iTunes U is a great source of free educational materials. You can access it through iTunes on your laptop or through the iTunes U app on your phone or tablet. Hundreds of universities and cultural institutions offer free access to…
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Tech Spotlight: GoodReads
One great way to relax after class is to sit down with a good novel. However, sometimes it is hard to find a great book to sink your teeth into or to remember if you’ve read that author before. Some…
Tech Spotlight: Pixabay
As we all know, plagiarism and intellectual property rights are prime subjects these days for academics and business people alike. It’s difficult to find sources of media that are available for use without stepping on someone else’s intellectual property rights.…
Tech Spotlight: PDFescape
Sometimes Adobe Acrobat just doesn’t do the job when you need to work with a PDF. Limited functions, clunky controls… or maybe you’re just on a computer that doesn’t have the appropriate program and you don’t have the permissions to…
Tech Spotlight: Quizlet
Take your studying into the 21st century with Quizlet <https://quizlet.com/>! This innovative website and app allows students and teachers to leave behind old-school flashcards and move into the interactive studying of the future. Using the website, students and teachers worldwide…
Tech Spotlight: Libib
Like many of my friends and family members, I have a problem. A problem with books, CDs, DVDs, and video games. A problem in which I keep buying them and bringing them home, and then forgetting I have them, and…
Tech Spotlight: Genius Scan
Can’t make it down to the SINC site to scan that document for your professor? Need to send a good quality copy of your work to your classmate? Take advantage of a tool you already have in your pocket –…
Tech Spotlight: Wired-Marker
One of the biggest problems that we as students have is keeping track of all the fascinating information that we find floating around the internet! With a book, it’s easy to circle, star, or flag important information that you need…
Tech Spotlight: Grammarly
Grammarly is a free google chrome extension that checks what you write and helps you fix any mistakes you make while writing. Grammarly tracks what you write and gives you suggestions on how to improve your writing. While Google Chrome already…
Tech Spotlight: Empower
Empower is a banking app that seeks to replace and consolidate all of your other banking information into a single easy to use app. It’s difficult for college age students to keep track of all of the daily expenses they have…
