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Apps Used by Students for Schoolwork
[edit]Mobile phones can be very beneficial in schools. There are many apps used that help students excel.
Quizlet
[edit]Quizlet is an online study tool that allows you to make digital notecards and allows you to see other peoples notecard sets. The Quizlet app is very easy and accessible to use. Quizlet has multiple ways to test yourself using different variations of games. Quizlet has over 30 million active users.
Tophat
[edit]Tophat is used in many different classes to record attendance and take quizzes. It allows the professors to know whether you were in class or not and whether you were participating or not.
TurningPoint
[edit]TurningPoint is similar to the previous mentioned app, Tophat. It is used as an interactive polling inside the classroom. Professors can also track attendance and provide quizzes for the students with the use of this app.
Rider
[edit]Rider is an app currently used at multiple colleges to locate the buses throughout the bus system. It allows students to track the buses and give them an estimated time of arrival.
These apps have helped students around the world on a day to day basis. These apps encourage the use of cell phones and/or computers during school classes. Students and professors are moving more and more to only using electronics.
- We are going to explain how some apps are only used in the US at the moment, while others are used more globally.**
Mobile phones can be very beneficial in schools. There are many apps used that help students excel. One app that is used is Quizlet. Quizlet is an online study tool that allows you to make digital notecards and allows you to see other peoples notecard sets. The Quizlet app is very easy and accessible to use. Quizlet has multiple ways to test yourself using different variations of games. Quizlet has over 30 million active users. Tophat and Turning point are two similiar application that are used. Tophat is used in many different classes to record attendance and take quizzes. TopHat was orginally started in Canada and quickly moved to the United States. It allows the professors to know whether you were in class or not and whether you were participating or not. Turningpoint is used as an interactive polling inside the classroom. Another beneficial app that is used if Rider. This app is not as popular and is only currently used in the United States. Rider is an app currently used at LSU to locate the buses. It allows students to track the buses and give them an estimated time of arrival.