As a new semester of college SPRINGs back into action (get the pun?), most students are mostly dreading the stress that awaits them. Did last semester leave you with a bad taste in your mouth? Did you feel as though managing your time between school, work, student involvement, and your social life was impossible? Maybe your managing skills are not the best and you tend to be a forgetful person! Hey, it happens to all of us. Great news! Because of the innovative technology era in which we live in, there are useful tools that can make this and the next semesters to come much more manageable!
Technology has come a long way since when most of us students began school in either pre-school or kindergarten. Back in those early days, every year we were given agendas as tools to begin to instill in us that organization is a key factor of success. On the other hand did this agenda ring or vibrate every time you needed to be somewhere or an assignment was due soon? Was this agenda conveniently with you where every you went, being the perfect storable size? Well… no I doubt it.
Luckily people in this world continuously find new and innovative ways to provide us with the most efficient and accessible solutions to our everyday stresses and struggles.
In order to be successful, especially in college, is to be able to strategically and efficiently manage your time, so that everything that needs to be done gets done. With good time management is always organization. Our brains have proven to fail us time and time again when trying to remember when our assignments are due, test dates are, club meetings are located, and maybe even just remembering to have some downtime.
One tool that I have seen be very useful is a very inclusive application downloadable on your smartphone or laptop, called : iStudiez Pro
“iStudiez Pro is the unique application for students which combines tracking schedule,
homework and grades with a delightful user experience. ” – iStudiez Pro website.
As one of the highest rated, student friendly practical apps on the market right now, istudiez has the reputation of being extremely user-friendly as well as not just being an electronic agenda but a life saver!
ANOTHER great tool, that I have personally found very useful:
ONENOTE:
onenote is a digital notebook where you can easily take notes in class and organize them with a click of the mouse (or mousepad).
Here are some tutorials/overview of these two apps that I have found useful.
iStudiez Pro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp_s1THqvu0
Microsoft’s OneNote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bKiatpaacg
I hope you find these tools useful to tackle those tough semesters ahead!
Until Next Time,
Alexandra Orrego