In June, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration and encourage discovery and curiosity.

Apps like this one can be handy for students and adults alike!

“While also a handy app to act as a scanner for documents, receipts and business cards, Office Lens by Microsoft gives the user the ability to snap a photo of a sign or whiteboard and turn it into a text recognized document in any Microsoft product (such as OneNote or PowerPoint).”

Platform: iOS, Android
Grades: 3rd Grade through Adult
Cost: FREE

This article from the Microsoft Education blog has interviews with three teachers who share the ways this app has helped them save time in their classrooms. This tutorial from Using Technology Better shows you how to take a printed worksheet and turn it into a digital copy.  And this post from Weston Technology Solutions explains several examples of ways the app can be used in business situations.

Watch this two-minute video to get an idea of what Office Lens can do: