As autumn approaches and the return to regular office schedules draws near, many people are faced with waiting times for transportation, meetings, and appointments. While common activities like playing games, reading, or scrolling through social media can pass the time, why not use these moments to boost your brain with brief lessons in subjects that interest you? In this guide, we will explore Android and iOS apps that turn your smartphone into a traveling pocket tutor, providing mental stimulation on the go.
Language Learning:
With the rise of remote learning during the pandemic, web-based academic courses and music lessons have become increasingly popular. While Apple and Google offer their own free translation apps, some people have found online language lessons to be useful. Language-instruction apps such as Babbel, Duolingo, Memrise, and Rosetta Stone offer free or inexpensive tutorials in vocabulary and grammar for a wide range of languages. These apps allow you to quietly practice and track your progress, making learning more gamelike with videos and touch-screen exercises. Duolingo and Memrise offer free plans, while Babbel and Rosetta Stone require subscriptions to continue your studies. Prices for subscriptions vary, but you can expect to pay less than $100 a year for full access.
Explore Global Culture:
If you want to escape the confines of your bus seat and explore the world’s great museums virtually, apps like Bloomberg Connects and the Google Arts & Culture app are perfect choices. Bloomberg Connects offers over 200 guides with videos and collection highlights from art museums and cultural sites worldwide. These portable museum tours mix video, text, and images and can be downloaded for offline viewing. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 3,000 cultural institutions and offers travel guides, science exhibits, history exhibits, and culture-based games. Both apps are free to download and enjoy.
TED Talks:
While TED Talks may be seen as a pop-cultural aside, they offer thousands of free lectures on technology, science, design, and cultural topics. The official TED app for Android and iOS allows you to download talks for offline viewing when you sign up for a free user account. Expand your knowledge and explore a wide range of subjects with these thought-provoking talks.
Study Science:
If you’re interested in learning the basics of computer coding on your mobile device, there are plenty of tutorials and guides available. While Google recently discontinued its free Grasshopper app, you can still find coding fundamentals lessons on your phone. Sololearn offers free, short coding lessons in several languages on its basic plan, with interactive demos and other features available on the pro plan for $70 annually. Khan Academy also offers adult learner courses in computer programming and animation, with mobile apps and YouTube videos for learning on the go. NASA provides a full-featured multimedia app showcasing space missions, as well as other free educational mobile apps and games focused on aeronautics and the solar system.
Mental Workout:
If you’re looking to take a break from learning and show off what you already know, there are numerous mobile trivia apps available. Knowledge Trainer, for example, tests your knowledge with 6,000 questions covering a range of subjects for a yearly subscription fee of $6. For further mental stimulation, brain training apps like Elevate or Peak offer games and stimulating exercises to build cognitive skills. Both apps offer free levels, with annual subscriptions priced at less than $40.
Make the most of your transit or meeting delays by engaging in micro-learning and expanding your knowledge. With these apps at your fingertips, you can continue your education even in the busiest of times.
Denial of responsibility! VigourTimes is an automatic aggregator of Global media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, and all materials to their authors. For any complaint, please reach us at – [email protected]. We will take necessary action within 24 hours.
