Gift Ideas for Students Taking Online Classes

Online education is designed to be more convenient than in-person classes, but it has its share of hassles that can be eased with a healthy dose of technology. And I think we all agree that the best type of technology is free technology! So consider giving these cutting-edge gadgets to that special online student in your life; they might prove to be a real life saver (as opposed to a light saber, which would be a pretty cool gadget too). (more…)

Have you hit a wall in your homework assignment and don’t have your parents around to help you anymore? (Face it, they haven’t been helpful since you were in the sixth grade.) Here are some websites that might be able to provide some help, free of charge. Unlike your parents, who would always find a way to make you pay.

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As an online student — or any student, for that matter — you’re virtually tethered to a computer, so why not make your prison as productive as possible? Plug in these USB devices and coast through school riding a groovy wave called technology. Just make sure your pimped-out computer has enough USB slots to keep these gadgets going. And you may want to research how to hook them all up without blowing up your computer. (more…)

They might need to come out with a new version of that “This is your brain on drugs” ad if a group of scientists get their way. In a paper titled “Towards Responsible Use of Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs by the Healthy” published in Nature, seven scientists from the US and UK advocate the use of brain-enhancing prescription drugs like Adderall and Ritalin as study and work aids in a manner similar to caffeine. Their Peter Tosh-like solution to “legalize it” aims to make these drugs legal, stopping an illicit trade that, according to the article, is sweeping through college campuses around the world. (more…)