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Digest #140: There's an App for That

These days we are all extremely busy! So, we’ll keep it brief. Check out these resources to help you manage your workflow and stay productive. Since we know you’re busy, we’ll keep the descriptions to a minimum today and let the descriptive titles speak do most of the talking!

1) Tech tools are great for retrieval practice… but wait, there’s more! By retrievalpractice.org

Retrieval practice can be combined with tech!

2) Top Productivity Apps by frontierinternet.com

Separated for students, executives, parents, entrepreneurs, and remote employees.

3) 11 Amazing productivity apps for teachers that will keep you organized by Bookwidgets Teacher Blog

This app list was curated with teachers in mind.

4) The 9 Best Productivity Apps for 2019 by Jacob Thomas on CloudApp

A short list of apps for you to peruse. (Because who has time to go through a list of 50 or 60 apps?!)

5) The 12 Best Apps for Students and Teachers by ThoughtCo

Need we say more?

BONUS: Weekly Digest #119: Study Resources for Students

Check out this older digest where we compiled study resources for students, which contains some study apps


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