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Forest App - Stay Focused!

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:22 UTC

Forest is a great focus app that can keep you from checking your phone every 5 minutes while studying. Plant a tree when you start studying, and if you leave the app, your tree dies. P.S: They plant real trees when you earn enough points!🌳

Active Recall > Re-reading

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:23 UTC

Instead of just re-reading notes, try these active recall methods:

1. Make Quizlet flashcards
2. Teach concepts to a friend (this may sound odd, but it can help you in explaining complex concepts simpler)
3. Draw mind maps
4. Take practice tests!

Next time, instead of highlighting text for hours, try these active recall methods! 💡

Cornell Note-Taking System

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:23 UTC

This method involves dividing the paper into three sections: a summary section at the bottom, a wider area on the right for main notes, and a narrow area on the left for 'cues' or questions.

You can summarize, paraphrase, and condense information to create their own reference system in your notes!

Download the template by clicking the photo 📝

5-Minute Desk Stretches

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:25 UTC

Your friendly reminder to MOVE! 🧘‍♀️ These 5 desk stretches are great for long study sessions!

Calming Study Playlists

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:26 UTC

Top 3 study playlists that keep you relaxed and focused:

1. Lofi Girl on YouTube
2. Spotify's 'Deep Focus'
3. Nature Sounds | Pomodoro 25+5 Focus Ambience

P.S: Use headphones if you're in a busy space! 🎵

Midterm Motivation Quotes

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 16:55:26 UTC

Feeling stressed about midterms? Here are some quick reads to help motivate you!
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Write these on sticky notes and put them on your desk! You've got this! 💪

Pomodoro Technique - Timed Study Method

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 17:14:09 UTC

The technique encourages breaks in between your studying for better focus and retention. You study for 25 mins, take a 5-min break. After 4 rounds, take a longer 15-30 min break. Use pomofocus.io to time your sessions. It can keep you from burning out during long study sessions! ⏰

Quizlet for Digital Flashcards, Practice Tests and More!

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 17:44:59 UTC

Quizlet is great for quick study sessions between classes. Create digital flashcards, use their pre-made ones, or join study groups. Their 'text-to-speech' feature is super helpful for auditory learners!

Notion - Study Organization Tool

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 17:45:07 UTC

Notion is a great tool for creating detailed study guides, tracking your assignments, and organizing group projects. It is free to use and easy to get a hang of. Check out the pre-made templates in the link above! ✏️

Weekly Study Schedule Template

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 17:45:21 UTC

Click the image above to download a weekly schedule template which you can customize and add to with your assignments and study schedule! ✨

Campus Wellness Resources

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 17:45:37 UTC

Mount Mary University offers FREE counseling services! Feeling stressed about midterms is normal, but you don't have to deal alone. Check out our wellness center and remember to take care of yourself! ❤️ Find a time and more resources by clicking the image!

OneNote - Your Digital Notebook

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 18:03:21 UTC

As a student, you have access to all Microsoft 365 tools for free! Microsoft OneNote is one of the best digital note-taking apps that is user-friendly! With OneNote You Can...

Organize notes by class or project
Sync across all devices
Collaborate on group assignments
Attach files and images easily

Pro tip: Use the tags feature to mark important points for exam review! 📝

Scholarcy – Summarizes long PDFs into key insights.

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 18:13:33 UTC

Scholarcy is great for summarizing long PDFs into key insights. It highlights key concepts, provides citations, and allows for comparison of opposing ideas. Limited uploads and some premium features, but useful for breaking down complex readings. Give it a try by clicking the image above!👆

Outlook - Your Digital Planner

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 18:16:27 UTC

As a student, you have access to all Microsoft 365 tools for free! With Outlook You Can:

Color-code your schedule
Set reminders for classes and deadlines
Sync across all devices
Integrate your email and calendar seamlessly

Pro tip: Turn on calendar notifications so you’re always prepared! 🗓️

NotebookLM - AI Research Assistant

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 20:26:46 UTC

NotebookLM is an AI-powered tool by Google that helps you analyze, synthesize, and create content from uploaded documents, websites, videos, and audio files. Allowing you to personalize your research and learning process. With NotebookLM you can:

Create study guides from class notes or textbooks.
Generate summaries of long articles or papers for easier review.
Organize research papers and easily find key points.

Give it a try through your google account!

Eisenhower Matrix – Urgent vs. Important.

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 20:37:04 UTC

The Eisenhower Matrix helps you prioritize what’s urgent vs. what can wait, so you stay productive without stress!

Click on the image above to see some examples! 👆

Note-Taking Methods

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 20:43:33 UTC

View our video for some more note-taking methods: Note Taking Methods.mp 4

Learn more about note-taking strategies such as sketchnoting and mind mapping, while accessing some cool tools to get started!

FigJam - A digital whiteboard for visual learning and sketchnoting.

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 20:51:13 UTC

Turn your notes into visual mind maps with FigJam! Sketch ideas, connect concepts, and brainstorm creatively to boost memory and understanding for your exams! 🎨📝

THE ABCs- STUDYING FOR MIDTERM EXAMS AND PAPERS

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 21:29:53 UTC

Yale's tips for studying smarter, managing stress, and supporting each other during midterms. Prioritize sleep, find your best study space, and more! 💪📚

5 tips to prepare for Midterms - Washington State University

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 21:31:52 UTC

WSU's tips for starting early, taking great notes, joining study groups, using office hours, and self-care!

Midterm & Final Exam Tips - University of San Diego

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 21:34:01 UTC

UofSD's practical midterm & final exam tips, including active study strategies, stress management, and test-day prep!

GSU - Escape the Midterm Madness: Study Tips that Aren’t Scary!

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 21:35:12 UTC

GSU's creative and engaging study tips, self-care tricks stay stress-free!

Six Strategies for Effective Learning

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 21:37:21 UTC

The Learning Scientists, shares six proven study strategies to help students learn better, based on cognitive research.

Midterm Study Tips from a Nursing Student

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Dead Poets Society (1989)

garnicag1 — 2025-01-31 22:03:00 UTC

Dead Poets Society is an American coming-of-age drama about rediscovering and finding oneself in this world. You could play this movie in the background or use it to reflect on your own goals and aspirations.

Mental Health Matters: Tips and Resources to Combat Stress During Midterms

garnicag1 — 2025-02-04 17:14:15 UTC

SU News shared a guide to help students manage their mental health during midterms.

As you study and prepare for midterms, explore some quick tips to keep in mind by clicking on the link above! 💡

Depaul's 5 Tips to ACE your midterms

garnicag1 — 2025-02-04 17:31:25 UTC

This resource, created by Depaul, goes over some tips to strategize with confidence and personalize to your time and preference.

Tools for Managing Stress at Home

garnicag1 — 2025-02-04 17:47:37 UTC

De-stress with Penn State's stress management kit that has coloring sheets, downloadable workbooks to manage stress, self-care tool kit, and other mindulness resources!

UCF Super Scheduler Template, Eisenhower Matrix Downloadable and More!

garnicag1 — 2025-02-04 17:55:36 UTC

This resource from UCF offers time management tips, scheduling tools, and study strategies to help you stay organized and on track. The best part is they are downloadable worksheets and templates to support your time management. Their Super Scheduler Template can be copied as an Excel file or Worksheet!

Eisenhower Matrix Method with Template!

garnicag1 — 2025-02-04 18:06:32 UTC

This resource by UCF breaks down the Eisenhower Matrix to help you manage tasks by urgency and importance so that you can focus and balance priorities effectively!

View our Tech Haven video for some more note-taking methods: Note Taking Methods.mp 4

How to sync your Canvas assignments to your Outlook calendar

reedm46 — 2025-02-19 19:12:09 UTC

Want to stay on top of your assignments and stop missing deadlines? Click the post above to learn more on how to synchronize your assignments to your outlook calendar.

Look below for ways to manage your stress 👀

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Journal Prompts for School

reedm46 — 2025-02-19 19:17:40 UTC

Not sure what's got you quite down for midterms? That's okay! Here are some journal prompts to get you thinking.

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Overcome doing homework last minute!

reedm46 — 2025-02-19 19:58:56 UTC

Need to time yourself and have a built in study break? Try this timer below-

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