WEBSITES TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR STUDYING EXPERIENCE
As a student, we are required to continue gaining knowledge in order to, not only pass our grade but also acquire skills for our future. Traditionally, we have been using textbooks as our resource. While textbook provides a lot of information, it can also contain outdated information. To overcome this problem, students need to find other resources which are usually expensive, or simply simply unavailable around them. The development of digital technology has made this problem significantly less prevalent. Digital technology makes it possible for students to find educational resources online. These resources allow students to increase the knowledge in their specialized fields of choice and also for them to branch out, exploring other skills that benefit them. These are some websites that we find to be useful in helping students find resources and improve their productivity.
- Docsity
Docsity.com is an online platform that provides study materials from all sorts of educational institutions like universities, high schools, etc. They provide contents like study guides, topic summaries, professor/teacher notes, lectures, tests, and papers. The site lets users download their content. The website contains many subjects and it is easy to use. The downside is that their contents are uploaded by users, so its quality and reliability is hard to measure.
- Academic Earth
Academicearth.org is a website providing free online courses from many top universities around the world. They cover all sorts of subjects, be it liberal arts, science, business, humanities etc. Each subject contains multiple courses, containing video lectures and other forms of resources, although not all, some courses have assignments and tests as well. The great thing is, this site doesn’t require a personal account and is free.
- Diigo
Diigo.com is a research tool that helps students in organizing their online references by creating users’ personal online knowledge library. Diigo’s features allows students to save notes, online page highlights, and images in a library, making it easier for students to access their references. Diigo also has features that facilitate group discussion and reference sharing for their project/research. Diigo is free to use, but some features are locked behind a paywall.
- Lifeat.io
Lifeat.io aims to increase students’ productivity by providing a virtual workspace. The website has a timer based on pomodoro technique, allowing users to set their session and breaks. It also lets the user personalize the virtual environment by choosing a custom theme, adding widgets, and background image. Lifeat.io also has a playlist created to help users calm down, relax, and also focus. Additionally, the website has other features like a to-do list and a calendar for users to organize their study and schedule. While it is easy to use, the website seems to have compatibility issues with some browsers.
- Sci-Hub
Sci-hub.se provides free unrestricted access to scientific papers, journals, and books that are usually locked behind a paywall. The developers purpose is to remove the barrier to knowledge and make knowledge to be globally distributed and accessed.
- Project Gutenberg
Gutenberg.org is a website that possesses over 70,000 e-book that is publicly accessible. The books are available in numerous types of genre, including classic literature, historical texts, scientific papers, etc. Users can download the books in various formats. This can become a valuable resource for students to do some reading. The Gutenberg Project is still worked on until today, it allows its users who are interested, to contribute to the project.
All these websites can be of help to students, whether it be as an additional resource or productivity tool. So, start utilizing all these amazing tools to improve your academic and practical performance! Good luck on your studies!
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