You're writing your first blank slate!

Here are the most important things when writing blank slates.

First: Bookmark this page ( + d). Each time you need to write something down, click the bookmark and just start typing!
Style your slates with markdown. Here's an example and the result when viewed
To save, press " + s" at any time or click "save" in the bottom right
To save as a Google Doc, press " + g"
To download as a PDF, press " + p"

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Style your notes with Markdown

Titles: #This will be a title (##this is a sub-title)
Bold ( + b): **this will be bold**
Italics ( + i): *italics*
Link: [click here](https://source-url.com)
- this starts a list
* sub-list item 1
* sub-list item 2
More

Keyboard shortcuts

+ s: Save your note
+ g: Save as Google Doc
+ p: Download as a PDF
To publish as a blog, just use a #title at the top and then "publish" on the view-note screen
Markdown Info Close

Create a user or save note as a guest? Hint: guests can not access their notes on other devices and will lose notes if they clear their cookies.
signup for permanent user continue as guest

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Best Online Tools for Students and Teachers Alike

These are some online tools that will help you revise and share your work more effectively.

Blank Slate

This is a service that hosts this article, among other notes. The name, 'Blank Slate', suggests that you can instantly open a tab, write a note and save it for later. You can even publish the note so that other people can read it! This is useful if a teacher wants to make and/or present notes, or if a student wants to publish their work to the Internet.

Needs an account to save or publish notes. Can use as a basic text editor without an account.

Jitsi Meet

This open-source alternative to Zoom, Google Meet and other popular video-conferencing platforms is simple and easy to use. Some benefits are:

No login
No downloads
Remote access to other computers (useful for tech support)

More tools will be added later

About Blank Slate

Blankslate.io is a free, browser-based note-taking application. Open the page and start typing — no setup required.

With Blank Slate you can:

Write and edit notes using markdown formatting
Save notes to a permanent account or continue as a guest
Share notes with others via a public link
Export notes to PDF
Optionally export notes to Google Docs

How we use Google user data

Blank Slate only requests access to your Google account when you choose “Save as Google Doc.” We use Google Drive access solely to create or update a Google Doc from your note content. We do not read, store, or use your Google data for any other purpose.

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