Trevor Boland DIT DSS 2015

Technology can help you in diverse ways. This is a selection of free technologies that include apps, websites, freeware and GMAIL tools that can assist you. More info: appmapping.tumblr.com

Essay title

RESEARCH

Mind maps

recording INFORMATION

timetables

tasks/ reminders

Bibliography

Presentaton

storage

Create

Spelling and Grammar

Trying to �gure out where you have to be and what classes you have that day can be challenging. These apps help you to create your college timetable.

Understanding your Essay/ Assignments titles is the key to answering the question. Rewording the title into your own words can help you better understand how to answer the question.

Cogi and Evernote are great tools not just for note taking but they can also store photos (of a whiteboard/ screen) and record audio with your notes and photos.

Remembering the tasks that are needed to complete college assignments can be a challenge. These apps allow you to set tasks and to-do lists which remind you when to do them.

Mindmap tools can help you freely layout your paragraphs. Break up your essay paragraphs into seperate bubbles and when they are sequenced just copy and paste the content into a Word doc.

Researching is a key skill to acquire in College. Google Scholar �lters through academic material for you. Also, Edpuzzle �lters educational videos from a number of sources that can be used for essays.

If you don’t have Word, then you can use some alternatives. Google Doc (part of your Gmail account) can be used to type up your docs and download it as a Word doc. Open O�ce can be downloaded to your PC.

Students can require support with spelling and grammar. Gingersoftware has a free version that you can download to your computer. Also, the Hemmimgway app website has spelling and grammar aids.

Creating bibliographies can be a new skill for new students. These apps allow you to create a bibliography quickly by scanning the barcode of a book/s and you can choose how to format the info- Harvard etc.

Creating backups of your documents is nesserary if you should loose your Memory stick. So free cloud storage allows you to simply drag your doc into the cloud storage and instantly creates a back-up.

If you don’t have Powerpoint then try Google slides (a tool in your Gmail account). You can download your completed presentation as a Powerpoint. Try Prezi to create a visual and dynamic presentation.

A guide to free technologies to support your academic journey

GMAIL

FREEWARE

FREEWARE

GMAIL

GMAIL

GMAIL

GMAIL

timetable google calendar

GOOGLE KEEP

-CLASS TIMETABLE

-GOKEEP

thesaurus

COGI evernote

COGGLE bubbl.us

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

edpuzzle

GOOGLE DOCS

GINGERSOFTWARE

REFME EASYBIB

GOOGLE DRIVE

DROPBOX

gOOGLE SLIDES

PREZI