10 Great Educational Sites And Apps For Students

School and university are in full swing and for students it’s never too early to prepare for and do a little swotting up on exams. Fortunately, there has never been a better time to be a student when it comes to tools and resources.

The online world provides resources that a student 10 or 15 years ago could only dream of. So, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best online resources and apps for students looking to nail those exams.

Chegg Flashcards

This is a great app for people with a tablet or phone (everyone nowadays) and a penchant for learning through flash cards. The app allows you to create cards, add images and also provides access to a range of premade cards and in doing so helps you study for exams.

The app also allows you to create your own quizzes and tracks your scores, speed and also allows you to swipe and return to questions at the end like a real exam. It’s a very useful, if simple app a lot of people will love and find useful.

Droid Scan

This app is just one of a number for the smartphone and is essentially a portable document scanner. It allows you to take an image of anything from a page of a book to a white or blackboard and then turns it into a PDF.

It uses a number of tricks to sharpen the resolution and shape it into a perfectly readable document that you can keep in your notes. It’s a great, quick and easy way to work and you can send it to your Dropbox or Google Drive.

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Evernote Peek

Evernote Peek syncs with your Evernote account and using the questions and information from the latter creates questions on your iPad. You simply use the cover to peek at the question and then can lift it to see the answer to the full question. It’s a nice little app and a great way to test your knowhow.

Margins

Are you one of those people who writes notes in the margins of books – well with this app you won’t have to anymore. Each note you save can include a quote and a comment so you remember what you were reacting to and exactly where to find the passage you need. The app even allows you to search for keywords and includes bibliographic information

MyTutorWeb

If you’re looking for tutoring for that exam or just want to get a better grip on a subject for your own sake MyTutorWeb can make a big difference. The website offers you global access to hundreds of quality tutors and you can work with them through the site’s video connection, record the sessions for later and take notes as you go.

It offers a wide range of subjects from physics A-Level tutors to tutors to prepare for all GCSE subjects. There’s also a raft of other great stuff on there too and you can even meet your tutor before you decide to hire them to ensure that you get along. Simply, it offers great tutoring no matter where you are.

Remember the Milk

It’s a list app – simple yes, but as anyone who has ever done exams will know, essential at exam time when your head turns into a ball of fluff. It’s a great app that helps organise, prioritise and remind and it works with a range of web apps and email browsers.

iMind

Mind maps can be a great way to learn and more visual thinkers tend to love them. This app is a great one for organising mind maps and provides a clear, cross-platform option for those with an Apple device. They look great and they’re very useful.

Grammar Up

This is a great app for those looking to give their grammar a little bit of a kickstart before exams and it has 1800 questions over 20 different areas of grammar. It’s ideal for those hoping to improve vocab, spelling and syntax before an exam.

DropBox

The ultimate app for cloud storage and it allows you as a user to bring all your notes, videos, files and information to wherever you wish to access them, whether it’s a public computer or a mobile device. Users get a number of GB free and if they need more rates aren’t too expensive. It works in conjunction with a number of other apps too.

Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Puncuation

This app has over 250 questions on the grammar of the English language and comes with plenty of information and insight into the area.

These are fantastic apps for study and can really help in the run up to exams or all year round in preparation. Take a look and see what you think.

Christian Ryan is a educator and a teacher. He loves apps and believes they have changed education for the better.

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