The Most Helpful Web Tools for Students

If you are a college student, you will certainly need the following Web tools, that can make the process of learning much easier. They will definitely save your time and efforts. And the most important thing is that they are absolutely free.

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Book Finder: A one-stop ecommerce search engine that searches over 125 million books for sale — new, used, rare, out-of-print, and textbooks. Save your time and money by searching every major catalog online, find out which booksellers are offering the best prices and selection. When you find a book you like, you can buy it directly from the original seller; BookFinder never charges a markup. If you are one of those poor students who struggles for money, this site is for you. You can compare prices that are offered by different sellers and pick up the cheapest item.

MynoteIT: A fantastic new social search learning tool. It is useful for both high school and college students. MynoteIT allows to take and store your notes online, edit and revise notes with peers, look-up and define words with your Workspace Utilities. You can share notes with your friends and groups. With MynoteIT you can keep track of what you have to do, and what you’ve done, and be sure that you’ll never forget about homework or a quiz.

Ottobib: With Ottobib the process of making a bibliography becomes faster and easier. This webpage allows the reader to see the books, their covers, links to Amazon or other online references.

Google Docs: Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a free web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers. You can, for example, coordinate your student group’s homework assignments, access your family to-do list from work or home, or collaborate with remote colleagues on a new business plan.
Google Docs & Spreadsheets allows you to import your existing documents and spreadsheets, or to create new ones from scratch. You can edit your documents from anywhere. Google Docs & Spreadsheets accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, etc. Besides, you can publish your documents and spreadsheets online with one click, as normal-looking web pages, without having to learn anything new.

Zoho Show: Zoho allows you to create and share presentations online. It possesses a number of benefits. You can access, import and edit presentations from anywhere. It allows to share your presentations with your friends and colleagues both in private or make it public for all. Check out for other benefits.

SpellJax: Not sure about spelling of some of the words? Check your spelling online with SpellJax, an Ajax-powered spell checker.

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