Best Web 2.0 educational Apps you have ever seen…

Posted on May 25, 2008
Filed Under Startups

It doesn’t really matter if you are old or young… you can be a student throughout your life… and if you want to keep up with knowledge and be organized you better find out what these sites are all about…
1. Organization

* College Ruled – This websitesite allows you to create a class schedule and a private message board for classmates that you can link to from Facebook. 7/10
* Myschoolog – Web 2.0 app that lets students create schedules and organize their school life online. 5/10
* 30 Boxes – This easy to use online calendar from 30 Boxes gives you the ability to plot your calendar and track RSS feeds in one spot. 6/10
* Groupvine – Great organizing tool for study groups and other campus organizations.9/10
* Backpack – Award-winning web 2.0 app that lets you prepare schedules, calendars, files and information that you can share with other people.8/10

2. Note Taking

* SyncNotes – Create, manage and synchronize your notes with SyncNotes’ free service.6/10
* The Awesome Highlighter – This time-saving web 2.0 app lets you highlight text on web pages, and then generates a link to a new page that shows the same text with highlights.9/10
* Note Mesh – NoteMesh is a web 2.0 app that allows college students in the same classes to share notes online using a wiki set-up. 6/10
* mynoteIT – Take notes, upload notes, scan notes, share notes and access notes from your mobile phone with mynoteIT.8/10
* Short Text – Create, share and store notes online with ShortText.com.7/10

3. Homework

* Gradefix – A quick and convenient homework management system from Gradefix.7/10
* Google Docs – Create, upload, share and store documents, spreadsheets and presentations with this beta tool from Google.6/10
* OttoBib – This site will automatically configure your bibliography using one of five styles: APA, Chicago, MLA, BibTeX or Wikipedia.8/10
* Calcoolate – This web 2.0 app is for students who need help calculating complex mathematical equations.7/10
* Flashcard Exchange – Print flashcards, create flashcards and study online with Flashcard Exchange, the world’s largest flashcard library.6/10

4. Research

* Diigo – This web 2.0 app is a research tool, an online highlighter and a knowledge-sharing community. 6/10
* Zotero – Zotero is a Firefox extension that allows you to collect, manage and cite your research. 8/10
* Scholarpedia - A free encyclopedia written and reviewed by scholars around the world.7/10
* del.icio.us – One of the most popular bookmarking tools on the web, del.icio.us lets you bookmark websites and tag them for easy retrieval. 4/10
* WhatsOnMyBookshelf – This site allows you to meet people with similar reading interests and trade books using a simple point system. 6/10

5. Networking

* Facebook was started for students and is still one of the best social networking sites for students on the web. 7/10
* YackPack – YackPack lets you record and store audio messages that only a select group of people can access–a great way to communicate with fellow classmates. 9/10
* The Campus Center – This social networking site is great for students who want to connect with other people in their major and create study groups with people around the world. 8/10
* Campus Bug – Campus Bug is a social learning network that provides education and social networking tools. 6/10
* The Student Center – A networking and student resource site just for students from Student.com. 4/10

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