Hi everyone! So I just discovered a few things that I really hope can help at least one of you! First of all I'd like to say I am in my first semester of pre-reqs, but have been a student for a few years (gen. ed classes, couldn't nail down a major!)
So here we go!
1) PRINTING on index cards with your (ready for this?!) PRINTER!!! I consider myself very tech-savvy but didn't even think of this until someone suggested it to me. I've got a template made for word and it's formatted all nicely, so if anyone would like it, let me know and I'd be very happy to send it your way!
2) STUDYSTACK.COM - This website I just discovered tonight and it's seriously a GODSEND!! Basically you upload information you would put on an index card (and if you printed them, just copy and paste the info from your word document) and it will set them up for you in question and answer form. NOT ONLY can it do this, FOR FREE!!.. but it will create study stacks, word matches, crosswords, matching, and other puzzles/games (even hangman!) for you to do. I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs about 18 different ways to study in order to "get it" or not get bored!
3) GOOGLE!!! Even if my book explains something thoroughly and my teacher says something 18 times, I just have to see it or read it from someone else's words and it seems to *click* in my lil bitty brain! Anytime now that I don't understand something, I just Google this- define: put word here, and the definition comes up fast and it helps me finally understand.
4) Reading book ahead of time!! This is kind of common sense but up until now I had never done it. Before school started this semester I read all of the first chapters of my book, took my own notes (written down) then typed them up. I know I won't be able to do this always due to time constraints, but I will at least be able to skim and be familiar before class.
That's all for now, and I feel like I'm bragging/tooting my own horn which I don't mean to sound like.. Just trying to be helpful and share my JOY for the technology I have been using :)
Good luck to you all!
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Hi everyone! So I just discovered a few things that I really hope can help at least one of you! First of all I'd like to say I am in my first semester of pre-reqs, but have been a student for a few years (gen. ed classes, couldn't nail down a major!)
So here we go!
1) PRINTING on index cards with your (ready for this?!) PRINTER!!! I consider myself very tech-savvy but didn't even think of this until someone suggested it to me. I've got a template made for word and it's formatted all nicely, so if anyone would like it, let me know and I'd be very happy to send it your way!
2) STUDYSTACK.COM - This website I just discovered tonight and it's seriously a GODSEND!! Basically you upload information you would put on an index card (and if you printed them, just copy and paste the info from your word document) and it will set them up for you in question and answer form. NOT ONLY can it do this, FOR FREE!!.. but it will create study stacks, word matches, crosswords, matching, and other puzzles/games (even hangman!) for you to do. I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs about 18 different ways to study in order to "get it" or not get bored!
3) GOOGLE!!! Even if my book explains something thoroughly and my teacher says something 18 times, I just have to see it or read it from someone else's words and it seems to *click* in my lil bitty brain! Anytime now that I don't understand something, I just Google this- define: put word here, and the definition comes up fast and it helps me finally understand.
4) Reading book ahead of time!! This is kind of common sense but up until now I had never done it. Before school started this semester I read all of the first chapters of my book, took my own notes (written down) then typed them up. I know I won't be able to do this always due to time constraints, but I will at least be able to skim and be familiar before class.
That's all for now, and I feel like I'm bragging/tooting my own horn which I don't mean to sound like.. Just trying to be helpful and share my JOY for the technology I have been using :)
Good luck to you all!