(CNN Philippines) — Back-to-school season usually means going on a shopping spree buying school supplies and wrapping your school textbooks with plastic cover. But, you should also prep your smartphone to help you juggle all the lectures, numerous homework, and projects.
We list down some of the free apps you can download to make your life back in school a lot easier.
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel
Most are familiar with Microsoft Office, and we thank Microsoft for making it available on mobile for those who are always on the go.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are made available for mobile download. You simply have to create a free account to use it.
Working on your homework and school presentations on the go has never been easier.
PhotoMath
If you are struggling with Math problem solving, PhotoMath will help you. Take a photo of the mathematical problem and it will give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to solve it.
It could answer simple mathematical problems and those more complex, such as absolute value inequalities and quadratic equations.
Genius Scan
If you often take photos of the whiteboard after a teacher’s lecture or take a snap of your class president’s notes, Genius Scan will be your best friend.
Genius Scan makes sure that your notes are readable and easy to access.
You can take photos directly in the Genius Scan app or you can export from your photos.
The app allows you to straighten and enhance your notes for more readability.
You can save them as photos or as a pdf. You can also export them directly to your email, Dropbox, or your social media accounts.
Evernote
The basic and free version of Evernote gives you all the tools you will need to keep your all your school work organized. It can help make note taking effortlessly easy.
Its built-in search tool lets you find anything that you have uploaded in the app, whether on mobile or via desktop.
Aside from efficiently organizing all your notes, it also has a social aspect, wherein you can send chat messages with to your friends on Evernote to share and discuss the things you’re working on – that’s pretty useful when you’re separately working on a group project.
Freedom
Many students would agree that the hardest part of meeting school work deadlines are the distractions – specifically the social media distraction.
Freedom blocks digital distractions to make yourself more productive. You can choose which websites and social media sites you want to temporarily block.
You can block distractions as needed or on a schedule.
