20 must have apps for higher ed

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20 must have apps for higher ed from LauraEdu

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• 1. 20 Must-Have Apps for Higher Ed
• 2. For Before Arriving on Campus… Accuplacer Study App:  Practice for required English and math placement tests  IOS, for small fee (College Board, n.d.; Image: College Board, n.d.)
• 3. For Before Arriving on Campus… Scholly:  Connects students with scholarships  Developed by a college student (Craven, 2013)  IOS or Android apps, for fee (Scholly, 2015; Image: Scholly, 2015)
• 4. Before Arriving on Campus… Mint:  Features for tracking finances  Android, IOS, free (Shuffleton, 2014; Image: Intuit, 2015)
• 5. Before Arriving on Campus… EventBrite:  Finds events in community and helps buy tickets  Android, IOS, free (Shuffleton, 2014; Image: Eventbrite, 2015)
• 6. For Studying… Quizlet:  Offers “flashcards, tests, and study games” (Quizlet, Inc., 2015)  IOS or Android apps, free (Quizlet, Inc., 2015; Image: Quizlet, Inc., 2015)
• 7. For Studying… Smarthinking:  Online tutoring across subjects (if your school subscribes)  IOS app, free (Apple, Inc., 2014e; Image: Smarthinking, Inc., 2015)
• 8. For Studying… Dictionary.com:  Free, IOS or Android (Ang, 2013; Image: Dictionary.com, 2015)
• 9. For Studying… Thesaurus Rex:  For a fee, IOS (Apple, Inc., 2014f; Dictionary.com, 2015; Image: Apple, Inc., 2014f)
• 10. For Writing… Pages:  Word processing, with formatting  IOS, for a fee (Apple, Inc., 2014d; Image: Apple, Inc., 2014d)
• 11. For Writing… Sticker Widget:  For those addicted to post-its, an electronic version  Android, free (Google play, 2015b; Image: Google play, 2015b)
• 12. For Math… Math Ref:  “over 1,400 helpful formulas, figures, tips and examples of the equations, and concepts” (Lofte, 2011, Math Ref section, para. 1)  IOS and Android, for fee (Apple, Inc., 2014c; Google play, 2015a; Image: Google play, 2015a)
• 13. For Math… WolframAlpha:  Calculations, steps: “basic mathematics to advanced calculus, statistics, physics” (Lofte, 2011, WolframAlpha section, para. 1 )  Android, IOS, for fee (Google play, 2015c; Lofte, 2011; Image: Google play, 2015c)
• 14. For Students with Learning Disabilities... Visual Schedule Planner:  Helpful with executive functioning (Prupas, 2013)  Offers schedules, reminders, timer, notes features  IOS, for fee (Good Karma Applications, n.d.; Image: Good Karma Applications, n.d.)
• 15. For Students with Learning Disabilities... iStudiezPro:  Helpful with organizing schedules and school information  Multiple awards  IOS, Windows, for fee (iStudiezPro.com, 2015; Prupas, 2013; Image: iStudiezPro.com, 2015)
• 16. For Students with Learning Disabilities... Koi Pond:  “a pond in which you control the ripples and fish with your fingers....I...love Koi Pond because it allows me to relax in any situation where there is a lot of distraction or when I need an ADHD ‘timeout’” (Kawate, 2012, para. 10)  IOS, for fee (Blimp Pilots, n.d.; Image: Blimp Pilots, n.d.)
• 17. For Staying Safe on Campus… Circle of 6:  Allows you to get help from 6 emergency contacts  Prevents sexual and other violence  Winner: White House/HHS Apps Against Abuse Technology Challenge  Free, iPhone and Android (Tech 4 Good, Inc., n.d.; Image: Tech 4 Good, Inc., n.d.)
• 18. For Staying Safe on Campus… OnWatchOnCampus:  Similar to Circle of 6, for fee after 30 days  Also Winner: White House/HHS Apps Against Abuse Technology Challenge (Sebelius, 2011)  iPhone and Android compatible (OnWatchOnCampus, n.d.; Image: OnWatchOnCampus, n.d.)
• 19. For Staying Safe on Campus… EmergenSee:  Live location streaming, otherwise similar to Circleof6/On Watch  Free, with available upgrades for fee  iPhone and Android (EmergenSee, 2015; Image: EmergenSee, 2015)
• 20. For Looking toward Graduation… GRE+:  GRE test-prep questions  IOS, free with cost for necessary upgrades (Roell, n.d.; Image: Apple, Inc., 2014a)
• 21. For Looking toward Graduation… Indeed Job Search:  Job searching, pulls from different places  IOS, Android, free (Nuckles, 2015; Image: Apple, Inc., 2014b)
• 22. References • Ang, S. (2013, August 8). 25 apps you’ll need to survive college. Mashable. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2013/08/08/apps-for-college/ • Apple, Inc. (2014a). iTunes preview: GRE+. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gre- +/id481932398?mt=8 • Apple, Inc., (2014b). iTunes preview: Indeed job search. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/job- search/id309735670?mt=8 • Apple, Inc.. (2014c). iTunes preview: Math ref. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math- ref/id301384057?mt=8 • Apple, Inc. (2014d). iTunes preview: Pages. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 • Apple, Inc. (2014e). iTunes preview: Smarthinking. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smarthinking/id692727487?mt=8 • Apple, Inc. (2014f). iTunes preview: Thesaurus Rex. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thesaurus-rex- by-dictionary.com/id596491781?mt=8 • Blimp Pilots, The. (n.d.). Koi pond. Retrieved from http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9 • College Board, The. (n.d.). The official Accuplacer study app. Retrieved from http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/accuplacer-iphone-app.pdf • Craven, J. (2013, August 9). Student creates app to help peers find scholarships.USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/08/09/app-for-finding-college-scholarships/2636505/ • Dictionary.com. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/apps • EmergenSee. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from http://emergensee.com/ • Eventbrite. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from https://www.eventbrite.com/ • Good Karma Applications. (n.d.). Visual schedule planner. Retrieved from http://www.goodkarmaapplications.com/visual-schedule-planner-new-update.html • Google play. (2015a). Math ref. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.happymaau.MathRef • Google play. (2015b). Sticker widget. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dzyga.android.sticker • Google play. (2015c). WolframAlpha. Retrieved from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolfram.android.alpha • Intuit. (2015). Mint. Retrieved from https://www.mint.com/ • iStudiezPro.com. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from http://www.istudentpro.com/ios.php
• 23. References • Lofte, L. (2011, May 18). Top 5 math apps for iPhone and iPad. iMore. Retrieved from http://www.imore.com/top-5-math-apps • Kawate, M. (2012, February 7). 6 super ADHD-friendly iPhone apps for adults with ADHD. ADHDManagement.com. Retrieved from http://adhdmanagement.com/6-super-adhd-friendly- iphone-apps-for-adults-with-adhd/ • Nuckles, B. (2015, January 8). 12 best job search apps. Business News Daily. Retrieved from http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5992-best-job-search-apps.html • OnWatchOnCampus.(n.d.). Home page. Retrieved from http://www.onwatchoncampus.com/what-is- onwatch.php • Prupas, A. (2013, May 2). 68 apps for students with learning disabilities. Inov8 Educational Consulting. Retrieved from http://www.inov8-ed.com/2013/05/68-apps-for-students-with- learning-disabilities/ • Quizlet, Inc. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from https://quizlet.com/ • Roell, K. (n.d.). GRE Apps worth the download. About Education. Retrieved from http://testprep.about.com/od/GRE_Prep/tp/GRE_Apps.htm • Scholly. (2015). Home page. Retrieved from https://www.myscholly.com/ • Sebelius, K. (2011, November 1). Announcing the winners of the apps against abuse technology challenge. 1 is 2 many/White House Web site. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/01/announcing-winners-apps-against-abuse- technology-challenge • Shuffleton, M. (2014, August 13). 7 apps all college students need. Her Campus. Retrieved from http://www.hercampus.com/high-school/preparing-college/7-apps-all-college-students-need • Smarthinking, Inc. (2015). Pearson Smarthinking: Access: Mobile and more. Retrieved from http://www.smarthinking.com/support/access-mobile--more/ • Tech 4 Good, Inc. (n.d.). Circle0f6. Retrieved from http://www.circleof6app.com/ • Cover image: Photo taken by the author at Oxford University, Summer 2014.