College & A Pandemic

Nov 24

Nov 24 College & A Pandemic

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Apps / Extensions

SERENE Increase productivity and achieve your goals with Serene for MAC and Windows. This extension helps me track my study habits, plan, and blocks distracting apps and websites so I can focus on my studies. It has a sleek, bright design, and is really easy to use. You can control which apps and websites it blocks. AND connect it to your phone to block incoming calls as when going serene. (Add it as a chrome extension for mac users) Cost: $4/Month after a 14 day free trial

MOMENTUM, My first task manager and Google extension. Cost: Free or $3.33/month for the upgraded version, Momentum Plus

GOODNOTES You’v’e probably heard of the Goodnotes app, which is my favorite, go to app to organize all class worksheets, notes, lecture slides, etc. . . PLUS it’s user friendly

ZOTERO research assistant. Zotero: essentially an extension that acts as your personal research assistant. It organizes and tracks of all the sources and websites you’ve used to cite.

GOOGLE DRIVE storage. Googledrive is a Free cloud storage, includes FREE Google Meet. Access and share documents with other students or professors. I found Google drive most useful especially for group projects. All group members can share and edit the document in real time. ( Very helpful during remote learning). Cost: FREE