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The Best Apps for your Education

The Best Apps for your Education. Temple University Russell Conwell Center Online Workshop. By the end of this workshop, you should have some new tools to increase your productivity and achievemen t at Temple!. GOAL.

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The Best Apps for your Education

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  1. The Best Apps for your Education Temple University Russell Conwell Center Online Workshop

  2. By the end of this workshop, you should have some new tools to increase your productivity and achievement at Temple! GOAL

  3. StudyTracker will help you stay on track to achieveyourgrade goals. Assess your performance in each of your courses to see where you need to invest your time. With StudyTracker you can: log your study sessions track your grades publish your class logs to Facebook to be a good influence on your fellow RCC students =) 10. StudyTracker ($0.99) Watch the Introduction Video

  4. The free Dictionary.com app delivers world-class reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com Features: 1,000,000 words and definitions 90,000 synonyms and antonyms Runs without internet access Includes audio pronunciations and similarly spelled words 9. Dictionary.com (FREE) Watch the commercial here.

  5. Created by the textbook rental company Chegg.com, the CheggiPhoneapp is a free tool for renting textbooks. Students can find and order textbooks from their iPhoneby searching by name or number, or by scanning the book’s barcode with the phone’s camera. 8. Chegg (FREE) This guy is super-annoying, but watch for more info.

  6. myHomework is a tool for tracking homework in an easy-to-use interface. Assignments are tracked by due date and assigned a color—red, orange, or blue—depending on their priority. 7. myHomework (FREE) Watch a quick tutorial here.

  7. iStudiez Pro is an all-in-one app for organizing a collegiate schedule. It helps users stay on top of courseloads, upcoming tasks, and major deadlines. Accolades: 2010 Best Young Adults App 2009 Best App Ever Award Winner in Education category! 6. iStudiez Pro ($2.99) Want more info? Click here.

  8. Mental Case is an efficient flashcard app for one’s Mac, iPhone, or iPad. It’s well worth the $5 bucks! You can create endless sets of flashcards with text, photo, or audio. You can also download existing flashcard sets from an online database. 5. Mental Case ($4.99) Watch the tutorial here.

  9. Got text anxiety? This app makes Andrew Johnson, a “Relaxation Coach” from the UK, your new best study buddy. According to the app’s listing, Exam Support will help you focus, improve concentration and overcome exam or test anxietythrough “guided audio meditation.” 4. Exam Support w/Andrew Johnson ($2.99)

  10. EverNote offers awesome note-taking capabilities. This app lets you keep track of text notes, web pages, photographs, and voice memos. Then, access them anywhere, anytime. Keep track of lectures, capture projected presentations, and document paper ideas from anywhere. 3. Evernote (FREE) Learn how to use it here.

  11. Sick of studying at the library but need the internet access? Wi-Fi Finder uses your GPS-monitored location to find open Wi-Fi networks nearby. Wi-Fi access points can be filtered by location type. Then, get directions to your location of choice, like the nearest coffee shop providing open internet access. 2. Wi-Fi Finder (FREE) Click here for a brief review.

  12. GoodReader is the best tool for viewing and managing large PDF files on your iPhone or iPod Touch. It syncs easily over Wi-Fi, USB, the internet, and email, and integrates with external servers like MobileMe, Google Docs, and DropBox. Get your read on while you are riding SEPTA! 1. GoodReader ($0.99) Watch the pdf action here.

  13. Or go to: http://www.apple.com/iphone/from-the-app-store/ All of these apps can be downloaded from the App Store on your iPhone.

  14. Happy APPing! What apps will you be using? Stop texting and get studying!

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