6 useful apps to help you manage online learning better

Maximise your efficiency and get more out of your online learning with these apps, which are available on the App Store or Google Play Store.

With over 1.8 billion users worldwide, Gmail is the most popular email platform.

Thus, there’s a good chance that you and some of your coursemates would have a Gmail account, and it could be particularly helpful to tap into Google Workspace.

Easily store and access a range of files – from docs to presentations – and share them with your groupmates for real-time collaboration.

On top of that, some other useful features of Google Workspace include a Calendar that you can fill up with your important dates as well as a Meet function that allows you to make video calls.

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As its name suggests, Evernote is an app that revolves around note-taking.

More than just a virtual notebook and storage app which enables you to take notes, Evernote also lets you create checklists, set reminder notifications as well as highlight lecture notes.

Besides that, it syncs with all your devices so you can conveniently start a note on your smartphone and finish it on your laptop.

If your desktop isn’t very organised, it could end up being messy with lots of documents that you’ve created throughout the semester. Hence, it could be challenging to locate files or even cause your laptop to crash.

Enter Dropbox, your cloud-based storage solution.

Apart from simply storing your files, it also gives you quick access to the stored files and allows you to share files – even to those who don’t have a Dropbox account.

You can also collaborate with your groupmates via features such as file updates and task management.

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Connect with international students and institutions around the world and access content related to studying abroad via the IDP Live App.

The app features a large collection of helpful tips, advice, personal stories and videos from international students and institutions across the globe.

As these students have already experienced studying abroad, you can get inspired and gain first-hand knowledge from them before you embark on your own overseas study adventure.

Based on your profile, IDP Live would curate the most relevant advice and recommendations according to your individual study goals and needs.

Also, you’ll be able to view university profiles, browse and shortlist courses, institutions and universities as well as track the progress of your university applications.

It can be challenging to fix a meeting especially when more than two people are involved – and this happens when there are clashes in schedule among you and your project group mates.

Fortunately, Doodle can make scheduling a lot simpler for you.

Easily open up a “time block” to showcase your availability, so that guests can view and respond to your changing availability in real-time without you having to update them.

To schedule a group meeting with three or more people, all you have to do is conduct a Doodle poll, which allows anyone invited (no sign-in required!) to respond and indicate the best time to meet.

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With a full feature video conferencing function and a reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, webinars and collaboration, Zoom can be used on desktops and mobile devices.

In 2020, it became the most used web-conferencing platform, with 485 million downloads within the year.

As classes that take place online are primarily held on Zoom, it helps to download it before the school term starts so as to be prepared.

On top of just attending those online lectures, you can also use it to have project meetings with your groupmates or consult your professors.

As the pandemic is going to stick around for a while, there’s a high chance you’ll be exposed to blended learning – even if you enrol in an overseas institution.

However, you can still make every one of your lessons count, whether they’re held virtually or in a lecture theatre.

If you’re still thinking of studying abroad, we’ll be happy to help you navigate the course application process overseas so you can successfully make it overseas.

At IDP, we have experienced education counsellors that can offer advice during this period of blended and online learning, as well as answer your questions.

Get started with a free counselling session or arrange to speak to us virtually!