{"id":3194,"date":"2011-11-28T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T01:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2021-10-19T06:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:48:59","slug":"students-android-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/students-android-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Android Apps for College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have everything you need to finish out the semester?\u00a0 Notebooks, pencils, pens, that messenger bag you saw that looked like it could hold half your textbooks and your laptop and not drag you down.\u00a0 But what about all those other things designed to make your life much easier that weren’t around when your parents were going through their own college experience?\u00a0 Anymore, the smart phone is as much an academic tool as it is a functional device to call home to the parents suffering from an empty nest.\u00a0 There are apps for everything from document sharing to voice recording, and a lot of these can be put to good use in the classroom.\u00a0 We’ve gathered together the ten apps most likely to make getting through your studies easier and definitely without breaking the bank.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 <\/strong>Amazon Kindle\/Barnes & Noble (B&N) Nook<\/strong>
\n\"nook-android-app\"<\/a>\"kindle-android-app\"<\/a>
\nThe primary tool of any successful college student is having the right books.\u00a0 Both Amazon Kindle for Android<\/a> and B&N Nook for Android<\/a> apps allow you to download your existing e-book library for fast and easy reference.\u00a0 Most Android-based phones come with the Kindle app already installed, but both apps are free, user-friendly, and grant access to thousands upon thousands of books and textbooks and often at a significantly lower cost than buying the same texts from the campus bookstore.\u00a0 Features include bookmarking, highlighting, an in-house dictionary, and word\/phrase search function.\u00a0 If you are serious about having e-book copies of all your text books, equipping yourself with both apps is highly recommended.\u00a0 Neither retailer has the e-book rights to everything, but between both, most bases can be covered.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>Gdocs for Android<\/strong>
\n\"google-docs-app\"<\/a>
\nGoogle Docs<\/a> has taken their revolutionary web-based word processing software and made it applicable to the smart phone.\u00a0 Access existing files, create new ones, generate .pdfs, import and export documents, and share your files with others with this free app\u2014just as if you were sitting right at your computer.\u00a0 The best part?\u00a0 You can print straight from your phone via Google Cloud to any printer connected to the internet via a computer or Wi-Fi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 <\/strong>Study Droid<\/strong>
\n\"studydroid-app\"<\/a>
\nUse flashcards to study?\u00a0 Don’t bother getting pack upon pack of 3-by-5 cards anymore.\u00a0 Study Droid<\/a> is an independently designed free application that works on both your computer and smart phone to create, organize, and study with flashcards.\u00a0 There is even an extensive database of cards made by other users (the site claims over 10 million) to add to your own collection.<\/p>\n

4. <\/strong>WikiDroid<\/strong>
\n\"wikidroid-app\"
\nThe full power of Wikipedia comes to your fingertips with this free WikiDroid app by Sirius Applications Ltd.\u00a0 Search articles, find sources, or delve deeper into a subject to get you started on that research assignment.\u00a0 We just recommend keeping your phone put away when exam time comes around.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 <\/strong>Evernote<\/strong>
\n\"evernote-app\"<\/a>
\nThis goes out and beyond the default daily diary pre-installed on Android operating systems.\u00a0 A New York Times \u201cTop 10 Must-Have App,\u201d Evernote<\/a> lets you keep track of things as they happen: something your professor mentioned in passing during office hours, a debate you had with a friend where neither of you had a pen and paper, even keeping track of that perfect study nook you found at a coffee shop a short walk off campus.\u00a0 It operates off your Google account and lets you keep notes via text, voice, or photo.\u00a0 It even tracks your location for each note so that you can look it up on a map later if necessary.\u00a0 This is incredibly useful even outside of an academic setting, and the clean design makes it fast and easy to use.\u00a0 What makes it even better?\u00a0 It syncs to every electronic device you have that can have the app installed.\u00a0 Access the notes on your phone from your computer or tablet and vice versa.\u00a0 Information you need when and where you need it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 <\/strong>Droidscan<\/strong>
\n\"droidscan-app\"<\/a>
\nNo more fighting for the scanners or Xerox machines in the computer lab and campus library.\u00a0 Droidscan<\/a> is a free app that acts as a full or partial document scanner just by using the built-in point-and-shoot camera your smart phone comes equipped with.\u00a0 Images are converted into .jpeg or .pdf format and saved at a high and readable resolution.\u00a0 The Pro (paid) version of this app allows for a few more high-tech features such as incorporating multiple images into one file, upload with Gdocs, and easy sharing of multi-page .pdfs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. <\/strong>CoursePro<\/strong>
\n\"coursepro-app\"<\/a>
\nTrack your homework assignments and grades with this simple and free CorsePro app<\/a>.\u00a0 It is only in the demo stages, currently, which limits the number of courses trackable with it.\u00a0 However, if you are the sort of student that likes to keep organized and keep a close eye on your personal progress at the same time, this app is a promising must-have.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. <\/strong>Voice Recorder<\/strong>
\n\"voice-recorder-app\"<\/a>
\nThis is another free app off the Android Market that syncs with your Google account, allowing you to not only record audio of anything from simple notes-to-self to lectures but to email the file to wherever it might need to go quickly and easily.\u00a0 Files are also searchable by title and date, and a bonus is that these same files (where appropriate) can be turned into ringtones.<\/p>\n

9. <\/strong>Mint<\/strong>
\n\"mint-app\"<\/a>
\nHere is an app truly invaluable to the average, starving college student.\u00a0 Track your finances, your tuition payments, your text book expenditures, your meal allowances, all through the clean design of this free app from Intuit Inc.\u00a0 Spending too much at Starbucks?\u00a0 Mint<\/a> will tell you exactly how much.\u00a0 Sign up with your email, create a password, connect your bank account and credit cards, and start tracking.\u00a0 The app is secure, so losing your phone won’t mean that someone has direct access to your accounts and savings without knowing your specific log-in information and password.\u00a0 The only noticeable drawback could arise depending on what phone you use.\u00a0 The site claims: \u201cWe currently don’t support Android phones with a QVGA display, such as the Motorola Charm or the Samsung Moment.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. <\/strong>SnapTell <\/strong>
\n\"snaptell-app\"
\nBook shopping or getting stuff for the dorm?\u00a0 Grocery shopping and really wanting something other than ramen that’s just as cheap?\u00a0 SnapTell is a free application for both Android and iPhone that lets you take a picture of a product’s barcode and compare it to other retailers on the fly.\u00a0 The Android app, particularly, has a function that allows for image recognition as well as barcode identification, making it indispensable to the frugal shopper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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