Top 12 iPhone Apps for Online Education
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Online education is a fun and challenging way to earn your degree; you get to keep your job, earn while you learn and study at your times – herein lies the difficulty. It is not easy to take time out from your schedule to keep up with the syllabus. Here are some of the best iPhone applications out there that will help you in several ways as you endeavor to gain knowledge and skills via online education. |
General Knowledge – These apps teach and tell about the world around us. You can learn different things at your own pace and bolster your online learning experience.
• Google Earth – For online graduates in social sciences with a particular interest in geography, Google Earth offers a wealth of information. You get an understanding of terrain, roads, and borders; you can view political maps; find out about particular businesses in a region; and do much more. It is an invaluable tool that can be of great help when working on educational projects.
• iPresident – Students of history, civics, and political science can gain a lot from this application. Find out information on subjects such as a president’s political affiliation, his time in office, important dates in his life and career, educational qualification, even his salary.
• ScienceFacts – This one is for the benefit of all, but particularly medical students, nurses, physics, biology, and chemistry graduates. As the name suggests this application is a mine of information on all things science-related. Lots of helpful stuff and juicy tidbits to complement what you learn online.
Literature – If you’re a student of literature or studying arts online, there are some very good iPhone apps out there which serve as excellent references for you. If you have these apps on your iPhone, you can study and learn on the move and cut down on your visits to the local library or online reference sources.
• Aristotle’s Complete Works – An awesome application that carries all the works of Aristotle that have survived for thousands of years. Read Aristotle to understand how Western thought evolved. What we read about and learn today in subjects as diverse as science and literature springs from the thoughts of great Greek thinkers and Aristotle was right up there with the best of them.
• VocabDaily –A great tool that lets you expand your vocabulary. Learn new words; look up the meaning of arcane, archaic, prolix words to improve your epistolary skills. You can even save words conveniently. Not only this, you can also listen to the pronunciations and definitions.
• BookShelf – If you’re fond of reading and don’t wish to carry books and notes with you then this application is just the right one for your needs. Read on the go. Turn your iPhone into an e-book reader. There are tens of thousands of articlesin the public domain that you can download and read to enhance your online learning experience.
Communication – Enhance your productivity by making use of these communication tools. Reach out to your online professors and peers for doubt resolution and information. Stay in tune with what’s happening on your online campus. Save time.
• Facebook – This is almost the de jure networking site where people congregate to share their thoughts and opinions, friends can get in touch, and so can teacher and student. Chat with people and look up status updates for important information.
• Campfire – This app takes mobile communication to a new level and offers a complete user experience. It has enough use for online learners to merit a mention here. You can chat, share images, and also share and view documents using this application. You can store the transcripts of the chats and engage in group discussions.
• Skype http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/iphone-for-skype/ – Skype for iPhone lets you do a lot. You can chat, talk, and do video chats, group chats, and more using this application. And it works out very cheap. Reach out free of cost to anyone anywhere in the world. The Skype application for iPhone is a true accompaniment to the ideal of online studies; both are without boundaries.
Organization – The key to the success of all self-regulated endeavors is to stay organized. And studying at your own pace requires a good deal of organization. You need to have a routine to accommodate everything in your daily routine and then take some time out for your online education. Here are a few iPhone apps that will help you stay organized.
• Remember the Milk – This one is a popular task -reminding application. You can receive reminders via email and a host of IM tools. You can locate tasks to regions in the real world and organize task lists. Exchange lists of chores to be done with friends.
• FireTask – For smooth task management, use this intuitive to use application. Track tasks and break them down to smaller tasks, group them, delegate them, prioritize them, and do a lot more. Balance your study and work life with this neat application.
• Date Wheel – A nice application that tells you at a glance the amount of time remaining between assignments, use it a s a countdown calculator for any purpose. Useful for project planning and time management.
