25 Apps You'll Need to Survive College. College isn't all fun and games (unless you want it to be.)
Don't sweat it, though. Take a look at these 25 apps — they'll give you a smoother college experience by helping you study smarter, connect with new people and wake up in time for your early lectures. Your university probably has its own app, too — download it. It will provide you with a more tailored breakdown than a national application. Any helpful ones we missed? 1. Image: BenchPrep BenchPrep is an interactive course library with all the graduate and professional exam study material you can handle. Available for free on iOS and Android devices. 2. iStudiez Pro Image: iStudentPro. - StumbleUpon. Three-minute timed test. 1.
Read everything before doing anything. 2. Put your name in the upper left-hand corner of this paper. 3. Circle the word "Name" in sentence two. 4. TED: Ideas worth spreading. U News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker. Free Cornell Note Forms for American Digest Readers @ AMERICAN DIGEST. Free Cornell Note Forms for American Digest Readers Taking better notes requires having better tools.
Of all the various note taking systems I've used over the years, the best, by far, is "The Cornell Note Taking System" which was created by Walter Pauk, an emeritus professor at Cornell. Deceptively simple, the Cornell System supplies an armature that both organizes notes and encourages review and summarization. I use it for reading, research, and for planning and organizing projects from the simple to the complex. As an added advantage, I find that rigorous use of the Cornell system also aids and improves memory. For a long time, I've used the templates here as the basis of notes. I'm making my templates available for free on the Web today in downloadable PDF format. The three files are: 1) CornellNoteSystem.pdf <--- (40kb) This is the classic explanation how the note forms are used and in what order complete with graphic examples. List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP.
This article describes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to complete tasks in Windows XP.
General keyboard shortcuts Click here to show/hide list Dialog box keyboard shortcuts Click here to show/hide list. Advice for Students: Taking Notes that Work. Note-taking is one of those skills that rarely gets taught.
Teachers and professors assume either that taking good notes comes naturally or that someone else must have already taught students how to take notes. Then we sit around and complain that our students don’t know how to take notes. I figure it’s about time to do something about that. Whether you’re a high school junior or a college senior or a grad student or a mid-level professional or the Attorney General of the United States, the ability to take effective, meaningful notes is a crucial skill. Not only do good notes help us recall facts and ideas we may have forgotten, the act of writing things down helps many of us to remember them better in the first place. What Do Notes Do?
One of the reasons people have trouble taking effective notes is that they’re not really sure what notes are for. The purpose of note-taking is simple: to help you study better and more quickly. What to Write Down Second, what’s relevant? HackCollege - Student-Powered Lifehacking. The Ultimate Student Resource List - Stepcase Lifehack. It’s back to school time, yet again.
In the spirit of the season, I decided to gather together the best tools, websites, and advice I know of to help make you a more effective and relaxed student this semester. Since I know you’re broke, it’s all free! 10 Free Applications Every Student Needs Unless you have money coming out of your ears, you probably won’t want to shell out the cash you’ll need to get Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, EndNote, and so on — even with your student discount. These free apps do the job well enough, and sometimes even better than their paid or otherwise limited alternatives. OpenOffice.org: A top-quality, full-featured office productivity suite — word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, graphics editor, database, the works! 11 Online Tools Students Should Check Out.