We live in an increasingly digital world and every year there are a slew of new phone and tablet apps primed to shape how students learn. \u00a0With fall right around the corner, we’re covering our five favorite free apps here, so you can load up your smartphone in preparation of your first day back.<\/p>\n
My Study Life is a digital planner that manages all aspects of your class schedule and assignments, seamlessly integrating them into one simplified interface.\u00a0 A custom dashboard gives you a complete overview of your entire calendar so there are no surprises throughout the week.\u00a0 The notifications feature reminds you when assignments are due and the app even works offline, as long as you regularly keep it synced to your device.\u00a0 For longer projects, the time tracker manages how much of a task you\u2019ve completed so you can map out a schedule for the remainder of the assignment, right up to the due to the date.<\/p>\n
Free online classes are becoming incredibly popular and Khan Academy was one of the first companies to make them widely accepted almost ten years ago.\u00a0 Their longevity and huge network of educational resources make them the gold standard in free online education, offering thousands of tutorials, videos, practice quizzes and articles on practically every subject.\u00a0 The Khan Academy app is intuitive, customizable (you can create your own dashboard and track your progress) and you can even download content for studying offline.\u00a0 Great for students or of all ages.<\/p>\n
That one hundred dollar “required” graphing calculator is now a thing of the past thanks to apps like Desmos<\/a>.\u00a0 The Desmos app is an easy to use online graphing calculator that can quickly plot data, evaluate equations and get you prepped for your next calculus test \u2013 all for free.\u00a0 They also have an extensive video resource library on all sorts of common math topics, including derivatives, integrals and statistics.\u00a0 The app offers a new way for classrooms to tackle math by facilitating collaborative learning, allowing students to connect across devices and problem solve together.<\/p>\n You have the entire periodic table in your pocket with the Royal Science of Chemistry\u2019s Periodic Table app.\u00a0 Perfect for any chemistry class, you can easily look up important stats on every element or checkout hundreds of videos on popular chemistry experiments and how-tos.\u00a0 The app is customizable too, so you can focus on the elements that interest you.<\/p>\n With thousands of words at your fingertips, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary app is the definition of digital convenience for the 21st<\/sup> century English student.\u00a0 An easy to use search box lets you look up any word in seconds and vocabulary-building quizzes offer a fun way to test your knowledge.\u00a0 The app also includes a word of the day option, so you can start inserting words like \u201clexicon\u201d into everyday conversation.<\/p>\n We hope these apps will make the new school year a little bit easier for you, if you have any other recommendations, drop us a line in the comments! \u00a0We’d love to hear about them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nAvailable for FREE on Apple<\/a> and Android<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n
4. Periodic Table App by the Royal Science of Chemistry<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Available for FREE on Apple<\/a> and Android<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n
5. Dictionary App by Merriam-Webster\u00ae<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Available for FREE on Apple<\/a> and Android<\/a>.<\/em><\/h6>\n