Technology just keeps making it easier for you to stay organized, whether you like to or not. New out is this great app called “Due Today“. This app helps you stay on top of your projects and assignments for class and life. It also allows you to add tasks, sub-tasks as dependencies, and recurring tasks on a schedule that you set. You can also create start dates and end dates for specific projects.

For those without an android phone or tablet there’s several different options to digitizing your to-do list. Toodledo is a great application that helps you keep your customize your tasks and increases productivity. And for those students that need an extra nudge try Time Tracker, a to-do list with a timer.

There’s no reason to not be more organized, especially as an online student, and making your task list virtual helps you take it with you. And the best thing…you won’t lose it! Check out our extensive list of tools and resource websites for the online student.

Assertiveness and initiative are qualities needed for success in online learning. You need to take the initiative to ask questions and resolve problems that the instructor may not be able to perceive. Many of the non-verbal cues that instructors use to determine whether a student is not understanding are not as available in an online class as they are in face-to-face learning environments.

If you experience difficulty on any level, either with the technology or with the course content, you need to communicate your concerns immediately, otherwise the instructor will not know how to help.

(source: University of West Florida)

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to pay for lunch at work, and it was provided to you? Or when you went to pump gas, your card never got charged?  What if you could use programs on your computer for school without having to take money out of your checking account? This last thought is not a commercial, it’s real. As for the others…you’re dreaming.

Getting technology for “free” isn’t as difficult as you think, and you don’t need to be a celebrity to get out of paying the bill. We have some great tools you can choose from or try out some of the ones listed below.

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One of the unique aspects of online degree education is its focus on interaction and communication to facilitate effective learning. To take full advantage of online classes, you must be an active participant – there’s no sitting in the back, hoping not to be called on. Get in there and engage, discuss and collaborate. Much of the learning that occurs online takes place in the instructor-moderated course discussion boards where students exchange ideas with their peers.

The discussion board acts as a semester long conversation around a topic of interest in the field. A major benefit of online learning is that at the end of the course, a record of the discussion still exists. Students can re-visit ideas and questions that emerged along the way, and even look back at how their own ideas on the course topic evolved over the semester.

Source: AllOnlineSchools

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