Social Media and the Pea: iStudiez Pro - Get Organized for the School Year

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If you are like me, the school year impacts you in one way or another. You are a student. You are the parent of a student. You are a grandparent. You are a teacher. You know someone who fits in one of these categories. Somehow it seems like everyone is touched by the school year being in progress. No matter how you look at it, someone in your life could benefit from getting a more effective grasp on how to get organized for school. The new iPhone application iStudiez Pro allows students of all ages, parents, and teachers to get organized and keep assignments, class information (including teacher contact information), and other calendar items all in one place!
   For those made timid by the excruciating price of $2.99 (come on, real students live on dry Ramen noodles and the free coffee at Les Schwab Tires), a "lite" = free version is available in the iTunes App Store. But for you adventurous types, like me, who are willing to throw caution to the wind and pay for an actual application, this was a worthy and sound (no wild and crazy life on the edge here) investment. iStudiez Pro takes a "whole-life" approach to class and assignment organization, understanding that your work has to get done while integrating the other responsibilities and aspects of your life. No one lives a life of singularity, and a calendar application that incorporates the personal, professional, and education responsibilities and aspects into one place can only make it easier.
   Push notifications and color coding help to keep it all organized. Integration of the iPhone or iPad iCalendar keep all the necessary dates in one location. Since the one-view-fits-all approach isn't usually correct, iStudiez has given the use of multiple displays (daily, weekly, list) to help you keep track. The Planner allows for you to organize by semester, making it easy to refer back to previous classes and courses or look ahead, and then drill down to courses, classes, and exams. Courses can be tailored to include labs and study group information and show schedules which might occur on varying days of the week and at various meeting times. For those of you who live your life from holiday to holiday and vacation to vacation, you can enter all that data, as well, and keep track of your busy social life (or days to sleep in).
   Assignment views are available to let you see what is coming up, when it is due, what the assignment's priority is, a partner and his/her information can also be added, and track completed assignments for your records. And, finally, the almighty grade, for you GPA conscious people: iStudiez will help you keep track of your grades, keep track of assignments' point value and weight, and calculate your grade point to help make sure you are on the right path towards keeping that scholarship or avoiding sports ineligibility.
   The days of the large notebook-size student calendar are coming to a close: for me, I never could remember where I left it anyway. But my phone is always with me. And now my school calendar is too.