With school coming just around the corner, it’s important that students get the right supplies to make their school year successful. Along with the standard notebooks, pens, and pencils, the iPad has made its way into the education scene. However, the iPad is nothing without the power of its apps, but its hard to distinguish the good apps from the bad in the ever-growing education market. Here are 10 iPad apps that are absolutely essential for any student to have.
Byword
Price: $2.99
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Byword is a simple yet powerful word processor. It is designed to be distraction-less, which makes it perfect for taking quick notes in class or if you need to concentrate on writing a paper. The app has support for markdown and syncs to iCloud and Dropbox.
Dropbox
Price: Free
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Dropbox is a very simple application that can be a complete lifesaver. After signing up for an account, you will be able to save all your important files to the cloud. With the Dropbox app installed on your iPad, you will never have to worry about forgetting to send yourself a file ever again.
Flashcards+
Price: Free
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Flashcards+ is a perfect way to study for tests and quizzes. You will no longer have to deal with huge stacks of notecards, as everything will be right on your iPad. This makes it convenient to study anytime you have breaks during the day; in turn, you will have much better grades.
iBooks
Price: Free
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The weight of books truly adds up, and there’s no reason to carry around several books at once if you have an iPad. The iBooks store is bound to have all of your assigned reading available for purchase, and the new textbooks store can really lighten the load of your back. Plus, you are able to annotate the book from within the app and easily send annotations via email.
iHomework
Price: $1.99
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iHomework is a great task manager application for students. You are able to input all of your classes’ information, like class times and teacher information, directly into the application. From there, you are able to tag assignments into their respective classes and input all the other typical task information.
iTunes U
Price: Free
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If you have been having trouble understanding what you’ve learned in class, look no further. iTunes U is the perfect resource for any student. It features thousands of lectures on any subject uploaded by college professors from hundreds of universities. The combination of audio and video podcasts are able to make any subject clear to any student.
Notability - Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox & Google Drive Sync
Price: $1.99
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Notablility is the perfect app for taking notes in class. You can import and annotate PDFs as well as export in PDF format. It offers the perfect canvas to write, type, and draw out notes. Notability even features Dropbox syncing, so you will never lose track of your files.
Pages
Price: $9.99
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If you need something a little more full-featured than Byword, Pages is the perfect word processor for you. Pages comes packed with different templates to type papers on; it also has support for 3D graphs, photos, and tables. Essentially, Pages is a goto application for any paper that needs to be dressed up.
Wikipedia Mobile
Price: Free
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Despite what your teachers say, Wikipedia is usually a viable source of information. The Wikipedia Mobile app makes searching Wikipedia on your iPad a breeze. If you ever need to do some quick research on a subject, this app would be perfect for you.
WolframAlpha
Price: $2.99
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Wolfram Alpha is a very powerful reference tool. Type any question into the application, and Wolfram Alpha will give you the answer and explanation to the question. This could be very helpful when trying to check over homework or even trying to win a bet between friends.
That concludes this roundup. Now you are able to start off the school year right with the help of these amazing educational apps. And with that, I have a question. If you use your iPad for school, what are some of your favorite apps for education? Leave a comment down below!
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