3 Website Apps Online Students Should Know About

If you’re like most of our online students, you’re likely balancing a job, family obligations, your education and additional life circumstances – all at the same time.  

To simplify your online college experience, we put together this quick list of must-have apps to help you get organized, consume written content aurally, and compose bold, clear, mistake-free writing thanks to the help of an AI-powered writing assistant. 

Trello

Trello is a web-based Kanban-style list-making application. Trello’s boards, lists and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your life in a fun, flexible and rewarding way. Whether it’s schoolwork, a side project or even the next family vacation, Trello helps you stay organized with all of your to-do’s in one place. The app allows you to add comments, attachments, due dates and more directly to each card you create and it integrates with other apps such as Google Drive. Sign-up is free – and totally worth your time.

Pocket

When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket. This app allows you to save articles, powerpoints, videos and stories from any publication, page or app so you can read it or listen to it later. Yes, you heard right – you can listen to pdfs or powerpoint slides during your commute home or while working out. 

Long gone will be the days where you keep an embarrassing amount of tabs open with stories you want to read later. Simply download the Google Chrome or Google Play extension and easily save content to your Pocket account. Then open the Pocket phone app, click on one of your saved articles and happy listening! Sign-up is also free with premium options, but we guarantee you’ll fall in love with the free version. 

Grammarly

From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly helps you eliminate errors and find the perfect words to express yourself. Grammarly will make sure your messages, documents and social media posts are clear, mistake-free and impactful. Adding a Grammarly extension to your web browser will allow you to vet your spelling and grammar nearly everywhere you write on the web. It is even available for use in Google docs. There is a free and premium version of the Grammarly app. We recommend you start with the free version to test it out.

 
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