A list highlighting must-have apps for students taking classes online.

2. Essential Apps for
Online College
Students

3. Education Today
Things are changing rapidly in the world of higher education. It
seems that the time of collaborating on school projects via
telephone, dull chat rooms, and limited conferencing software is
coming to an end.
Students are collaborating, learning, reading and testing on
multiple
needs,
devices.
given
that
Online
their
students
have
entire
college
even
life
more
unique
exists
in
cyberspace. We couldn’t help but share the most liked apps for
online students.

4. Number 1

5. Wi-Fi Finder
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android

6. Wi-Fi Finder
When your go-to study spot is too crowded, this app can save you a ton of
time & take down the frustration level. Here’s why.
Gives you a list of public
wi-fi locations complete
with addresses and phone
numbers.
Works
offline.
Looks for public wi-fi
& maps the location in
multiple ways.
Yes, it is
free
Enables you to call the
location to make sure it
offers free wi-fi.

7. Number 2

8. Skype
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android
Blackberry

9. Skype
Skype is a premier online calling technology that offers free or super cheap
calls to other Skype users, landlines and cell phones around the world.
Skype allows you to
securely share files.
You can share your
screen with other users.
You can do conference
calls with up to 10
people (costs extra)

10. Number 3

11. Box
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android
Blackberry

12. Box
This free app allows you to store and share files and connect with your peers
from any device. It comes with several key features, like:
Multiple file
uploader
Instant update
notifications
when someone
makes changes
to files.
Ability to edit
files online from
any device.
Grant or restrict
access to select
team members.
Comment
on files

13. Number 4

14. Power Planner
Available For
Windows 8
Phone
Windows 8

15. Power Planner
This is an inexpensive homework planner app is power packed with features
that won’t leave room for any excuses.
Color codes
your classes
Shows
upcoming
assignments
and tests
Keeps up with
your class
schedule
Helps you
remember the
times and
locations of
your classes
Gives you
automatic
homework
reminders
Creates a graph
to show you
your grade
progress (or
lack of it)
Allows you to
calculate your
GPA

16. Number 5

17. Evernote
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android
Blackberry

18. Evernote
With Evernote you can take notes and access them from anywhere or share
your thoughts with other members of your group when working on a project.
Automatically associate your physical
location with your notes and view your
notes by location .
Clip URLs or capture actual web pages
and group pages together for easy
access. Take notes, organize them into
notebooks and search for them by date.
Take voice notes and combine them
with typed up notes or to-do lists.
Share your notes and access them from
multiple devices.

19. Number 6

20. Team Viewer
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android

21. Team Viewer
This is a great remote access app that allows you to access others’ screens to
share screens, transfer files, and help with projects.
Use this app is to help your
technologically challenged
online college peers.
It is a great way for computer
science majors to share
screens and solve problems
visually.
A cool tool for graphic design
or art students to show team
members how to draw
something or manipulate
images in graphics
programs.
Use it to share a
presentation you created in
real time.

22. Number 7

23. Skitch
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android
Blackberry

24. Skitch
A product of Evernote, Skitch is a very handy app that allows you to:
Annotate PDF
files and
images.
Make quick
sketches and
drawings.
Add notes to
maps.
Highlight
things or
insert colorful
callout boxes.
Easily share
your
“skitches”.

25. Number 8

26. Aww App
Available For
iOS
Android

27. Aww App
Aww App (A Web Whiteboard) is an awesome whiteboard collaboration app.
Draw or sketch anything:
designs, ideas, notes.
Invite friends to live
whiteboard collaboration
sessions.
Save, share, post or
distribute your final file.

28. Number 9

29. Google Drive
Available For
iOS
Windows
Android

30. Google Drive
One of the most downloaded apps because of its
trustworthiness, stability, versatility and generous allowance of space for
you to safely store your files.
Upload and store your files
and access them from any
device
View the uploaded files
offline.
Share files with other
students and view files
they share with you.
See collaborators editing
files in real time.
Add comments to files.
Create, edit and annotate
documents, presentations
and spreadsheets.