Paper notes are easy to lose, wasteful and often hard to organize. You can’t quickly search through all of your paper notes, duplicate them with a click of a button or access them from wherever you want. There are plenty of note-taking platforms around already, but few aimed solely at those in college, university or [...]
It’s that time of the year again: university finals (for those of you in high school and middle school, don’t worry – it’s coming). One thing that most students spend the most time on and have the most trouble with is studying. Unfortunately, you have to do it, but fortunately, there’s now an easier way – [...]
Reading proficiency is a big problem in today’s high schools. Only 33% of 4th graders can read proficiently. If you are a teacher and trying to improve the reading proficiency of your students, check out ReadWorks. It is a reading comprehension solution that addresses the reading proficiency problem in classrooms. It is aimed at teachers [...]
Being a college student is hard work. Students with a full time course load can easily become overwhelmed keeping track of all the work they have to do. Between all the reading, studying, and papers, it can be easy for something to slip through the cracks, and that will have a negative effect on the [...]
Have you just passed college? Did you take loans from various sources to aid your finances during college? If yes, then you are going to need to some help in monitoring the progress of loan repayment to these various sources. Here to help is a site called TuitionIO. TuitionIO is a web service that lets [...]
There is no shortage of online tools aimed at teachers, many of which provide study materials and classroom exercises. Another such example is Quizdini, which sets itself apart from the rest of the crowd by being completely free and highly customisable. The online tool allows teachers to modify the materials and tailor the learning experience [...]
Create your own version of Jeopardy, the popular American quiz game show that’s been on TV for a million years. The (very) unofficial JeopardyApp offers a simple online template you can use with your class. Don’t expect sound effects, fancy graphics or even a way to enter answers – this site is intended less to [...]
Tablets are increasingly being used in classrooms and new ways are being constantly thought of to help the learning process. One tool that works towards this purpose is SketchLot. SketchLot is a free to use web service that makes using a tablet in the classroom environment easier. The application provides teachers and students with an [...]
My Study Life is an online planner for students, teachers and lecturers designed to make the process of education easier for everyone involved. It stores everything related to studies in the cloud and makes it available from anywhere. To start using it, add the extension to your Chrome browser and lauch the app. It is [...]
If you are a student and need a single tool to organize your studies in one place, check out HeapNote Student. It is a browser add-on for Chrome that lets you organize your student notes and assignments online. You can take notes, manage your schedule, keep track of your assignments and grades, organize research and [...]
Modern aptitude exams have a special focus on English vocabulary and your knowledge of the meanings of many words is tested. This can be confirmed by any student who is preparing for the SAT, ACT, or GRE exam. There are various techniques developed to help students learn the meanings of these words such as flash [...]
Students, business owners, mathematicians and even home users will often need to resort to formulae for their work, study or home needs. FormulaSheet is a service designed to help facilitate working with and remembering formulas, and is one of the first sites of its kind aimed at this specific use. Registration is free, if slightly [...]
Parents need to be more aware of their child’s progress in the classroom. Unfortunately, neither parents nor the teachers usually have enough time for regular meetings to discuss the progress of the students and areas that require improvement. What is required is a simple communication platform that lets teachers reach out to the parents whenever [...]
Writers try their best to not make any mistakes while they are writing something. They try to stay clear of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and most importantly, plagiarism. Such errors can still unintentionally creep into your writing pieces and it is best to double check for them before you submit your articles. Here to help [...]
A test is an objective way to gauge knowledge. Most of us have memories of, or still experience, the ritual of sitting in a classroom, filling out sheets of questions designed to tease out our level of competence. Gnowledge brings that feeling to the web. Design or take tests on almost any topic. Educators can [...]
Are you a teacher looking for a cool and different way to teach your students? This new website called Edcanvas could be just the ticket. With this site, you can create customized canvases that offer a new and exciting way to teach students. You can implement all kinds of elements into your canvas to build a cool [...]
Teachers mostly need to have their lessons clearly planned and organized to meet the teaching criteria of the class’s syllabus. Maintaining lecture plans on physical paper is difficult especially when it comes to sharing lecture plans with others. Here to help you organize your lessons in a better way is a web app called Planboard. [...]
In a classroom there are times when students do not fully understand the topics being taught. But many of them are too shy to say anything about it and thus they are reluctant when it comes to asking questions. It becomes difficult, therefore, for the teacher to see which topics their students are confused about. [...]
The Common Standards set guidelines for what the topics and skills that students should cover according to their grade. While planning classes, teachers have to factor in the Common Standards and fit them into their course agenda. Here to help teachers easily plan course by keeping Common Standards in view is a website called Common [...]
Many teachers today use computers to maintain student records and grades. Most teachers will use Excel spreadsheets to maintain these records. But a far more convenient approach is provided by a web service called JumpRope. JumpRope is a free to use web service that helps teachers maintain records for their classes online. You start by [...]