Free Web Tools For Homework Help

The problem with paper organization is that it’s so easily destroyed. One errant pop spill and all that hard work was a sopping sticky mess. Today’s students can use online tools at their disposal to stay on top of assignments and organize their schedule. Even better, parents can instantly see how their star student is doing and give some helpful prodding if Joe starts to fall behind in subjects.

Soshiku is a free online resource for tracking school work that organizes tasks by course, colour coding projects with their associated class. The home page shows all entered assignments, organized by due date with overdue showing at the top. In addition to the calendar and to-do style list of in-progress projects, Soshiku adds the ability to partner up with fellow classmates to share tasks and keep tabs on their progress toward a communal goal. Also cool: notes, images and files can be uploaded and stored with the assignment so that everything you need to work is in one place. Optional text or email reminders can be set for those that need an extra reminder of nearing deadlines.

While it’s not a calendar or task management tool, Evernote is a great way to gather all the pieces related to a larger project in one place. Perhaps Joe is writing a research paper on the effects of the coffee industry on rural development in Brazil. He’s sure to gather all manner of web links, images, quotes, and notes. With Evernote, she can save everything to an online account that will organize the information and allow him to search by keywords in text or in images.

Designed to integrate with handheld mobile devices like tablets, there are a bunch of complementary apps that make Evernote really great. Use a stylus and the Penultimate app to write notes on your iPad’s screen. Evernote translates your handwriting into searchable text, making it easy to find all references to a keyword throughout your captured materials. Evernote Peek turns your notes into quiz questions, and then works with your iPad’s smart cover as a study tool – lift one portion for question, another for the answer.