SmartBook

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  Note parser at work

Inspiration

• In the college lecture environment it is difficult to fully process all the information while taking notes
• We figured that technology could be leveraged to see through past notes in real time as you write
• This application could also tap into the shared knowledge of everyone by parsing not only your notes but the notes of your peers
• We also thought that this could be applied to those with learning disabilities to help digest the content they're given

What it does

• This application provides people with all learning levels the ability to easily go through their history of notes
• For those who may not have a strong ability to make connections to past notes, this application provides a helping hand to reinforce learned concepts and interlocking ideas
• Once online collaboration is completed the application will allow peers to share their ideas and perspectives

How we built it

• We used React.js for the frontend accompanied by Draft.js and antd frameworks
• Flask in the backend

Challenges we ran into

• HTTP requests were difficult to understand and implement
• Conceptually understanding how the frontend server interacts with the flask server
• Making a get request with a parameter in the url
• Using react

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Doing a hackathon
• Making a project using modern web tools
• Developing close to a full stack application

What we learned

• We learned a lot about setting up a project configuration (npm and pip)
• HTTP Requests and servers
• What flask is
• Using packages to drive fast development

What's next for SmartBook

• Sharing notes with friends
• Creating profiles to save your notes
• Chrome extension(??)
• A database
• More robust NLP

Built With

• antd
• css
• draft
• flask
• git
• html
• javascript
• npm
• pip
• python
• react