The 2015 school year has just started, and many students are surely both excited as well as worried on how well they’ll do in their studies for the entire year.

Fortunately, there are tons of web tools these days that can really be useful for students to further improve their learning experience.

One of them is Google, probably the biggest technology innovator of this generation and a leader for pretty much everything over the web, including edtech tools (see Google for Education).

Google has recently launched an interactive checklist of tips that students from all over the globe can utilize to make studying & learning less difficult – and fun at the same time.

 

55 Back to School Tips from Google for Education

1. Translate foreign languages without leaving your doc

2. Divvy up the work for a group project

3. Drop a video into your presentation

4. Email your whole class with just one address

5. Turn in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint assignments even when you’re using Docs

6. Never sleep through class again

7. Don’t miss important emails from teachers and classmates

8. Make edits on the way to class

9. Say no to hackers. Actually, we’ll say it for you

10. Make sure your roommate isn’t reading your email

11. Translate languages you don’t even recognize

12. Snooze without losing your place

13. Look up new words without looking up from your doc

14. Do research in a language you don’t speak

15. Amp up your selfies with code

16. Host movie night whenever, wherever

17. Look sharp for your homecoming date

18. Master the art of group projects

19. Free music for studying and partying

20. Show your History class what it’s like to see the Pyramids

21. Take a field trip from your laptop

22. Read textbooks that translate themselves

23. Save your most needed translations for language class

24. Had a fun summer? Cue the collage

25. Check if it’s game on or game off. Get the forecast fast

26. Learn to code nearby

27. Do homework on the go

28. Hack photos and PDFs to say what you want

29. Go ninja on identity thieves

30. Keep your sources straight with easy footnotes

31. A complete spreadsheet with less typing

32. Run your own research study

33. Ditch the note-cards and present with confidence

34. Get your whole team’s info in one place

35. Find a good time to host a study group

36. Pretend you’re always this organized

37. Study and compare images for Art History

38. Get inspiration for your next paper

39. Keep track of all your classes

40. Keep off the freshman 15

41. Never miss that weekly study group

42. See your plans (and due dates) for the week at a glance

43. Got a lot of research? Use a lot of tabs

44. See who changed what in your group project

45. Keep your selfies to yourself

46. Never miss a homework assignment

47. Back to school pranks? Lock your device to stay safe

48. Work without interruption. Or WiFi

49. Check your school and personal email in one place

50. Hit the books where you want to, not just where there’s WiFi

51. Take turns taking notes with Google Docs

52. Create a password haters can’t guess

53. Have a research question? Just ask

54. Computer meltdown? Your files are safe online

55. Avoid long-term relationships with textbooks

 

Notable Source: Daily Genius