http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/technology/personaltech/flash-card-math-and-organizer-apps-for-the-21st-century-student.html 2016-09-05 09:44:15 Flash Card, Math and Organizer Apps for the 21st Century Student StudyBlue, Symbolab and Google Keep are just a few of the apps that revolutionize tasks once done with pen and paper. === When you’re not distracted playing Pokémon Go, your smartphone can be a great study buddy with apps that help you meet deadlines, do homework and take notes — especially now that it is Flash card apps are helpful tools for memorizing facts. StudyBlue offers flash cards, and it’s free for The real power of StudyBlue is that you can share flash cards with classmates or teachers. Better yet, the app lets you search flash card sets uploaded by students and teachers around the world, so you can probably find a premade set that is relevant to you by looking up keywords or searching by school. The StudyBlue app has many features, so it may take some time to master it — and it requires setting up a free account and an internet connection to make the most of its offerings. If you pay $19 a month or $80 a year, you can upgrade to “pro” level, which unlocks extra features, including additional options for formatting cards. If StudyBlue doesn’t suit you, try For solving tough math problems, the Symbolab app may be what you seek. This app, available on Symbolab can understand and solve algebra, trigonometry, calculus and matrix problems. Users put in problems using an intuitive, math-friendly keyboard, before pressing “go.” The app takes just a few seconds to display the answer in the form of an equation that is sometimes accompanied by a graph. The keyboard tool is handy, so long as you’re not using it to cheat on math homework. There’s one sticking point, though: To use this tool (and turn off advertisements), the cost is $7. Staying organized is a critical part of being a disciplined student, and the My Study Life app is an excellent organizer. Free for both Lastly, Google Keep is a simple note-taking app that lets you jot down information in class and search through it later. Keep also lets you add photos and has many other tricks, like extracting text from a photo. It synchronizes across your devices, and it’s free for Quick Call Learning to code used to mean sitting at a computer, but the Mimo app changes that by offering lessons in C++, HTML, Python, Apple’s Swift and many other languages via your