Students always look for ways to make their life simpler.
Luckily, for every problem, there is a mobile app or a service to solve it. If not, you can send an SOS by creating a hashtags for your woe, like #paperduenow or #examistomorrow.
To prevent such extremes, here is the list of apps that optimize routine tasks and assist students in their day-to-day responsibilities.
1. StudyBlue
With this flashcard app, you can take your notes anywhere you go and make use of the long and boring bus, train or plane trips. Think of all the time you waste commuting! Now you can turn those hours into productive time. You can use the vast database of 400+ million flashcards, create your own, customize your study materials with videos and images, and share them with your study buddies – everything conveniently in the palm of your hand.
2. EasyBib
For each college paper, you will need to prepare a proper bibliography. This is a necessary skill all students must possess. However, you can cheat a bit with this app. EasyBib is very helpful in correcting and generating the MLA style citations, it works with Google docs and it is free. However, this cool app is packed with other useful features. For example, it can suggest improvements to the grammar and punctuation of your essay and check for unintentional plagiarism.
3. myHomework Student Planner
This app is more than just a planner – it is your secretary. The best thing about the app is that it categorizes every task in your to-do list according to its priority and due date. Then it pings you with notifications of an upcoming event, so you will no longer forget things to do and stuff to bring to the class. The interface is intuitive and makes it easy to track the tasks and tick them off when they are done without wasting your precious time.
4. Focus Booster
The key to scoring good marks in the exams is focus. This app will help you to organize your studying sessions and manage your time based on the Pomodoro technique. By removing all the distractions and reminding you to take necessary breaks, it improves your mental focus and helps to build healthy habits. It also has a useful feature of tracking your sessions, so at the end of the week you will be able to check where your time went.
5. Office Lens
This app converts the images of whiteboards, presentations, and paper pages into editable texts. Just snap a picture and the optical character recognition will transform it into formatted text, which you can cut, paste, edit, and share. It is your portable scanner straight from the future – it ever sharpens blurred images and removes shadows. In addition, you can save contact details of the classmates in the form of a business card to access it anywhere anytime.
6. Amazon
Amazon has a special plan for students called “Amazon Prime Student”. It offers a six months free trial which you can cancel at no cost. It entitles you to free two-day shipping for millions of items. Among them, textbooks that you can buy or even rent. There are also some additional perks and deals for students. The best thing is after a free trial, you can avail on the 50% off paid membership.
7. Coursera
This app gives you access to more than 2,000 online courses from the top universities such as Stanford, Columbia, etc. These courses range from programming to data science to music and are absolutely free unless you wish to get certified. In addition, the courses are affordable if anytime you decide to take the certifications and add your new skills to your resume.
Now, being well equipped with these apps, get ready for all the as coming your way.
