August 17, 2010
Back in high school, when I first started taking some of the more advanced math classes, I would have loved to have had the sort of tools and resources that the Internet now offers. Instead, I had to invest in an expensive scientific graphic calculator – the famous HP 48G. It took me a full [...]
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August 12, 2010
We have had quite a few overviews of various educational tools already including online learning tools, top ten student tools and language learning tools. Today, we are going to talk about teaching tools for a change. Today’s set of tools will make anyone’s learning super-engaging: whether you have (or plan) kids or you want to [...]
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August 3, 2010
Many people have a real knack for teaching even the most complicated concepts to people. Other people are avid learners who are always looking for new information to read about, or new skills to acquire. Here at MakeUseOf, we’ve covered a variety of choices for when you want to find resources for online learning, like [...]
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August 2, 2010
Hola, amigos y vecinos. As with any language, if you want to learn to speak Spanish, it can be very challenging. But there are several useful resources that can help you get started, or are useful if you”˜re taking a Spanish course or need a refresher. These resources are a mix of websites and Apple [...]
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July 21, 2010
After monitoring digital trends in student technology and tools for some time, GradeGuru, a McGraw-Hill Education startup has worked out which tools are the most useful for students. They have also ascertained what types of online tools are most important to students and know exactly what needs to be covered in a definitive list of [...]
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July 6, 2010
Even the best of us have a grammatical issue from time to time. Where should we turn to to resolve those timeless questions about when to use “lay” and when to use “lie”? There are a ton of great free grammar resources on the web to answer these questions and just about any other grammatical [...]
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June 28, 2010
It’s time once again for our featured Movers and Shakers post. Each week, we take one software category and list the top ten most downloaded free apps CNet category entitled Educational Software. These are applications that students can take advantage of or anybody for that matter. These are tools that help us study. The top [...]
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May 31, 2010
It’s time once again for our featured Movers and Shakers post. Each week, we take one software category and list the top ten most downloaded free apps. This week we are looking at a CNet category entitled Student Tools. These are applications that students can take advantage of like note-taking applications and software that help [...]
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May 24, 2010
Through the years, I have tutored many kids for the SATs. Many were students whose parents couldn’t afford to pay for tutoring lessons; others were just looking for resources to be able to study on their own. Every year, thousands of students with dreams of going to a good college, try to prepare themselves for [...]
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May 16, 2010
There are many aspects of studying, all requiring their own habitat and instruments. Most importantly, there’s note-taking, studying, and exercising. All of these come with specialised tool-sets. Each rendering additional costs and practical difficulties. Most people don’t realize how powerful their smart phone really is – and how diverse the applications are. It’s often hard to [...]
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May 14, 2010
Learning a new language can be a difficult task. It takes hard work, dedication, and time. It’s better to learn multiple languages when you’re a child, but a lot of people didn’t grow up with that option. That’s okay, because we have the Internet! Mastering a new language can be tedious work, but no one [...]
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May 5, 2010
Teaching kids all about alphabets and numbers used to involve plastic blocks or glossy books. Of course, you had to throw in lots of patience too. The patience bit has remained unchanged across generations, but a few new teaching tools to help with alphabets and numbers have come into the picture. In the Web 2.0 [...]
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April 28, 2010
I am sure there are a lot of students out there in MakeUseOf land. So when I came across pElement, I knew I had to share it with the group. pElement is an interactive periodic table of the elements. It provides you with all the data you need for your chemistry or other science class. Maybe [...]
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April 12, 2010
Have you ever finished a course and later wondered what was the name of that book you wanted to get around to reading? Can’t recall the brilliant tips you were given? Wish you could still find your readings? Can’t remember the tutor’s name anymore? Wish you knew what books other people had referenced in their [...]
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April 7, 2010
This article covers several useful and powerful Wikipedia search engines. Put in a search with a keyword into a regular search engine and there’s a high chance a reference from Wikipedia will pop up at the head of the results. Wikipedia has become a virtual “˜Encyclopedia Britannica’ for a lot of us. I would rate [...]
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