Category: Productivity

Freedom: A Productivity App

Posted on July 30, 2021 by In PC, Productivity
A man using a smartphone while studying.
When you’re working from a PC, it’s not always easy to stay on task. Social media, video games, and other distractions are just a click away, so if you’re someone who is already prone to distraction, being your most productive self-online might require some extra tools. Task management apps like Todoist or Microsoft To Do…

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Popplet – A Mind Mapping Tool

Posted on June 18, 2021 by In iOS, Learning, Mac, PC, Productivity
Mind Mapping.
Mind mapping is a concept that’s been around in some form or another for decades, but recent innovations in technology have made this concept especially accessible. iPads for example, (as well as other types of tablets) are perfect for creating mind/concept maps, as users can pinch and zoom and move concepts and images around with…

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Vico SmartBoard

Posted on June 11, 2021 by In iOS, Learning, Productivity
Classroom teacher in front of whiteboard.
Remote technology has been growing at an unprecedented pace. Internet speeds have gotten faster, hardware has gotten cheaper, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has cemented the need for workable “remote access” technology. We’ve mentioned in previous articles that tutoring might be difficult to acquire, expensive, and potentially against current COVID-19 protocols, but what if there…

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Egenda: A Virtual Agenda App

Posted on May 14, 2021 by In Android, iOS, Learning, Productivity
A woman using a digital agenda.
Paper agendas are a great way to stay organized, but for a lot of students, working with paper is not always ideal. App-based agendas are much more accessible, and they give students with learning disabilities the ability to take advantage of built in features such as speech-to-text, text-to-speech, etc. And, going virtual over paper means…

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