Must-Have Tech Devices For College Students
Prospective college students these days have quite the list of school supplies. Beyond your classic pencil and paper, college students have bills racked high with textbooks, living expenses, and transportation.
But what are the must-haves for college students in the tech world? For students that like to see technology work hand-in-hand with their college education, DegreeGo unveils tech devices that are sure to be a benefit as you pursue your campus college degree or your online college degree.
Of course, keep in mind that if you are a campus-attending student rather than an online student, you may have to power down some of your tech devices when attending classes. Students see schools as inhibiting learning technologies, but that’s just part of the transitory stages of technology and education.
- Kindle 2. The original Amazon Kindle’s screen was considered too small for college students to get a benefit. The Kindle 2 comes equipped now with packages for larger screens though, making it a viable option for e-books. In addition to be an amazing e-book textbook reader, your Amazon Kindle 2 will allow you to read your favorite select blogs and magazine, and provided it does not infringe audio copyrights, read your books back to you! Kindle 2 automated reading is the closest you’re ever going to get to slipping your book under your pillow and miraculously absorbing content through osmosis. Don’t think you can afford a Kindle 2? American Sentinel University is offering a free Kindle 2 if you sign up for 6 credits of online, transferable classes by August 27th.
- iPod Touch. Did you know the iPod Touch has a whole world of educational programs available, right at the user’s fingertips? It’s called iTunes U. Forget studying for your college mathematics exam with pen and paper when you can play with an interactive learning program on your iPod Touch and be ready to go. The iPod Touch also comes with the bonus feature of storing your audio files so you can listen to those lectures recorded by your professors, or study music for your instrumental elective class.
- Apple Tablet Computer. Like the sound of the Kindle 2, but want a product more compatible with your iPod Touch or your iPhone? Apple is currently in the works for a tablet that will compete with the Kindle 2, for release later this fall. Christmas time has never sounded sweeter for college students looking for the latest learning device.
- Dell Mini Netbook. These days, laptops seem almost commonplace for college students. Dell’s Mini Netbook takes this stereotype and offers an affordable, miniature laptop called the “netbook.” For students interested in getting a netbook of their own, American Sentinel University enrollment incentives may make acquiring a laptop much more cost effective than you think: we’re talking free-giveaway-effective.
Don’t think tech devices are quintessential to learning? There are high schools that would disagree. Incorporating technology with education improves the educational experience, according to a U.S. Department of Education case study. Make sure to research all the possibilities available to you to improve your college experience.
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In the era of e-learning there is a transition of tech devices to learning devices. And when we talk about these learning devices the name which tops the list is the laptop. A laptop has become an integral part of a student’s day-to-day activity. This is because of the numerous advantages that everyone has with a laptop around. As we know that getting a laptop is not within everyone’s reach, I appreciate the initiative by several institutions to make it available for its students, like my college did for me. Great article, we all appreciate the input!