Having as many resources as possible while studying at university is ideal for getting the most out of your studies and easing the path, but these online resources are often expensive or difficult to find.
Here are some free online resources that you can find using your smartphone or on the web. These are tools that will help you to organise yourself better and others that can facilitate your academic activities.
Online resources for better speaking and writing
In vocational training, it is essential to develop good reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as the use of tools that allow us to better understand certain subjects. To do this we can use:
RAE
There is no better tool than the RAE when it comes to words and grammar. On the website of this academy you will find an online dictionary to know the meaning of words, but you can also access examples of their use, forums to clarify doubts and more.
Fundación del Español Urgente (FUNDEU).
The FUNDEU website also helps a lot to improve grammar, solving situations about how to write and in which contexts certain words can be used better.
Resources for generating notes
If you think you need to study some topics in depth or you have skipped a class and need information, there are some free platforms that you can use to take your notes and not miss anything.
Stuvia
This is a website where you can find study resources filtered by universities, degrees and even subjects. You can find summaries, papers and more. The most interesting thing about this website is that you can also upload your own notes and put a price on them, generating some extra income.
Docsity
This is also a platform where students share summaries, notes and questions with answers on various topics.
You can download and review as much as you want, as long as you have registered and accumulate some points for activity on the site. As with Stuvia, you can upload your own notes and set a price for them.
Resources for books and bibliographies
At university, it’s common to consult various books for study, but you don’t always have them at hand or it’s difficult to find them. Therefore, we present you some platforms where you can find these bibliographic resources that will help you to go deeper into the topics, prepare papers, research, among others.
Todostuslibros
This is a directory-type website where you can find books in all areas and buy them directly on this platform or locate bookshops all over Spain to obtain them in physical format.
The search is very simple and you can filter by author, ISB and of course by title.
JSTOR
This is a digital library that contains a large collection of books, works, journals, monographs and more. They can be downloaded very easily and although the website is in English, the content can be easily translated in the browser.
Most of the resources are for research, so it is very useful for assignments and projects.
Resources for presentations and outlines
Creating presentations or outlining work is no longer so complicated. There are some platforms that make the process easier, not only because everything is digitised, but also because you can find templates and guides, ideal if you are not so creative in this sense.
Canva
This tool has been all the rage in recent years because of the many templates and functions it has. It can be used on a computer and also as an app for your smartphone.
With Canva you can create presentations, videos, diagrams, infographics, among other useful things for your school education. The most interesting thing is that it is completely free, although you can always pay a subscription if you want to enable some options such as resizing the designs or use extra elements.
Genially
This is another platform where you can make presentations, exhibitions or diagrams, but it has the particularity that you can add interactivity; making there are ramifications, concepts after clicking on a certain element, among other things.
Additional resources
In addition to these excellent tools, there are countless other applications that you can use to enhance your studies and develop in the best way in the university stage.
One resource that never hurts is YouTube Education, a YouTube extension that allows you to review certain subjects in a more dynamic and interactive way.
And, if you are one of those who are too distracted by your mobile phone, you can download an app known as Forest. In which a tree grows during the time you have set aside for studying. If you touch your mobile phone or use any social network during this time, your tree will die. It sounds like fun and is worth a try.
These are just a few online resources relevant to your university life. However, technology and the internet have many more tools available, you just have to know how to take advantage of them.
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