These Phone APPS Have Been Suggested in Class
Dragon Dictation
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Dragon Dictation - If you need to get something noted down quickly it can often be better to dictate it. Not all of us have a personal secretary following us around though, and for these people Dragon Dictation could be the answer.
This free app records your voice and converts it into text in a very simple fashion. After loading Dragon Dictation just click on the record button and start talking. Press the 'Done' button when you're finished and after a few seconds a transcript of what you said will be shown.
Summify
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Summify - creates a beautiful daily summary of the most relevant news from your social networks, and delivers it to you by email, web or mobile. Stay in the loop and get back to being productive. Get your own social news summary at: http://summify.com/
Summify is available on the web and iPhone, with iPad and Android apps soon to follow.
Summify is available on the web and iPhone, with iPad and Android apps soon to follow.
Remind Me
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Remind Me is a simple little app designed to replace the sticky notes you’ve been slapping on your forehead before you go to bed at night. When you unlock your phone, a short message of your choosing is displayed as your wallpaper. Personally, thinking about how often I check the time on my iPhone or unlock it to do something on it, the wallpaper gets a lot of visibility. Having a reminder there is a great idea. The trouble with Remind Me is the menu-diving you’ve got to do to get your message up!
Ihomework
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Before school even starts, you'll want to get yourself organized. This handy school organizer keeps your courses, school work, grades, to-dos, teacher information, and more right at your fingertips. Sync information between your iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Mac with this useful app.
Amazon Student
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Next, you're going to need some books. Whether you're a college student in need of textbooks or a high school student with required reading, get great deals on books with Amazon Student on your iPhone or iPod touch. You can even sell them (the books OR the electronics!) back when you're done.
Stanza
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But what if you need to read some classics for your courses this year? You don't even have to buy them. Free app Stanza delivers over 50,000 classic titles straight to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad at no
Dictionary.com
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OK, you've got your textbooks and required reading books -- now how about some reference titles to have on hand? This is the only dictionary/thesaurus you'll ever need. The entire dictionary is on your phone and includes "Word Of The Day" to help you improve your vocabulary and pronunciation (though that feature needs Internet connectivity). You can also find an ad-free paid version, plus iPad versions as well.
World Atlas HD
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Just about every student needs to refer to an atlas from time to time, and this one from National Geographic is a nice one for your iPad. Download the maps of your choice while you're in a wifi spot, and you'll have them at your fingertips anytime, even when you don't have internet access.
Wikipanion
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Let's face it, Wikipedia is a commonly used reference everywhere. We don't recommend citing Wikipedia as a primary source for your research, but it's a quick and easy way to get information about just about anything. This version of the site is free and available in iPad form as well. You can also upgrade to the paid versions for more features.
Cooliris
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No matter what the class, at some point your teachers will be talking about something and won't have a good visual representation of whatever they're talking about. If you're a visual learner, that just won't do. Use the fullscreen search on Cooliris to find nice big photos of virtually anything.
Evernote
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All right, you've gotten organized, you've gotten your books and some reference titles as well. Now, let's take some notes! Evernote is an outstanding free note service that has far too many features to list here. For example: text recognition in Evernote makes it a breeze to take a snapshot of a syllabus or assignment. As long as the text isn't really tiny, all your assignments for the semester should be easily searchable. What was that teacher's policy on late assignments? How many pages was that paper supposed to be? It's just one quick search away. Yes, that picture you took of words is searchable! All of your notes are seamlessly synced between your computer, your smartphone (iPhone or most any other), iPod touch, and your iPad.
Metal Case Flashcards
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You've taken great notes, now it's time for the first quiz of the semester! You need to study, right? The best way to study for many tests is with flash cards. You'll have to buy the desktop client as well to benefit from syncing ($15 for students), but for what this universal app offers there's simply none better. There's also a free version you can try out. One of the coolest aspects of this app is access to FlashcardExchange.com, which offers millions of pre-made flashcards you can download directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Dropbox
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Now, it's time to write that first paper! Everyone knows you should always, always back up your papers! One way to do this is with Dropbox. Simply download Dropbox onto your computer and save all of your papers into it. Now, you can access your papers from any computer, your iPhone, iPod touch, and your iPad. Never lose a paper (or forget it at home) again!