Camscanner

Overview

PURPOSEEasily scan documents and/or hard copy resources and save as PDF or images on your phone, easily upload online, no need for scanner-printer.
GETGoogle Play Store
Apple App Store
INTERNETStable Internet connection is needed for downloading the application. Once downloaded, no need for Internet (except for sharing PDFs or images online).
ACCESSIBILITYAccessible for all kinds of devices – desktop, smartphones, tablet (Android & Apple).
NOTES• Camscanner leaves a watermark on the corner of the scan so you may want to plan the framing of the scan so that the watermark can be cropped out later.
• Consider experimenting with the different filters to achieve a certain look for the scan.

How to use

Check out the helpful video tutorial below!

Sample uses

If you have a hard copy handout, and don’t have access to a soft copy nor a scanner device, consider using Camscanner to make a soft copy version of the handout. This way, you’ll have a digital copy on file and can distribute this copy to your students more easily.

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