Your University Resumption Toolkit – Getting ready for the New Semester
The end of the long summer break typically marks
the start of a new academic year. Universities and schools across Nigeria are brimming
with enthusiasm this time of year as they kick-off the first semester.
If you’re looking to make the most of the school
year ahead, it’s best to make sure you’re well prepared. To help in your
preparations, we’ve put together a back-to-school toolkit we know would be of
good assistance, even well past your collegiate days.
Audio Recording To Complement Your Note-Taking
We all wish we could type faster. But the truth of
the matter is that natural speech will always come out a lot quicker than we
can record with our fingers and a keyboard. During class, it can be hard to
divide your attention between what the lecturer is saying and making sure
you’ve scribbled down or typed up all your notes properly. Sometimes, your own
notes won’t even have been thorough (or legible!) enough to recall the points
made.
Using an audio recorder is a simple, yet vital
action to guarantee that you register everything that gets said. After class,
you’ll be able to play back the recordings and supplement your notes before
storing them adequately for later study. Furthermore, being able to replay a
recording can make it that much easier to brainstorm in a study group, or
discuss your thesis with a tutor.
Affordable Transcription Services To Help Save You Valuable Time
Being able to convert your audio-to-text quickly
and easily is a student’s dream. This saves you having to transcribe any
recordings yourself, freeing up more of your precious time for more productive
school activities. This can especially be the case around exam times when every
spare minute is better spent studying and retaining key information.
VocalScript offers student-friendly transcription
services with our Standard plan boasting an accuracy rate of 99% and delivery
within one to three business days at N150
per minute, which is the lowest pricing available anywhere. Student
Vouchers/Coupons/Discount Codes are also available, which offers even up to 30%
off this price. With this, you can forget having to transcribe during or after
class and focus on the knowledge being shared in real time. Once you’ve
received your digital transcript, you’ll be able to review the notes on your
laptop, adding in any side notes of interest and index them for easy access
whenever you need them.
Top Apps and Websites to Download or Bookmark
In today’s world, you can easily get lost in the
abundant offers of online study aids and student apps. To avoid getting
overwhelmed, we’ve selected five basic tools we consider must-haves for success
during these crucial years of continued learning. Here they are:
a.
VocalScript app: Available for Android and iPhone, this app uses
both speech recognition and human transcribers to convert any audio or video
files to text. All you need to do is record directly into the app or import
your audio and video files from other apps like Dropbox and Voice Memos. You
can even share with your friends, via email or text through the app.
b.
Evernote: This free go-to note-capturing app is available
for any device and is synchronizable across all of them. You’ll be able to take
text or handwritten notes, make audio and video recordings, add attachments, or
set reminders for yourself. To integrate with TranscribeMe’s online platform,
all you have to do is tag them appropriately and upload them for transcription.
c.
Thesaurus.com & Dictionary.com:
During any write up phase, you’ll want either of these free websites open and
ready in tabs for when you just can’t find the right word to use or need to
confirm a definition.
d.
My Study Life: While any generic calendar app can work to help
plan your study and class schedules, My Study Life is a free app that has been
perfectly designed for managing student life. It brings together rotation
schedules, assignments, revision, exam planning all in one place across all
synched devices.
e.
Cite This For Me: With a simple scan using your phone’s camera of
any academic book’s barcode, you can create a citation for the reference in
exactly the format you need.
Set yourself up for smooth sailing this semester
and download our VocalScript app today!