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FREE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN 2021

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Education perhaps is the only sector still debating the usefulness of technology. 

 

However, there is a prominent rise in the use of technology in this sector than before, especially after the corona pandemic hit the world, but still, it’s not up to the mark. There are many problems linked with the use of technology like lack of educational literacy, weak networks etc. but these problems can be easily cured because technology not only merges classrooms digitally but also supports learning that can be done anytime & anywhere.

 

The mantra is simple, to use technology as a tool to support better earning. 

 

Technology is important but everything comes with a cost. For some students, this can be financially infeasible. But what if we say that there are several good technologies available for students absolutely free of cost? Now that is something fascinating. Taking care of the needs of students, in this blog, we will be discussing a few of these free technologies, their uses and how a student can access them. So below is the list of some of the absolutely free technical platforms for students. 

 

Cost-free resources for students

 

  1. DocScanner

The current global pandemic has affected the education sector very badly. Earlier assignments, projects, research papers and exams used to be handwritten by students and directly submitted to the faculty without the use of any technology. The only additional aspect of online assignments, exams etc. is that now a student has to scan them first and then go for the submission process. 

 

DocScanner is a tool that is absolutely free to use and students can scan as many pages as they want. Some additional features make this application different from others. They are:

 

  • Header, Footer and page number on every page makes the document more presentable
  • The water-mark feature prevents copying of the work
  • Apart from all this scanning can be done in different colours like OCR Black, natural colour etc.

 

  1. Canva

Making projects is another challenging task that every student has to face in his/her study days. These projects can constitute posters, videos, Flyers, Banners etc. 

Canva is a user-friendly, free to use platform that has all the templates, formats etc. which a student can use to create mind-boggling projects. Thousands of royalty-free videos, images are present on this platform. Moreover, a student can manually upload files of his/her choice. The best feature of Canva is that it can be accessed from both PC as well as Smartphone.

 

  1. Blender

3D is always better than 2D in terms of presentation. But ever wondered, how 3D animations are created and designed? The answer is here: Blender. It is an open-source 3D creation site using which various aspects related to 3D can be covered like designing, modelling, rigging, animation, simulation, compositing and finally rendering. This is an easy-to-use platform meant specially for students so that they can design and learn on their own.

 

  1. Wikipedia

Can also be termed as everyone’s favourite encyclopaedia, Wikipedia has helped every student at least once in his/her life to gather information. Millions of users search about billions of topics every day on this platform so that they can take references for their works. This platform is ad-free and completely free of cost. The year 2021 saw an increase in the use of such platforms like Wikipedia for help in research papers, exams etc. as many institutions preferred open book online exams rather than conventional offline exams because of the global pandemic.

 

  1. Better Explained

Have you ever thought that mathematics is boring or scary? If yes then this platform is a boon for you. Better explained is a completely free platform that enables students to learn complex topics like Polynomials, Hyperbolic Functions etc. with the help of visuals. Such visuals are easy to understand and can help students to develop an understanding which is infused by effective learning.

 

  1. SlideShare

It is a hosting service, which provides professional content like presentations, infographics, documents etc. absolutely free. Users can access numerous PPT, PDF and DOC files on this amazing platform. It is a very famed platform with an estimated 80 million unique visitors a month. PPTs are available on almost every topic be it technology or marketing and can be used for reference by users.

 

Apart from the above mentioned technologies, there are other free and useful platforms as well like: 

  • Microsoft To-Do helps the user keep tabs on everything that needs to be done in a time period
  • Geogebra is an open-source, free to use platform that assists students in making graphs, spreadsheets, geometry etc.

 

Key Takeaways 

 

As we end our blog, we would like to mention to you all about the authenticity of the above-stated platforms. All the above-stated platforms are completely safe, legal and will definitely help in making your work easy and compatible.


Also published on Medium.

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