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Productivity Apps And Gadgets for College Students Everywhere (guest post)

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Productivity Apps And Gadgets for College Students Everywhere Learning how to be productive and work efficiently, is one of the biggest trends of the year for business men and women this year. This trend has even passed on to many college students as they try to juggle schoolwork, jobs, volunteering commitments, etc. Listed below are some of the best apps and gadgets that college students can use to up their productivity during the craziness of their semester. Any.do Any.do is an app that can be used to organize all of your tasks into a very stylish to-do list. The app is convenient because it is simple to use, and can be synced across all of your electronic devices. Students can even use their voices to create tasks when they are in a rush, or on the go. As tasks are entered they can be edited with different priorities so that your tasks are completed in a timely manner. Dropbox Students can use dropbox to upload all of their important course artefacts into one place. Dropbox allows ...

K-12 Blueprint - tools, research, devices, best practices and more to support effective EdTech projects

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K12Blueprint  is a great, free resource for technology in education. There are toolkits with information and resources for developing and deploying technology initiatives, information on choosing the right device for your schools, software and apps, curriculum, news, research, and blogs from educators and edtech leaders. The information and resources are timely, relevant and easy to use. There are even free downloads of 3 different books on edtech and education: Here are the list of toolkits: There are a ton of resources and information on this site - take a look around and see what it has to offer. It is sponsored by Intel Education ,  Tech&Learning , and Clarity Innovations . Related: Ed Tech Pilot Framework - excellent resources for all schools  Tech&Learning - free Edtech magazine, website and resources for educators --

Android on Chromebooks! Here are some resources and apps to check out

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Android has come to Chromebooks and is available on EDU Domains! This opens up a whole new world of possibilities with Chromebooks, adding thousands of great apps, features and capabilities. Here are the resources for Admins to get Android apps enabled for their domain: Android Apps and Chromebooks As of right now, these Chromebooks support Android apps: Asus Chromebook Flip, Acer Chromebook R11 / C738T / CB5-132T, Google Chromebook Pixel (2015) All Chromebooks launching in 2017 and after will support Android apps (very soon) Chromebooks listed below will work with Android apps at a time to be announced in the future*: https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps Manage Android Apps on Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7131624 Here are some great suggestions for Android apps (and some web apps): Android App Suggestions for Chromebooks (all are free) MyScript Calculator:  http...