For the life of a college student there’s always a continuous juggle of work, school and social lives that keeps one busy. Anything to lessen the load would be a miracle. But what if that miracle came from just an app?
Through the thousands of choices at your fingertips, many go above and beyond to enhance the educational experience. Here are the 10 best Smartphone/tablet apps to help you become a better student:
1. Evernote: A digital note taking app that can record in text, video, notes and photos, plus sorting the information in order of date. It can also sync from a phone to computer. (For: iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android and Blackberry)
2. myHomework: Tracks homework, classes, projects and tests with ease while syncing information to myHomeworkapp.com for review. Once your class schedule and assignments have been entered, you’ll receive notifications of due dates regarding to
your work. (For: iPhone and iPad)
3. Amazon Student: Need affordable textbooks? Don’t we all? Amazon Student includes a barcode scanning feature used to compare prices to validate if a campus bookstore overcharges you (most likely yes). This app has helped students tremendously with saving money while being aware of competitive pricing in order to get better deals. (For: iPhone and Android)
4. Mint: The life of a student revolves around money for many reasons: cars, food, clothing, supplies and many more. This personal finance app is a perfect guide to help students create a budget and stretch their money too. With a budget set, inputting a point-of-transactions will track your overall expenses. (For: iPhone and Android)
5. EZ Read: Contains the literature sources of SparkNotes.com providing plot overviews, quizzes, characters analysis, chapter summaries and key facts for popular books. (For: iPhone and Android)
6. iTunes U: Available to various colleges, including Eastern Michigan University, students have access to audio lectures, videos, books and documents for class assignments. (For: iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch)
7. Recordoid: Specifically for Android, this is a great app for recording audio notes or lectures that can be sent via email and is supported with an auto-backup.
8. Wi-Fi Finder: When you’re off campus but want to stay on top of emails, assignments or contact fellow group members, free internet is helpful. The GPS- monitor can locate Wi-Fi networks nearby along with the location type, directions and contact information. (For: iPhone and Android)
9. Dictionary.com: A popular app among college students, this dictionary and thesaurus has nearly two million words to search at ease. (For: iPhone, Android and Blackberry)
10. Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock: We’re all guilty of hitting the snooze button or sleeping in lectures. But would you believe that your smartphone can analyze your sleep cycle? Receiving five stars from 148Apps.com, this accelerometer monitors sleep movement and stages from drowsiness to REM (dream) sleep. It wakes you during the lightest sleep phase, stage 2, resulting in less grogginess throughout the day. (For: iPhone, $0.99)
