Learn with ease and efficiency.
Whether you’re about to start university, tertiary college or high school, it all revolves and depends on technology. Using tech to its most capacity is of the utmost importance. So, how can you make the most out of tech as a student to ensure you work efficiently?
1. Get Cloud Connected
Ever heard of the cloud? Consider using a cloud service, such as Microsoft OneDrive, to store all your school documents. This allows all your files to be backed up online to ensure it’s never lost, and also syncs with your other devices; imagine writing that essay on your laptop at school, adding some notes on your phone when you have an epiphany on the train, then continuing that same document at home – all without the fuss of copying and pasting constantly from a USB or hard drive. Since it’s cloud connected, all documents remain up-to-date across all your devices. And yes, it’s free (with storage limits)!
Moreover, managing your homework and assignment can be a difficult juggle. While we can use our books, or even hands, to jot down due tasks, there are several cloud connected applications that can make your organisation more efficient. Sticky Notes on Windows 10, Google Keep and Evernote are just a small sample of simple note-taking apps. Again, since it is uploaded to the cloud, all your tasks are backed-up safe (so it’s never lost) and can be accessed on any device you have. It’s an easy way to remember and manage your schedule so you never exceed that deadline!
But how about getting to class on time and in the right building? Use a calendar app like Google Calendar to add your subject class times, buildings and rooms, and see your entire schedule in a simple listed agenda view so you always know what’s next. Yes, surprise, surprise it’s all synced to the cloud across all your devices, and you’ll get notified of the next class as well.
And why not sign-in your Google account with Google Chrome or your respective preferred web browser so all your bookmarks, recent tabs and history are transferred across all your devices via the cloud. Never lose that important source for your research assessment again!
The power of a virtual, fictional, online cloud is truly immense for all students! Use it to your advantage.
2. Know Your Shortcuts and Gestures!
Understanding how to interact with your laptop is pivotal in ensuring you work as efficiently, accurately and quickly as possible. It’s up to you; use your laptop more often and become familiar with the operating system, specific programs and the device hardware itself.
If you need a refresher, here are some handy keyboard shortcuts:
To add, trackpad gestures are also prominent in all laptops and is locus to navigate the user interface:
3. Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Besides breakfast and concentration being vital to keep your mentality schmick, it is a long restful sleep that gets you up to your capacity. While we cannot all sleep as early as possible with a flood of school commitments and deadlines to meet, we can relive the likelihood of having less sleep.
Did you know that all tech device display’s emit a blue light wavelength into your eyes, so it makes your brain think it’s still daytime. In turn, you may be having more difficulty sleeping as the mind is still in ‘daytime mode’. To alleviate this, you should use your devices built-in blue-light filter, ‘night light’ or ‘night shift’ feature as it is commonly known. Found in your settings, you can set an automatic schedule so it turns on during the night. Put simply, this feature puts a yellow tint filter on your screen so your mind thinks it is night time, as the yellow/orange wavelength is associated with night time, reducing the risk of a poor night’s sleep.
Don’t have this feature on your phone? Update your operating system as iOS, macOS, Android and Windows typically includes a blue-light filter feature, or alternatively, you can download an app called ‘f.lux‘ which even gives more fine-grain control over the amount of tint.
Most importantly, remember to sleep as early as possible so you’re energised for the next day’s worth of school!
THE BOTTOM LINE
The above-mentioned are three simple tips to get the most out of tech and the most out of you in school, whether you’re in university, tertiary college or high school.
Become familiar with your technology to efficiently work, and ultimately, get the best grades.
What tech tips do you have for studying students? Comment them down below!
The Connected by Henry Man 