College prep has certainly changed over the years. Twenty years ago you trudged to the library spending hours foraging through books looking for college facts, test prep, and scholarships. Ten years ago, with the internet explosion, you could do most of your research online and even apply to some colleges. Today, you can do […]
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App Tuesday: A New Ethics App
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 | Comments Off on App Tuesday: A New Ethics App
I recently received an email from The Big Q (@thebigqethics), an online project of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. She told me about an app they created to help students with decisions using a step-by-step approach to ethical questions. Today’s App Tuesday post is a guest post explaining the ethics […]
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8 History Apps for College-Bound Teens
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 | 1 Comment
Apps make our lives easier: from monitoring spending, to organizing our calendar, to finding the nearest restaurant. One of the best ways to use apps is to encourage and improve our college-bound teen’s education. Today’s App Tuesday post is about history apps. Whether you need to reference an article of the Constitution, find out what […]
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10 Study Apps for Students
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 | 1 Comment
Instead of study apps, let’s call these “10 apps to help you get merit-aid scholarships”. Improving your GPA is the best way to qualify for merit aid, and the best way to improve your GPA is to study. Here are 10 study apps that should help your student win merit-aid scholarships: 1. Quizlet Offering […]
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