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Online tools to help distance learning go a little smoother By Delilah Brumer With the fall semester beginning with distance learning, there are many virtual tools that can be benefcial. Check out the following apps and websites for everything from studying to relaxation.

Khan Academy

This free website provides instruction and support through thousands of videos, tutorials, and practice assignments. Khan Academy covers topics such as math, social studies, science, language arts, and SAT practice. The resources are extremely helpful when you do not fully grasp a concept, or just need extra practice.

Turboscan

Turboscan is a free app (with in-app purchases) for Apple and Google Play. It allows you to scan documents with your phone as if you were using a scanner. This works better than taking a photo of a written assignment in order to turn it in electronically.

Quizlet

Quizlet is a free website and app that includes features to create your own digital fashcards, practice tests and more. Additionally, it allows you to share the study tools you make with others, so classmates can study together.

Libby

Libby is a free app for Apple and Google Play that allows students to access ebooks from their local library’s Overdrive, a place where libraries have their ebooks. Libby is useful for getting both fction and nonfction books for classes or exploring novels to read for fun. This can help when physical libraries like the DPMHS library are closed.

CollegeBoard

Kahoot

For students taking AP classes, Kahoot is a free app and website CollegeBoard provides resources to study for game-show style educational comand to better understand what the struc- petitions and can be a fun way to study ture of their AP class and exam is like. with friends or classmates. One student Additionally, students can go on College- or teacher sets up a game by coming up Board to learn more about the SAT and with questions and multiple choice anPSAT and practice for both of them. swers and gives a code to the other players. You can also choose to play games that are already available on Kahoot. Sports/Tech| October 2020 15