Khan Academy Review

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A lot of websites can help people out when studying. I recently reviewed Quizlet and gave it a good review. I would still recommend that but, there is one other helpful website I would put ahead of it. That website is, Khan Academy.

What I like about Khan Academy is that it is a very diverse tool to use. There are many different ways to use Khan Academy. You can watch videos that can help you and you can do practice problems afterward. There are also multiple different things you can study on there too.

Subjects include math, science, computing, history, and economics. They branch off into subcategories and include multiple different sub-subjects. I have used Khan Academy before and I found it very useful. The videos can range anywhere from three to ten minutes. They go very in-depth and I found them very useful. I also like how they give mini achievements as you go through the different lessons. It really makes you feel like you are learning a lot more.

One other benefit is that you can access it anywhere. It’s very convenient to your needs. You don’t have to go anywhere to practice your assignments. This is unrelated to college students but, if you wanted to start your kid off young around the age of five or so, it is a great way to start them. The lessons can be very elementary for young kids.

There are a few downsides to Khan Academy. There are a lot of subjects but, they don’t have every single subject. I have also recently noticed that it has been slow in some cases while using the website. It could be just a slight glitch on the website that day but, I still would recommend it.

Overall, I would recommend the use of Khan Acamedy. There are definitely more ups than down. I liked to use it in high school and I still found it to be useful. If you want to study for finals in a certain subject then I would highly recommend the use of Khan Acamedy.

 

Grammarly and Hemingway Editor Review

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You have a paper due 11:59 P.M. that night. Every single college kids worst nightmare. Well, at least one of them. Anyways you have to rush to finish the paper and mess up a lot of grammar. Luckily, we have to writing tools on the internet for free. In this article, I will review the two free writing tools, Grammarly and Hemingway Editor.

First up is Grammarly. I will start with my likes first and the segway to my dislikes. What I like about Grammarly is how easy it is to install. Go to your web browser, type in the website, make an account and then install the extension. It’s really easy and free! In terms of Grammarly itself, I have found it to be very useful. One thing I like about it is that it asks if you are a student, teacher or a writer and then proceeds to ask you if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced. After selecting your two options it tells you what it will look out you while you write. My dislikes include the fact that you have to pay to unlock all of Grammarly’s features. It is $30 a month which is pretty expensive for a grammar editor. Overall I would recommend the free version. It gets the job done and it is an easy process to install.

Next up is the Hemingway editor. What I like about this writing tool is that it gives you more suggestions on what to do. The problem is, it doesn’t always tell you exactly what to fix. Sometimes it will just say it’s hard to read. That’s great but what if you review that sentence multiple times but can’t find something wrong with it. It’s confusing sometimes but it does give some helpful insight at the same time. It also points out when you are using “fluff’ words and when you are using the wrong tenses. While you need to pay for Hemingway Editor to get all of its features, it is a surprisingly reasonable price. It is only $20 which I find to be very reasonable. I do not all the full features that you would obtain. I do however know some of them. If you upgrade you can edit anywhere. It also includes the ability to send your papers to others with the recommended edits and then others can tell you how you could potentially fix that.

Overall I think both are great for being free. I would pick Grammarly because once you install into your web browser, and you see suggestions everywhere you write. After writing this article, I can definitely see a difference in certain things I used to make mistakes with.