Using technology correctly and efficiently will pay off with your child’s education. (Green Shoot Media photo)

Students today are at an advantage over students in the past. They have technology and the world’s largest storage of data at their fingertips.

Using technology correctly and efficiently can aid in the acceleration of your child’s education.

Technology Makes Life Easier

Most students have phones or tablets at home that they use for gaming or exploring the Internet. That same phone or tablet is the ultimate Swiss army knife.

You can use that device to create reminders to study, start homework or turn an assignment in. There are many apps that can help you accomplish numerous tasks.

One of the main pros of using technology is not having the clutter of papers that come with a planner and notes. All can be saved into the device or in the cloud.

Note-Taking

There are numerous apps designed to help you stay organized and take notes. These same apps even allow you to keep the notes in one single, easy-to-find place in your phone.

Google has created numerous free-to-use apps that allow students to write, take notes and save the notes directly in their email. They are even able to share the apps with other students via email, making work projects at home a little easier. You can find various note-taking applications in your device’s app store.

Find out which is easiest for your child to maneuver and allow them to explore the app to figure out what’s best for them.

Keeping a Calendar

A calendar is an important tool if used correctly. Devices have made calendars easy to use and maneuver.

Color coding events are one of the many ways calendars can be utilized to help your children stay organized and focused. Knowing what to put into a calendar is very important, too.

Your child should put events that need to be done by a certain date and time in the calendar. Any tasks that can be done at any time do not need to be placed in the calendar because it will only create clutter they don’t need.

Keeping up with the calendar is one of the most important and difficult parts of having one. Set reminders in your phone to check it at least twice a day — once in the morning before school and once at night while doing homework. It will keep your child from forgetting to turn in or complete assignments.

Using Reminders

Your child might be taking numerous classes and being assigned homework from most of them. They also may be participating in various extracurricular activities in and outside of school. It is easy to forget about an assignment or an event on a certain date. Utilizing reminders can help juggle all those events and make it simpler for your student to remain focused.

Setting reminders builds habits. Set reminders everywhere you can on all devices your child or family may have. Have your child set reminders to check and update their planners twice a day. They also can set reminders to check and update their calendars.

Taking advantage of the simple technology we’re given can help to keep your child focused and prepared for school.