Apps For Future Students

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Must Have Mobile Apps

Class Productivity
 Audio Note
 Inclass
 Istudiez (Pro/lite)
 Evernote
 iProcrastinate
 School Help
 Quizlet
 Simplemind
 Outliner
 Mental Case
 iHomework
 Things for iPad

Audio Note
 AudioNote combines the functionality
of note-taking and voice recording apps
to create a powerful tool that will save
you time while improving the quality of
your notes.
 By synchronizing notes and audio,
AudioNote automatically indexes your
meetings, lectures, classes, interviews—
you name it. Watch as your text and
drawings highlight during playback,
helping you to remember the context in
which they were taken. Tap notes to
seek in the audio, taking you instantly
to what you want to hear.
 Apple, Ipod/Ipad, Windows and Droid
platforms

inClass
 This free iPhone and iPad app
provides students with the tools
to keep up with material in the
classroom without missing out
on their professors' lectures.
Using inClass, students can
record audio, take text or video
notes, and create images of
slides or handouts. Students can
also use the app to share
materials with friends through
Facebook and iTunes.

Evernote
 It seems wherever you look
nowadays, there’s Evernote. The
popular organizational app can’t
do any wrong with its slick
interface and free storage. Its
ability to work on all platforms and
devices makes it simple to create,
curate and capture notes in a
simple and intuitive way, which
makes it a must-have app for
students of all ages.
 (Apple and Droid) platforms

iStudiez Pro
 Smart Summary
 Shows all the events you have for the current day. This real-time mode view
tracks your schedule during the day giving you full overview of the classes you
need to attend.
 Schedule Planner
 Good planning is crucial to get a hold of your schedule. Plan and manage your
courses and classes details, locations, instructors info, holidays and grades.
 Grades & GPA
 You can enjoy integrated grades tracker, allowing you track your grades in
percents, points or letters. Grades received for your courses will then be
calculated towards your overall GPA.
 Assignments Review
 The app allows you easy managing of all your homework and assignments:
sorting them by date, course and priority, setting due dates and track your
marks or grades received.
 Cloud Sync
 Synchronize your iStudiez Pro data in the blink of an eye between all your iOS
and Mac devices. Creating Cloud Sync account is free and fast, and it also
gives you additional guarantee of safeguarding your data.
 Interactive Calendar
 Reflects all of your classes and assignments in month and week views. Color
coding and cute icons for classes helps structuring your vision and makes it
easier to follow your academic schedule.
 iCal Integration
 25+ Languages

iProcrastinate:
 Available for the Mac and the
iPhone, this app allows students to
organize to-do lists and tasks by
listing the steps it will take to
complete them.
 Users can set priority levels for each
task, and iProcrastinate prompts
students to break them down into
parts—making projects more
manageable. For group projects,
task lists can be shared and
managed by multiple users..

School Help
 Droid platform app.
 School Helper is an extremly useful app,
which provides everything that a student
needs to keep his school life organized. No
matter if you want to insert your timetable
for looking it up, calculating your average in a
subject or just write down a little note to a
topic, with School Helper it's easy as never
before.
 Features:
- Add Widgets to your homescreen
(timetable, homework & exam)
- Insert your Timetable
- Display an overview of a subject
- Direct access to the next homework/exam
from the mainmenu
- Enter your marks
- Weight your marks
- Calculate the needed mark for your desired
average
- Display an mark overview for all subjects
- Enter your homework
- Prioritize your homework
- Write down some notes
- Insert your next exams
-

Quizlet
 Learn it your own way
 We’ve got six different study modes
 Flashcards
 Flip through and familiarize yourself with the
material.
 See it in action
 Learn Mode
 Track your progress and review the things you got
wrong.
 Scatter
 Match words to their definitions and try to finish
faster than your friends.
 Speller
 Type what you hear. Works in 18 different languages.
 Test
 Prepare for the actual test with an automatically
graded quiz.
 Space Race
 Earn points by typing in words before their
definitions vanish off the screen.
 Study with friends
 It's a great way to work together
 With more than 10 million free sets of digital
flashcards, Quizlet offers students a variety of
ways to study course materials. After
choosing a flashcard set or creating a new set,
students have the option of four study styles,
along with two varieties of flashcard games
that strive to bring an entertainment factor to
studying. Quizlet is available to students
through the Web as well as via more than 50
mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android-
powered devices.
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 There’s no shortage of note-taking apps
for the iPad, so when it comes to
searching and finding the gems through
the rubble, it can be quite gruelling.
Thankfully, SimpleMind is an app that
stands out for its ease of use and
simplicity. We all need an app which
we can open and use within seconds
and that’s where this app comes into
play – it’s clean, concise and no-
nonsense.
 ➤ SimpleMind: Free version, Paid
version
 Price: Free / $6.99
Simplemind

Outliner
 Outliner and Outliner for iPad
 Outliner for iPad allow you to
organize your thoughts, tasks, and
projects. Easily create a todo list for
today, or track an entire project
anywhere you are. Share your
outlines, edit your outlines online
with the free Outliner Online, and
collaborate with other Outliner
users.

Mental Case
 Thanks to smart-phones and state-of-
the-art technology, flashcards have
gotten a high-tech makeover.
 Meet the app called Mental Case.
 Like flashcards, this app enables you to
create mental notes, but it uses plenty
of bells and whistles. The virtual
flashcards include text, images, and,
yes, audio. They can be presented as
slideshows, too, with the capability of
sharing your notes with others via your
iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
 Mental Case recently landed on the list
of "7 Great Apps for the Back to School
Grind" by phillyBurbs.com, a suburban
Philadelphia news website.

iHomework app
 The iHomework app ($1)
makes organization a
cinch. Use it to keep
track of assignments,
readings, courses,
teachers, and schedules.
Even better: you can set
alarms for your
homework and be
notified of upcoming
deadlines.

Things for Ipad
 Things for iPad ($19.99)
 Superb Productivity iPad App
for Students
Things is a scheduler and task
manager in one, all in an awesome
window. Manage all your
activities, such as studying, sports
and errand, and well as work
related and school related
activities.
Things also lets you sync the
activities to your Macbook.

Paper Writing, Documents & Presentations
 Paper
 Bamboo Paper
 iAwriter
 QuickOffice
 Documents to Go
 Pages/Keynote/Numbers
 Haiku Deck
 GoodReader
 Doc Scan HD

Paper
 Winner at the 2012 Apple Design
Awards for Best iPad app, Paper has
taken creativity of app development to
new heights. Fiftythree’s visually
stunning app has garnered many fans
with a whopping 1.5 million downloads
within the first two weeks of release.
Whether you’re a designer or a novice,
Paper delves in to your inner artist
allowing you to express yourself with
the help of creative tools and filters. It
also makes for great storyboarding,
presentation and brainstorming tool.
The possibilities of what you can create
are endless.

Bamboo Paper – Notebook
 Famous for its pen graphic tablets,
Wacom’s first foray into the app market
is quite an impressive one. It’s stuck to
its trademark of pressure-sensitive
products and has created a note-taking
productivity app ideally suited for
students. With the help of a stylus,
make the most of your own natural
handwriting by sketching and
annotating notes, import images and
then print, save or email to share work
with fellow colleagues for slideshows,
brainstorming sessions and
presentations.

iA Writer
 iAWriter – $.99 – Thanks to
iCloud, students can write notes or
papers in this simple text editor
and then sync them quickly
between an iPad and a Mac. Lovers
of distraction free writing will like
the user interface.

QuickOffice
 Quickoffice Pro HD - $19.99 – Get
Numbers unless you really need
the $10 savings over getting the
three iWork apps which total $10.
 For both apple and droid platforms

Documents to Go
 View, edit and create Microsoft Office documents on
your device.
 Ipod/ipad, Droid and Blackberry

Pages, Keynote, Numbers
 Pages – $9.99 – Even though
Quickoffice costs less than buying
all three of the iWork apps Pages
is an excellent full-featured
document tool on the iPad. Get a
Bluetooth Keyboard and students
won’t need a laptop in class or
maybe ever. The app has great
layout tools for creating flyers

Haiku Deck
 Haiku Deck – Free – For
very simple and quick
slide show presentations
use this new app. I love it
for its simplicity. There’s
not video or audio
support, but it quickly
lets users import creative
commons images that a
student can legally use.

Goodreader
 You could be forgiven for thinking
Goodreader as just as a PDF reader for
the iPad. Yes, you can read PDFs, but that
just happens to be only one weapon in its
arsenal. Goodreader’s ability to import
and view any file type, be it text, audio or
movie is impressive and the elegant file
management with FTP server makes
accessing your files a breeze. You’ll find
this one utility app will do the job of
many.

Doc Scan HD
 With DocScan HD, scanning and sending a
document as high-resolution PDF or zipped
JPEG is a matter of seconds. In addition, You
can draw lines or annotate on the scanned
image before saving it as a PDF document.
The image quality is very close to what you
can get from a flatbed scanner. Besides email,
DocScan HD supports various ways to export
documents:

1. Print documents via AirPrint.
2. Upload pages to Facebook.
3. Export pages to Photo Albums.
4. Export documents to iBooks.
5. Export documents / pages to Other apps
via "Open In".
6. Export documents / pages to Dropbox.
Evernote, Box.net, Skydrive (Pro version
only)

E-books and E-textbooks
 E-textbooks
 Kno
 Course Smart
 Inkling
 Chegg
 E-books
 Kindle
 Nook
 Ibooks

Kno E-textbooks
 Textbooks by Kno – Kno
specializes in e-text books.
 Ever wish your textbook could
create flashcards automatically
for you? Wish you could get the
"A" students' notes directly in
your textbook? Wish you could
search for answers in your book
instantly? Or watch videos and
bring external content directly
into your book? Now you will
wish no more. With over 70
features, Kno goes to work for
you.

Course Smart
 eTextbooks and digital resources
for iPad by Coursesmart - Course
Smart caters to students. Leave the
heavy backpack at home and carry
those huge Science or Math texts
on an iPad.
 Instructors can request FREE
exam copies and desk copies as
eTextbooks. Plus, get digital access
in seconds when you qualify for
Instant Access!

Inkling
 Inkling is a platform for interactive books,
rebuilt from the ground up for iPad, iPhone,
and iPod touch, as well as PC and Mac..
No matter the topic, titles on Inkling are
packed with features not found anywhere
else:
* Movies, animations, music, podcasts,
slideshows, interactive images, 3D models
and more
* Chapters, sections, and figures organized
specifically for iPad and iPhone for intuitive
navigation that works for each device
* Predictive search for every word in the
book, as well as in Google and Wikipedia
* Highlights, notes and links gathered
instantly into your searchable notebook
* Interactive quizzes and study tools so you
see if you know what you think you know
* Shared notes with your friends and teachers
for questions and discussions
* Free content updates that keep your books
up-to-date

Chegg
 Not a fan of long lines at the
bookstore? One way to avoid
this might be the app that lets
you rent textbooks right from
your iPhone, iPad, and iPod
touch.
 What's the coolest feature? You
can scan a book's bar code with
the iPhone's camera, which
allows you to compare prices
from different stores and sites,
or set up a rental of the
textbook.

ibooks, Kindle and Nook apps
 Ibooks, Kindle – NOOK
Free – The best
bookstores on the web
gives readers access to
those books on their
mobile platforms.

Videos
 Entertainment
 Netflix
 Hulu Plus
 Education
 Khan Academy

NetFlix
 Netflix is the world’s
leading subscription
service for watching TV
episodes and movies on
your phone. This Netflix
mobile application
delivers the best
experience anywhere,
anytime.

HULU Plus
 Hulu Plus – Free –
Like Netflix, Hulu
Plus gives students
access to more first
run TV shows, some
the next day and some
a week later. Not all
their content works
on the iPad app, but
enough to make it
useful if the student
buys an $8/month
subscription.

Khan Academy
 Khan Academy - Free –
This app provides video
lessons on a lot of
subjects. While many of
them focus on younger
learners, they do offer
subjects that might help
college students. Things
like algebra or biology
get treatment in the app.

Cool Apps
 Textnow
 Textplus
 Textfree
 Dragon Diction
 Starbucks
 WifiFinder
 Dropbox
 ScanLife/ QR Reader

TextPlus
 Turn your iPod touch, iPad or
iPhone into a FREE phone.
 Works on WiFi, 3G & 4G so you
can text from anywhere.
 Free app-to-app messaging with
textPlus users anywhere in the
galaxy
 Walkie Talkie, Group Text & Send
Pics for free too
 Get a real free Phone Number to
text free from any device even iPad
or iPod touch

TextNow
 FREE TEXTING, PICTURE
MESSAGING, CALLING, AND
VOICEMAIL
 DEDICATED PHONE NUMBER
Give your friends your very own phone
number!
 UNLIMITED TEXT AND PICTURE
MESSAGING
You can send as many texts and picture
messages as you want – FREE!
 TURN YOUR IPOD OR IPAD INTO A
PHONE
Works on your iPod Touch, iPad, and
iPhone

Textfree
 Get a FREE mobile number Turn your
iPod touch or iPad into a real phone
with its own phone number Or it's a
free second line for your mobile phone
Tons of text tones and custom
wallpaper Send to multiple friends with
group texting
 Free texting to more than 25 countries
Facebook Chat right from Textfree and
keep in touch with friends who don't
text.
 Droid and Ipod/Ipad

Dragon Diction
 Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-
use voice recognition
application powered by Dragon
NaturallySpeaking that allows
you to easily speak and instantly
see your text content for
everything from email messages
to blog posts on your device.
 iPad™, iPhone™ or iPod
touch™.Also for Droid and
Blackberry platforms.

Starbucks app
 Get ready for coffee-
fueled all-nighters with
the Starbucks app (Free).
Use your iPhone to pay
for your drink, find
locations, check out
nutrition details, and
receive special offers.

Wi-Fi Finder
 Ever been out and in desperate search
for somewhere to use the Internet?
 Wi-Fi Finder might be a divining rod
for online access. The application
tracks down free and paid public Wi-Fi
hot spots on your iPhone, iPod touch,
Android, and more.
 This mobile app can detect some
545,000 hot spots in 144 countries
worldwide, according to Apple's online
store.
 For on-the-go students who might need
Internet access for research or
homework assignments, the Wi-Fi
Finder is the equivalent of a trusty
hunting dog with a nose for broadband.

Dropbox
 Dropbox is the solution for the
difficult file transfer that Apple
implemented, where you would
have to always go through iTunes
just to move files. With Dropbox,
you can simply add the file into the
Dropbox folder and it can be
accessed by different shared
devices, like Mac, PC, iOS devices,
even mobile! Free.

ScanLife/ QR Reader
 Now scans both QR codes and
barcodes. Fast and effective. App opens
instantly in real-time scanning mode.
FEATURES
- Auto-detect scanning. Simply hold
and point.
- Share using email, MMS, Facebook or
Twitter.
- Create your own QR codes
- Approve websites before visiting
them.
- Export your scans by CSV
- Integrated web browser
- Integrated map view
 For Droid Ipod/Ipad
 Camera NECESSARY

Language Apps
 Dictionary.com  Accela Study

Language Apps
 Arabic (Modern Standard)
 Chinese (Mandarin)
 Dutch
 French
 German
 Greek
 Hebrew
 Italian
 Japanese
 Korean
 Polish
 Portuguese (Brazilian)
 Romanian
 Russian
 Spanish
 Turkish
 Ukrainian

Dictionary.com
 You don't have to be a wordsmith to
appreciate the Dictionary.com app.
Compatible with the iPhone,
Blackberry, Android, and more,
Dictionary.com is a dictionary and
thesaurus that provides access to nearly
two million words.
 No need for an Internet connection
once you've downloaded the app. This
means that the entire dictionary and
thesaurus are available offline.
 The Dictionary.com app also says
words aloud when you tap the speaker
icon

Health and Fitness Apps for iPhone and
iPad and Droid
 1. Fitness Pro
With Fitness pro you can easily create your workout plan . It has 450+ exercise photos of real people that helps you find
right exercises for you . Fitness Pro 2.0 contains an advanced logging system that can assist you in tracking your progress. Just
start logging your exercises during a training so you can track your progress in detail.
 2. LoseIt
Succeed at weight loss with Lose It! Set goals and establish a daily calorie budget that enables you to meet them. Stay on track
each day by recording your food and exercise and staying within your budget. The average active Lose It! user has lost more
than 12lbs . I bet no liposuction surgeon can do that
 3. MyFitnessPal
When you use this app for the first time on your iPad or iPhone , it will ask basic question about your current weight, height,
activity level, goal weight etc. The best part is that the app will let you set goals for yourself. Like if you want to lose 1 pound
a week, the weight loss app will suggest you, as to how many calories you should be eating each day to reach that goal. You
can log in the food you eat in the app and this app will tell you how many calories that food has .The app shows your weight
loss over time in a graph format.
 4. MyNetDiary Calorie Counter
This app is powered by great 225,000 foods database. This is also a good weight loss app for keeping track of your weight
loss. It has a place to put in your meals and food you eat. It also calculates the calories each food item has by itself.You can
also put in the water consumption for the day, which is also an important part of weight loss.
 5. Prêt-à-Yoga Lite
If you don’t want to join yoga classes , or you want to do yoga alone then this is the right yoga app for you . This app gives
you full yoga instructions that you can follow at home . It is useful both for beginners and experts .
 6. GymGoal Lite
GymGoal is an excellent tool to track and optimize your workout . It has a huge encyclopedia of exercises for all kind of body
structures .

Health and Fitness Apps for iPhone and
iPad and Droid cont
 Immunity Boosters
If you have a strong immunity power , you wont get sick easily It helps to protect from all types of diseases from
common cold to cancer, keeps allergies in check as well as slows down the ageing process. This app will help
you to strengthen your immunity by giving you immunity boosting tips about the food you are eating .
 Home Remedies
Most of the non life threatening illness can be treated at home. This home remedies app tells you how you can
use natural cures for the treatment of common ailments . If you use home remedies wisely, it will save your time
and money.
 Doctor At Home
Doctor_at_home is an application which will help you in the treatment of commonly found diseases like cough
,cold, fever etc.using easily available things at home like aamla,grapes,lemon,ginger etc.This application
contains home remedies with picture of remedy.
 Yoga Workout Planner
Yoga Workout Planner is a comprehensive yoga app embedded with animated yoga classes on your android
device .Every yoga position is demonstrated in animation, along with detailed instructions and voice narration.
 Yog Nidra Meditation
Enjoy the deep relaxation, stress relief and benefits of guided meditation without prior experience through the
simple meditation technique of yoga nidra app.Just a few minutes of practice will improve your peace of mind,
focus and mental clarity.

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