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Bear Focus Timer
Tom is a friendly bear, except when you can not concentrate. He will do his best to help you focus on something.
Focus - Time Management
Time manager for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.
Forest - Stay focused
Productive study & work timer

The Mindful College Student: How to Succeed, Boost Well-Being, and Build the Life You Want at University and Beyond by Eric B. Loucks
20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes by Burton, Hirshman, O'Reilly, et. al.

EverNote
Evernote gives you everything you need to keep life organized - great note taking, project planning, and easy ways to find what you need, when you need it.
Glean
Find note taking tricky? You're not alone.
OneNote
OneNote lets you type notes, write notes, convert handwritten notes to text, and record audio notes.
Otter
This app records speech and can transcribe the recording into text that can be viewed and exported to a file for editing and making study notes.

Write On! Math Note Taking Strategies by Gerver & Gerver

How to Study Effectively Two-minute video offering simple but effective ways to make study memorable, productive and rewarding
Mathway A walkthrough program to help learn the steps of a math problem - algebra, trig, calc, and more. Type in the problem or take a photo.
Quizlet A tool for organizing key terms into flash cards. Available as mobile app.

Study Like a Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to Grade A Study Habits by Gurung & Dunlosky Debunks major myths about studying and provides practical tips for studying smarter, not harder
Teach Yourself: The Study Book by Jonathan Hancock Essential Skills for Academic Success

Accessible Textbook Finder Once a student is determined to be eligible to receive textbooks in an alternate format, the school's Disability Service Provider (DSP) uses the AccessText Network to request electronic files from our member-publishers.
Brevard College Online Bookstore
Chegg A source of inexpensive textbooks.
Textbooks Reserved by Instructors Did a professor tell you that one of your books was in the library? You can find it here.

Assignment Calculator
The Assignment Calculator breaks down research and writing projects into manageable steps based on your due dates. Each step includes hints and "how-to" links. You can also sign up to get text reminders for each step.
EverNote
Evernote gives you everything you need to keep life organized - great note taking, project planning, and easy ways to find what you need, when you need it.
Freaky Alarm
Wakes your brain and forces you to get out of bed.
iStudiez
Manages schedules, assignments, and planning.
myHomework
Syncs across devices so you can easily access your classes and assignments anytime and anywhere.

The Complete Researcher by Hook, Davis, & Tongeren

Copyright and Intellectual Property Guide
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Research Companion
How-to tutorials on research, evaluation, and writing

Research Paper Wizard The Research Paper Wizard is designed to help you work through the research steps of writing your paper and meet your assignment deadline.

Citation and Formatting
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Coltrane Student Success Center Writing & Tutoring
Grammarly Checks grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure, suggests options for improvement, and explains the reasoning behind its suggestions.
Hemingway Editor It's like a spellchecker, but for style. It makes sure that your reader will focus on your message, not your prose.

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J. Silvia

Research Companion
How-to tutorials on research, evaluation, and writing

Research Paper Wizard The Research Paper Wizard is designed to help you work through the research steps of writing your paper and meet your assignment deadline.
Zotero Store citation info and export formatted references. Runs both as a web service and offline on your personal devices. Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Zotero Quick Start Guide If you'd like to see an overview of Zotero's features and capabilities, view their quick-start guide

Citation and Formatting
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EasyBib Citation Builder Manage citations, review grammar, and check for plagiarism.
RefWorks Lite RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool. Use your Brevard.edu email address to sign up. Save search results and upload documents. Generate citations and bibliographies. Organize research documents.

Better Posters: Plan, Design and Present an Academic Poster Helps you create a clear and informative conference poster that delivers maximum impact

Citation Software

Zotero

A free app that helps you collect, organize, and analyze research and share it in a variety of ways. When it senses you are viewing a book, article, or other object on the web, it can automatically extract and save complete bibliographic references.

Store author, title, and publication info
Export that information as formatted references
organize, tag, and search your citations in advanced ways
Interacts seamlessly with online resources
Runs both as a web service and offline on your personal devices

Zotero Quick Start Guide
If you'd like to see an overview of Zotero's features and capabilities, view their quick-start guide
Download Zotero
Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux

RefWorks Lite - Citation Management

Save search results and upload documents
Generate citations and bibliographies
Organize research documents

Register to use RefWorks Lite

Follow this link to RefWorks's website.
Click the "No Account? Sign up here" button.
Follow the instructions.
Use your Brevard.edu email address to sign up for this product.