Handouts and Digital Tools
*Summer 2013-at-a-glance* *Weekly planners*
 Time Management and Productivity
Online Productivity Strategies Digital Tools: Wake N Shake Alarm Clock: Shake your phone like crazy to shut off the alarm. Clocky: The alarm clock that runs away. I Can’t Wake Up Alarm Clock: An alarm that won’t shut off until you complete 8 tasks! 30/30 Task Management App: Create and follow a daily schedule. Focus Time App: Use the “Pomodoro” task-management system: 25 minutes of work/5 minute break. Evernote: Remember and organize EVERYTHING, and sync to all your devices. Skitch and Penultimate: Annotate photos, websites, etc. with Skitch. Use Penultimate, for life-like handwriting on your iPad or tablet. iStudiezPro: Organize your schedule and homework, track your grades and g.p.a. Rebel Mouse: Keep all your social media sites organized on one page. Study Tip from a First Year Student
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 Studying For and Taking Tests
Quizlet: Find or create flashcards. Khan Academy: Extensive video library of free lessons in all academic areas, especially math and sciences. Just Math Tutorials: Another extensive video library focusing on math. Udacity: Get help with physics with this virtual class! Inspiration: Create concept maps, outlines and more!
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 Learning from Lectures and Reading
Reading Guide for Social Sciences
Read and Write Gold: Text to speech program that reads anything aloud, including PDFs. Voice Dream: Text to speech app for your iPad or iPhone that reads anything aloud. Live Scribe Pen: A pen with built-in digital recorder. iAttonate: Read and annotate PDFs using pen, highlighter, typewriter, photo, voice recording, and more. Dragon Naturally Speaking: Turn your speech into electronic text.
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Hi gher Ed. Skills
Using Professors’ Office Hours
University of Texas at Austin: Sanger Learning Center University of Guelph: Learning Commons Dartmouth College: Academic Skills Center How to Study: Academic support resources from a variety of universities. |
