Editing Post-it note (section)

=== Workspaces and the classroom ===
[[File:Structured Data on Commons data modelling session at the Wikimania 2019 Hackathon - post it notes 02.jpg|thumb|An example of Post-it note use in the workplace]]
Post-it notes can be used in design teams to offer up personal ideas, assist in group activities like brainstorming, and support design thinking and design outcomes.<ref name="Dove-2018">{{Cite journal |last=Dove |first=Graham |journal=Design Studies |date=July 2018 |volume=57 |pages=112–134 |title=Grouping Notes Through Nodes: The Function of Post-It Notes in Design Team Coginition |doi=10.1016/j.destud.2018.03.008 |s2cid=115282358 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X18300255? |access-date=2023-02-20|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

They offer a wide variety of advantages in a classroom—for instance, they are cost efficient, don't take time to set up, and are simple enough to be used by almost any age group. They have uses in concept mapping, labeling models, and more. They can also be used when explaining and teaching about broader terms like genetics.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Weisenberg |first=Richard |journal=Journal of College Science Teaching |date=1997 |volume=26 |issue=5 |pages=339–344 |title=Appropriate Technology for the Classroom – Using 'Post-it Notes©' As an Active Learning Tool: Discovering a Simple yet Effective Teaching Device in Everyday Classroom Supplies |jstor=42991016 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42991016 |access-date=2023-02-20}}</ref>

They are used in the workplace both to convey information and to offer praise or words of encouragement. They can help boost communication between coworkers and can help communications between departments. They can also serve to praise people or tell them to keep up the good work.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Holton |first=Lisa |journal=ABA Journal |date=January 2004 |volume=90 |issue=1 |page=20 |title=Strange Currency: In One Firm, Post-It Notes and Bonuses Promote Good Work |jstor=27842907 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27842907 |access-date=2023-02-20}}</ref>

They can be used to annotate textbooks in place of standard highlighting and sideline note-taking methods, allowing the pages to remain free of markings.<ref name="Davis-Wiley-2015">{{Cite web |last=Davis-Wiley |first=Patricia |date=August 2015 |title=Enhancing Metacognitive Literacy: A Research Study Using Sticky Notes in the Classroom |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325504204 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Research Gate}}</ref> Additionally, Post-it notes can be used to visually guide students to important points in the textbook, helping them find information faster.<ref name="Davis-Wiley-2015" />

They are convenient for team exercises involving graphic organizers, such as a [[Ishikawa diagram|fishbone diagram]].<ref name="lsa.umich.edu">{{Cite web |title=Sticky Notes: The Low Tech Teaching Tool {{!}} U-M LSA LSA Technology Services |url=https://lsa.umich.edu/technology-services/news-events/all-news/teaching-tip-of-the-week/sticky-notes-the-low-tech-teaching-tool.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=lsa.umich.edu |language=en}}</ref> Students can easily collaborate on an organizer by each contributing one idea or clause on a Post-it.<ref name="lsa.umich.edu" />