How to keep organized to succeed at school

TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2013 – Transitioning from hitting the beach to hitting the books can be tough, but luckily there are mobile apps for virtually anything, including increasing your productivity, financial organization and musical inspiration. Here are some useful mobile apps to help you achieve success as you transition back to school:

1.    Any.DO

Available for free download on web, Android and iOS, Any.DO helps you prioritize your projects and divides them into smaller tasks. You can also set customized reminders based on the date, time and location, helping you complete tasks when it is most convenient. The app syncs with Google Tasks, so you can view your due dates and assignments in the same place. Use it for group projects to share to-do lists and keep track of everyone’s assigned contributions.

2.    WordBook

Ever find yourself looking for a word that’s on the tip of your tongue, but you come up blank? For $1.99, WordBook can help you become the wordsmith you always wanted to be. Available in iOS, Android and Windows, it has a built-in thesaurus and pronunciations so you can pull out the pro vocabulary without embarrassing yourself. This app is useful for anyone who has a lot of writing assignments and does a lot of their work outside the home office.

3.    Mint

Mint syncs your banking and credit card accounts so you can keep track of your finances. This free iOS app automatically categorizes your expenses and helps you create budgets to keep control of your spending. The reminders notify you when you have exceeded your spending, so while they’re not the most exciting notifications to receive, they are very useful nonetheless.

4.    Flashcards

Flashcards have gone paperless. The free Flashcards app for iOS helps you organize your class notes into easily digestible screenshots for memorization. You can delete cards you have mastered, bookmark concepts you are having trouble with and download your flashcards to Dropbox or email.

5.    Rdio

Rdio is a great investment if you like constantly discovering new music but don’t want to pay for a new album every week. The $5 per month account fee gives you unlimited access to the Rdio music database on your desktop and mobile phone when you have WiFi or cellular reception. The premium account at $10 per month lets you to sync your music on your account even when you are offline. Rdio allows you to search playlists made by other users, and you can also discover new music by browsing the Heavy Rotation page filled with popular albums.

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