When it comes to studying, it's easy to get lost in notes and ideas. Interactive apps can be used to make study sessions less of a chore and help you get more out of the time you put in. That's why we've collected a list of apps that will help you make flashcards, mind maps and work more efficiently.
Here are some of the best educational apps for students that make studying simple.
- Spotify
- Office Lens
- Google Drive
- myHomework Student Planner
- Penultimate
- Grammarly
- Quizlet
- Offtime
- SimpleMind
1. Spotify - great for helping you focus
Spotify is a digital music streaming service that gives you access to lots of songs, playlists and podcasts. You can change up your approach to studying by listening to educational podcasts on your chosen topic, or you can work whilst playlists created specifically for revision sessions play.
Music that is relaxing can also help you reduce stress and anxiety, leading you to study more efficiently. For long study sessions, background music can help lift your mood. A study suggests that students are more focused and motivated when they are in a good mood. So, if you're in a good mood, you might be able to study for longer.
2. Office Lens - great for taking photos of lecture slides
Office Lens is a free app that lets you take pictures of whiteboards or printed documents, which is great when you want to refer back to previous lectures and lessons.
It then enhances your photo by cropping, sharpening and straightening it. The scanned images can be exported to almost any app and can be made accessible from there.
Thanks to Office Lens, you'll be able to quickly take a photo of your lecture slides or documents rather than trying to write everything down as fast as you can before your lecturer moves on.
3. Google Drive - great for storing documents
With a Google Account, you get 15 GB of storage for free. It’s the best place to save and store all of your documents online so that your work will be safe if your laptop crashes.
You can also collaborate on a shared document with your classmates - there's no need to constantly email documents back and forth. You only need to share a link and you can all work on the same document together from different computers/laptops.
Google Drive is particularly great if you’re working without Wi-Fi. Using your Google Chrome browser, install the Google Drive Web app and you’ll be able to access and edit files even when you’re not online.
4. myHomework Student Planner - great for being reminded of deadlines
myHomework Student Planner is a free digital-planning app for students to organise their upcoming assignments and daily routine.
Adding descriptions for each task is quick and simple with the tap of a button. Students can set the due dates so they are reminded of deadlines. You can also identify high, medium or low priority tasks so you can prioritise and get everything done in a timely manner.
5. Penultimate - great for storing notes
Penultimate is an award-winning digital handwriting app made by EverNote, allowing users to write with a digital pen and upload the work to any device.
You'll never have to worry about losing important handwritten notes again as everything is synced and easily accessible on the app. It’s very basic, simple to use and makes writing notes fun.
6. Grammarly - great for checking spelling and grammar
Grammarly conducted a survey and 84% of students using the app reported improved grades. This is a very useful tool, especially if your first language isn’t English.
In your free account, you'll be able to check all your essays for grammar and structure mistakes. It also provides more context behind your potential mistakes and is a useful tool for learning the English language and line-editing.
7. Quizlet - great for flashcard learning
With the Quizlet app, students can search an online database of more than 13 million user-created flashcard sets on a wide variety of topics.
This free app is used for reviewing flashcards and you can use it to create your own sets of flashcards. You can organise a study session with your friends and test each other.
8. Offtime - great for blocking out distractions
Offtime is great for when you just want to study without distractions. It blocks your calls, text, notifications and restricts access to any apps for a specified period of time.
It limits your phone usage, so you can make sure you can focus. You can make exceptions for the people important to you or send out custom auto-replies that let others know when you’ve finished.
9. SimpleMind - great for brainstorming
Mind mapping is a great study method as it helps organise your thoughts and come up with new ideas.
With SimpleMind, you can create your own mind maps or you can opt for one of the auto layouts and fill it in. You can work to any scale you like as it boasts a virtually unlimited page size and a number of elements.
Utilising these apps, studying hard and graduating from a highly-ranked UK university with an undergraduate degree also starts your future career path in the right way. The level of education in the UK is well respected in India, so you’ll be able to start your career back home too.
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