDFs, sign documents, & more

Squid is an inking app that works on Android (and Chromebooks as an Android app) and allows you to take handwritten notes, create drawings, markup PDF files and more. 

You can create beautiful notes at any zoom level and on any compatible device, erase entire letters and words quickly with the stroke eraser, move, resize, copy/paste and change color and thickness of strokes at any time.




There are a variety of "paper" styles as well, including lined, Cornell Notes and Graph Paper.

Great for math and science classes.

You can also mark up PDF documents, add notes, grade student work, combine PDF pages, import, crop and resize images, and more. 

In addition, you can easily share and present your notes. Export notes to PDF, PNG or JPEG, create a virtual whiteboard and present and write directly on your slides. 

They have a site dedicated to using Squid in the Classroom with tips, resources and use cases. https://www.squidnotes.com/edu



Squid recently published a series of how-to videos about Squid and have a product overview video and a case study with a 6th-grade math teacher.

They do not currently have a way to backup notes automatically to Google Drive (but are working on it), however, you can create manual backups to Drive: http://feedback.squidnotes.com/knowledgebase/articles/1185616.

G Suite for Education does not currently support payments for Android apps, so they have released the Squid EDU Bulk License for the Academic Year. When this license app is installed alongside Squid, the premium features will be unlocked for the academic year. For more details, please see this FAQ article.

The cost of the EDU license fro 2019-2020 is $4/user with a minimum purchase of $100 for the academic year.


Check it out: http://squidnotes.com and https://www.squidnotes.com/edu 




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Annopad - free notepad/bookmark tool for your browser

Annopad is a free extension, described as a notepad/bookmark hybrid, for Chrome and Firefox that allows you to take notes while on any website. You can create, save, and export URL specific notes to save notes, reminders and more.

Click on the extension while on a website and add notes about that site. It saves the URL of the site with the note. It's very easy to use and can be a great tool for doing research and for students to take notes while on a site.

Other note taking tools like Evernote and OneNote capture the URL when you clip a webpage and you can add notes to that clipping later, but this is much simpler, quicker and easier to use while still on the web page.








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Lino - free Sticky Note and Canvas web service

Lino is a free sticky note and canvas web service I learned about from our school's webmaster. He is using it on the school's main website page as a place for teachers to post notices about clubs and other information. It was started because we have a large group of students who attend a regional aquaculture school in the morning and miss the morning announcements. This is a great, easy way for teachers to post updates and info.

Lino is free, easy to use and no account is needed. It allows you to add your canvas and notes to your website so that you can easily add notes and updates. There are different canvas's and designs you can use also. It's a great way for teachers and administrators to quickly and easily post notes and notices on their websites.

It's available for PC, iOS and Android. Check it out.