The list below is divided into two categories, and each link within those categories lead to a large article or list of tips for more information. The Web sites and guides category provides resources that offer suggestions, tricks and more that can help with your Wave learning curve.

Tips

1. Google Wave Searches that Rock: Since Google Wave is a Google idea, you can expect great search results from the Wave. For instance you can use “onlyto:me is:unread” to read waves directed to you only and that are unread. Learn about two more Google search tips at Smarterware.
2. Google Wave Searches that Don’t Rock: With the above said, be aware that a search for Google Wave can lead to malicious Web sites. Information about this hazard is posted at Websense.
3. Create Private Waves for Various Projects: You can restrict access to “sub” Waves that can carry private conversations. Watch the video for this trick at Lifehacker.
4. Increased Interactivity: Learn how one educator plans to use Google Wave. Other uses listed here may stir your imagination as well.
5. Collaborate with Other Students/Educators: Learn more about this process from a collaboration experiment provided by In the Middle of the Curve.
6. Make Students Smarter? This article from Read Write Web asks whether using the Wave might make students smarter…it seems that collaboration and participation on the Wave might work better for the student than passive reading.
7. Set Suitable Expectations: Web Worker Daily provides a list of six tips on how to begin a project on Google Wave. Learning how to take control is one aspect as well as learning how to use folders and tags.
8. Widget-Friendly Environment: Widgets like Spelly, Linki, Searchi, and Rosi combined with the ability to drag and drop contents into online communication streamlines the composition process. Learn more about this concept and more from this article.
9. Facilitate Group Work: Google Wave can provide a format for group projects for students to learn cooperation and teamwork. This article provides a scenario for this activity.
10. Provide Live Feedback: Students in learning environments and teachers can provide real-time feedback through Google Wave’s environment.
11. Use Playback to Catch Up: Students and teachers can use the playback option in Google Wave to catchup on a project or conversation. Other ideas also are included in this linked list.
12. Use Extensions: These Google extensions allow you to use maps, weather and itineraries to help plan trips and to teach geography, science and math.
13. Use Shortcuts to Save Time: The learning curve here is small, as many shortcuts are the same here as they are for other tools.
14. Proofread and Write Papers: This is just one of many ideas offered through this Mashable article. Education as a topic is located at the end of this linked piece.
15. Build Budding Journalists: Use Wave for school newspaper/newsletter article development or for local publicity article development (public relations). If you’re at a loss for more educational ideas on how to use Wave, visit this article.
16. Create a Web Site: Budding journalists can do more than write articles on the Wave — they can publish them with the Google Wave WordPress Plugin.
17. Shorten URLs to Save Space: Just add bitly-bot@appspot.com to your Wave contact list, and it will shorten URLs automatically. Learn a few more tips from this Go2Web20 article, too.
18. Once on Wave, Always on Wave? Right now you cannot remove non-bots from a Wave once they’ve been added to it. Copy your Wave to a new one and re-invite folks instead. This is a useful tip for student groups that are confined to attendance in one classroom or group.
19. Wave as a Blank White Board: Still can’t wrap your head around Wave? Read this article to learn more about how the Wave replicates decades-old methods of teaching practices in one package.
20. Prepare for Destruction: Public (and private) Waves often get destroyed by participants who add busted bots or who change content incorrectly. If you want to make a Wave public (by adding puglic@a.gwave.com to your contacts list in Wave), add the Bouncy bot to your contacts and then add Bouncy to the Wave (bouncy-wave@appspot.com) and reply to it adding the command “bounce:botaddress,” replacing botaddress with the email address of the bot to bounce. Bouncy will oust the unwanted bot from your wave. Learn about this trick and much more from this article.

Web Sites and Guides

21. Google Wave Tips: This site provides a steady stream of tips on how to use Google Wave. Use the “Labels” menu in the right column to find tips on specific topics.
22. The Shiny Wave: Tap into this resource for a complete guide to Google Wave along with tips and cheat sheets.
23. Google Wave: A Complete Guide: If you still can’t get the hang of the Wave, then try this short tutorial by Mashable that shows some functionality within Wave, like using Google Wave to replace Wikis.
24. Google Wave: Changing the World as You Know It: Use this article to learn more how to apply bots (visuals) and other tips that can help you reach that long-lost epiphany with Google Wave.
25. Join a Public Wave for Personal Learning: Teachers can tap into Eduwave to learn more about how to use Google Wave. Learn more about this Wave, along with instructions on how to get in.

The following links are listed alphabetically by blog title under each category. We use this method to show that we do not favor one blog over another.

Sharing Technology

1. Adobe in Technical Communication and eLearning: Learn more about Adobe’s contributions to eLearning and about their updates on new trends.
2. Assistive Technology: This popular blog focuses on assistive technology, eLearning, mind mapping, collaborative tools and educational technology.
3. Discovery Through eLearning: This is a collection of thoughts, ideas and information that Tracy Hamilton finds intriguing for herself on elearning tools and technology.
4. E-Learning Journeys: Julie Lindsay is information technology and e-Learning co-ordinator for the Beijing International School. She shares her ideas in this blog.
5. EdGalaxy: As a teacher, you may want to stay one step ahead of your students in technological advances. Kevin Cummins can help you do this with the latest in tech, tools, toys, news and lesson plans.
6. eLearning Technology: Tony Karrer has taught computer science for eleven years, and has been CTO of many startups, including eHarmony. This blog, however, focuses on eLearning tech.
7. EmergingEdTech: Use this site for Internet and instructional technologies geared toward the classroom.
8. Free Technology for Teachers: If you need reviews on free technology resources and how teachers can use them, this is the blog you need to read.
9. Kathy Schrock’s Kaffeeklatsch: if you want to learn more about educational technology, visit Kathy Schrock and learn from her experiences as the tech administrator for Nauset Public Schools.
10. Learning with ‘e’s: Steve Wheeler is in the faculty of education at the University of Plymouth, responsible for convening the university’s e-learning research network. He shares his thoughts about learning technology and all things digital on this blog.
11. Steve Howard’s eLearning ++ Blog: Thoughts, news, observations from a guy working in eLearning and obsessed by technology.
12. Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: this blogger has been working with technology in an educational setting for over a decade. Use this blog to pick up on some great technological tips and tools.
13. The Tech Savvy Educator: Learn everything you want to learn about integrating technology in the classroom with the help of this blog.
14. TipLine – Gates’ Computer Tips: After over three decades in the education field, Jim Gates now gets to talk about how technology can enhance teaching and learning. Get in on the conversation.
15. Welcome to NCS-Tech! According to this site, you can’t spell “teach” without “T-E-C-H.” Clever, right? Visit the site to learn more about this school’s progress in e-learning.

Sharing Resources

16. academeHacK: The goal of this site is to serve as a resource for academics trying to navigate the world of computing and technology. You are welcome to share your ideas here as well.
17. Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Miguel Guhlin uses powerful technologies to transform practice and enable learners to communicate and collaborate with each other. He shares his resources on this blog.
18. Box of Tricks: Every technological tool you can dream up is featured on this site through articles and through actual use as example. You also can find plenty of other tools here through links and resources pages.
19. Creative Teaching: Grab some creative tips and suggestions from Fascinate-Educate that can make your eLearning and eTeaching fun.
20. Educational Origami: This is a top notch site for ICT and education, and “resources” is the largest word in the tag cloud.
21. EDTE.CH: You might think this site goes under technology, but if you follow that link you may learn that this blog offers tech subjects as well as maths maps, creative projects, inspirational ideas and a large resource for writing courses.
22. Experiencing E-Learning: Use this site as a great reference tool for eLearning, as this blogger provides plenty of linked sites related to eLearning from around the Web on a frequent basis.
23. Free Resources for Education: These plentiful resources can be used by anyone anytime for studies, work and hobbies.
24. Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day: Jane Hart is a social learning consultant who offers a daily item of e-learning interest to her readers.
25. Langwitches Blog: Ah, yes…the magic of learning. Visit this blog often to pick up on new tools, tricks and tips to help make your eLearning experiences more productive.
26. Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: Larry Ferlazzo focuses on sharing Web sites that will help you teach ELL, ESL and EFL.
27. LifeFeast: This entertaining and creative blog is filled with tips and tools to help make your eLearning easier as a student and as a teacher.
28. Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog: This blog is all about teaching, learning, reflecting and daily picks for eLearning Web tools.
29. Sharing the Addiction: Suzie Vesper reaches out from New Zealand to help create one eLearning addict at a time with her ideas, tips and tools.
30. Sue Waters Blog: Sue Waters is the go-to lady for learning about edublogging and Web 2.0 technologies. Her tips, tricks and ideas for teachers and students are both creative and practical. Be sure to visit the other links under her photo in the left column of her home page.

Sharing Business Strategies

31. Adventures in Corporate Education: Gina develops technical training courses for clients, partners and internal personnel at EMC Corporation. She writes about her experiences as well as about her own stab at distance learning.
32. Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development: Explore the crossroads of technology and learning with this corporate learning blogger.
33. Custom Training and eLearning Blog: This CommLab India blog focuses on the latest and most useful issues surrounding corporate training, performance and learning technology.
34. Kirsten Winkler: Kirsten is a language coach and online education expert with over 7 years of experience in the business, teaching online for about 3 years now. She is an education 2.0 blogger, interviewer and edupreneur.
35. New Learning Playbook: Follow this blog to track innovations and trends in corporate learning and talent management among corporations, universities and government agencies.
36. Rapid eLearning Blog: Tom shares practical tips and tricks to help you become a rapid eLearning pro.
37. Workplace Learning Today: This is a Brandon Hall Research site that pulls together several bloggers who bring a daily summary of news, events, commentary and research on all aspects of workplace learning technologies, talent management, organizational learning and adult education.

The Total Picture

38. 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Michelle Pacansky-Brock posts thoughts about innovations in higher education. She also is co-owner and educational consultant for Teaching Without Walls.
39. Angela Maiers: Angela believes that learning is a lifelong journey, so she focuses on teaching teachers how to teach both in the classroom and through online venues.
40. Billings Beta: This blog catalogs Billings Middle School student experiences with digital tools and discussions around the social, political, environmental & moral impacts of technology. The site is maintained by a Google Certified teacher.
41. Concrete Classroom: Michael Kaechele is a concrete artist-turned middle school technology teacher. Gain insight and inspiration while you follow him down the yellow brick road to the juxtaposition of Web 2.0 tools and learning.
42. E-Learning Queen: This popular blog focuses on distance training with special attention on psychological, social and cultural factors.
43. eLearning Blog Don’t Waste Your Time: David Hopkins started this blog to engage with educators, facilitators, technicians, designers, etc who are interested in eLearning, mLearning, Blackbaord / CMS, simulation-based learning, technology in the classroom, etc. Visit to learn more about the blog title.
44. elearnspace: This blog explores elearning processes, knowledge management, networks, technology and community.
45. Janet Clarey: Although this blog is about Janet’s work experiences at Brandon Hall Research, it reaches into all corners of eLearning, including tech, social aspects, instructional design models and much more. She’s totally irreverent and full of tips and ideas.
46. OLDaily: No eLearning list of tips and tools would be complete without a link to Stephen Downes’ blog. Stephen has covered this topic for years, and provides a clear understanding of many aspects in education, learning technologies, personal learning and the philosophy behind it all.
47. Open Culture: The resources at this site are plentiful, and the philosophy is spot on. This is one of the best sites around for innovation and technology as well as for inspiration.
48. Steve Spangler: Steve Spangler is nationally known as a teacher’s teacher who shares his passion for learning in the classroom, on the platform, and through the airwaves. This blog is filled with ideas for learning in all those spaces and more.
49. Stop Trying to Inspire Me: Cynical? Irreverent? Probably a little of both and more. If you teach, you might be able to relate. If you’re a student, perhaps you’ll be a better one when you learn how difficult you’ve been in the past.
50. TeachPaperless: If you are a classroom teacher who wants to learn how to merge green thinking with interactive technology, then visit this site to learn about this process.

1. Set up a tabbed home page: One of the nice things about Firefox is that it is possible to set up a tabbed home page. Google Chrome has this ability as well. Set up multiple tabs to your favorite open courseware libraries or other learning Web sites.
2. Move your home page to the toolbar: Once you have your home page set, you can move it to your tool bar on the Google Chrome browser window. This makes it easy to go right to your digital learning information with one click, no matter where you are in cyberspace at the time.
3. Use Blackboard with Google Chrome: One collaborative learning application being used by digital learners is Blackboard. The good news is that it is compatible with Google Chrome. Check out Blackboard on Chrome to see if it can help you organize assignments and materials, and interact with your instructors.
4. Desktop and Start menu short cuts to Web applications: If you are using online learning applications, it is possible to have them open from the desktop or the Start menu using Google Chrome.
5. Drag links to open new tabs: With Google Chrome, it is possible to simply drag a link to open a new tab. If you see an interesting link that you want to explore, you can drag it to between two tabs and an new tab will automatically open. It makes things much easier and faster.
6. Custom search engines: Create your own custom search engines in Google Chrome. This is very useful if you are looking to target your search results to some sort of specific area of learning. It will also help you catalog interesting sites that you have visited before, and allow you to easily search them in the future if you want to revisit some information you have learned.
7. Add Wikipedia search to Google Chrome: If you want easy access to the wealth of information from Wikipedia, you can easily add this search to Google Chrome.
8. Simple calculations in the address bar: It is possible to perform simple calculations using the address bar in Google Chrome. You can convert between units of measurement, and also do simple math. It’s a quick and easy way to access a calculator immediately.
9. Resize text area: In many cases, digital learners make use of comments sections and feedback forms to ask questions of their instructors. Sometimes, though, these forms are too small. You can easily change this in Google Chrome. The lower right corner has dragging capability and you can simply drag the text box to a larger size that easier and more convenient to use.
10. Dual view: You can create panels in Google Chrome — even in one tab. The idea of dual view in the Google Chrome Web browser allows you to look at two things side by side. This is very helpful if you are comparing information that you are learning, or if you want to do a little multitasking.
11. Drag and drop downloads: When you download something, it is possible to drag and drop it into what file you want, or move it to the desktop. You can do this right from the Chrome browser, making it easy to organize open courseware materials and other educational items that you might download from the Internet.
12. Turn a tab into its own browser window: It is possible to easily peel a browser tab in Google Chrome away and turn it into its own window. This is helpful if you want to set something aside, or if you want to provide a new window for some piece of information or an assignment you are working on. You can also merge separate windows into one tabbed window. Using tabs can be almost fun in Google Chrome.
13. Zoom in and out of Chrome pages: If you want a closer look at something, whether it is an image or text, you can use the mousewheel and the control button on your keyboard to do so. Just hold down control while spinning the mousewheel, and you can get a closer look at something in your Google Chrome browser window.
14. Change your download location: If you do not want to use the “downloads” folder as your default, you can remedy the situation by changing it. Google Chrome has a feature in its “minor tweaks” lab that allows you to direct downloads to save in a different location. This can be helpful if you want to automatically keep your online learning downloads together.
15. Search for digital learning keywords: You might be looking for a specific keyword related to an area of study or an assignment. In this case, it is possible to scan through and search for keywords with the control and K keys pressed together. It’s a quick shortcut that can help you find digital learning information quickly.
16. Sort online page elements by loading time: If you want to load necessary information more efficiently, you can do so with a little help from the “Resources” tab. You access this tab by right clicking inside the page, and selecting “Inspect element” from that menu. You can see the scripts and the images available, and how long they take to load. This can also warn you of potential problem areas on the Web site.
17. Use an incognito window: This is especially useful if you are doing some of your online learning on a public computer. If you don’t want others getting access to your accounts, you can press control, shift and N to open a new window that doesn’t appear in the history. Nor will your cookies be saved beyond the closing of the window. It’s one way to protect your privacy on a public computer.
18. Find pages you visited earlier: If you know you visited some site, but don’t remember it offhand, it is easy to find information pages again. You can hold down the back button or right click on it to see online learning sites you have already visited.
19. Bookmarking: When you are among the ranks of digital learners, it is important to have good bookmarking capabilities. You can do this easily with Google Chrome by clicking on the star to the left of the address bar. Create a folder for online learning, and you can easily save all your bookmarks in an easy to find place.
20. Create a Google Toolbar for Chrome: Oddly enough, Chrome doesn’t support the popular Google Toolbar. This can be a handy tool for digital learners itself, offering easy search capability, and access to news, information and favorites. You can create something similar, though, by taking advantage of Project Fakebar.
21. Undo a closed tab: Sometimes, a slip of the mouse closes a tab we were studying. If you weren’t ready for a tab to be closed, you can undo it by pressing control, shift and T. This will ensure that you don’t lose some valuable information or coursework you were using.
22. Use the Google Chrome task manager: You can keep track of your digital learning tabs and information, as well as what you are doing, with help from the Google Chrome task manager. Better organize your online learning, and make sure you aren’t taking up too much space.
23. Create multiple user profiles: This is a handy way to focus on your digital learning profile and keep it separate from your other Google Chrome user profiles. Tweak your online experience to the task at hand, and help you focus better on learning.
24. Portable Google Chrome: One of the frustrating things about browsers is that when you have what you want all set up, you can’t take your settings with you. With Google Chrome, though, you can. There is a portable app that allows you to transfer Google Chrome to a memory device, and then install it, all of your bookmarks and preferences intact, to a different computer.
25. Get an open source version of Google Chrome: Are you a tech geek? If you want even more options with Google Chrome, you can get the open source version. It’s called Chromium, and it doesn’t have the Google branding. Plus, you can build it on a Mac — something that Chrome doesn’t do yet.

The following sites provide a means for teachers and students to become more interactive. While you already may use some tools listed below, other networking platforms may offer new avenues to pursue in your goal to help students understand that social media can be used for more objectives than socializing. At the same time, in an age where boundaries between public and private life are blurring and personal reputations are defined by search results, you can have a hand in monitoring and defining a student’s online identity.

The following sites are listed alphabetically under two categories — one with links to share with students and another with links just for educators. In addition to the link to the social media site, some items in the list also contain links to tools that may help you transition to new platforms or help enhance the work you currently share with your students.

Share with Students

1. Blackboard: You may not have thought about Blackboard as a social media tool, but it offers all the interactivity you can desire with students and with parents. Corporations and nonprofit organizations now use this platform to stay in touch with employees and members, for educational purposes and to increase organizational performance.
2. Box.net: Connect and collaborate on a platform that seamlessly integrates with Google, Autodesk, Zoho, WordPress and Picnik.
3. Cramster: If you don’t feel possessive about your students, then introduce them to this social media tool that is focused on tutoring and education in math, science, engineering and business topics. Geared toward high school students and higher, parents and educators also can get involved.
4. Del.icio.us: Embrace your inner bookmarker with a tool that offers a way to share links as a means to help students learn. Social bookmarking, using keywords, simplifies the distribution of reference lists, bibliographies, papers and other resources among students as well. Introduce your students to libraries that use del.icio.us, and you can teach them how to use this tool as an information organizer.
5. Ecto: Try this collaborative learning environment on for size. It is a student-centered environment that allows teachers and parents to participate. And, it’s free.
6. Edu2.0: Use this free and easy way to teach and learn online. Teach private or public classes accessible from any Web browser, create and share lesson plans and more in over ten languages.
7. Edublogs: Edublogs is a free blog hosting solution for teachers that runs on the WordPress MU platform, so teachers have access to all current WordPress features. Additionally, each blog comes with 100MB of free storage space for images and files and there are no limits on bandwidth.
8. Flickr: If you haven’t used this social media platform for education, then you might want to visit FlickrEDU to learn how photographs can enhance an educational experience. Be aware that some school districts have banned photo sharing because of “objectional content” on some photo-sharing sites such as Flickr, Photobucket, Shutterfly, Snapfish and more.
9. Google Docs: You might not think of a utility as a social media platform, but Google Docs provides a way to collaborate, share and discuss documents, spreadsheets and presentations in a private environment. Go to Google for Educators to learn more about how to use this resource and other Google educational tools.
10. Moodle: This virtual learning environment is free to use, and it includes a myriad of ways to build ‘community’ in the classroom.
11. Social Media Classroom: Known as SMC, this download offers teachers a way to build a site filled with blogs, wikis, RSS and video. This is an open source Drupal-based Web service. You also can created a hosted version of the SMC.
12. TeacherTube: Add this site to YouTube as a means to share instructional videos. TeacherTube, however, is more inclined to provide a safe venue for teachers, schools and home learners. Also, try School Tube for more video sharing in a safe environment.
13. Twitter: Do you use Twitter as a teaching tool? Learn how to use Twitter in the classroom and find resources and links to help define your project through Twitter for Teachers, a “collaborative effort to teach teachers about Twitter.”
14. WikiEducator: Use wikis to plan educational projects and develop content for that project. When you create a WikiEducator account, you receive free wiki skills training. WikiEducator isn’t the only wiki on the block (note Wikis in Education as another example). Visit SHTM Teacher’s Wiki’s article, “A Naked Wikie: How to use Wikis for Teaching and Learning,” for more information.
15. Zumeo: Help students get started with their careers on Zumeo. Geared for high school or college students, this site can provide information on jobs and internships as well as new connections as students discover their strengths.

For Teachers Only

16. 4Teachers: If you want to learn how to teach with technology, or if you want to hone your current skills and teach others what you know, then this venue might be for you. Learn about new tools, get support and stay on top of your game.
17. Classroom 2.0: Join this community to learn more about Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. Use peer support to learn more about social media tools listed here, or other tools that can enhance your teaching experience.
18. EDU4DRR: Join this social network by and for teachers and educators who want to make a difference in disaster prevention education.
19. Facebook: Face it — Facebook has come a long way as far as reputation is concerned. While concerns over privacy still exist for younger students, you can join Facebook simply to gain access to groups such as Social Media Guidelines for Educators, where you can join the discussion surrounding social media guidelines for schools and school districts.
20. LinkedIn: Stay connected with peers in a professional environment that allows you to share your resume and skills. This site is a must for those who understand that few jobs last forever.
21. Ning: Not only can you build a community using this platform, you can join any community that exists now. Search for your subject or for your grade level to find a community filled with supportive members.
22. Promethean Planet: Billed as “the world’s largest interactive whiteboard community,” this site offers support for teachers through searchable resources, lessons, educational Web links and many more tools.
23. ProTeacher Community: This is a community for school teachers in grades PreK-8. Participants mostly are from the U.S., but guests from around the world are invited.
24. TeacherLingo: Tryout this educational community that connects teachers from every educational level.
25. We the Teachers: Find teachers in your neighborhood or from around the world to share lesson plans and other classroom resources.

Literature, Language and Art

If you are interested in learning more about literature, foreign languages and art, the iPhone can help you out.

1. Stanza: Get access to thousands of books and periodicals. You can download books, both paid versions and free versions, to your iPhone and then peruse them at your leisure.
2. Margins: If you are looking for a way to keep your notes organized, you can do so. This iPhone app is specifically designed for those who take notes in the margins of their books. It makes your thoughts much easier to organize — and find later.
3. Aristotle’s Complete Works: One of the developers of Western thought is Aristotle. You can get his complete works, fully searchable, for your iPhone.
4. Art Envi: If you want to learn more about art and artists, this iPhone app can help you out. You have access to thousands of art masterpieces, and you can sort them by genre. Art Envi Deluxe takes things up a notch.
5. Love Art: This iPhone app is centered around helping you learn about art. You can learn about the lives of great artists, and the stories behind their works. Quizzes are offered to help you gauge how much you have learned.
6. iTranslate Ultimate: You can translate between English, French, Spanish, German and Italian using this iPhone app.
7. WordPower Lite: This iPhone app is more of a series. You can use it to practice a number of languages, including Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and a host of other languages. You receive new words to practice, flashcards, audio and can even record yourself saying the words so that you can get a better idea of how you sound.
8. 20/20: 20 of the most useful phrase that you can use while traveling — in 20 different languages.

Math and Science

You have the opportunity to learn more about the world around you when you take advantage of iPhone applications centered around math and science. You can even learn about the related subject of medicine.

9. Science Quiz: Receive different quizzes about a variety of science subjects. Astronomy, anatomy, biology, chemistry, technology and zoology are all included in these quizzes.
10. Science Fact of the Day: If you are interested in learning something new every day, you can get a daily science fact delivered straight to your iPhone.
11. EleMints: Learn the Periodic Table of Elements in an interactive manner, with interesting facts about the elements and a fun way to learn.
12. Math Quizzes for All Ages: Brush up on your math skills, taking quizzes that include basic math concepts on up to more advanced problems and solutions.
13. Exambusters Chemistry Cards: Flashcards that help with chemistry concepts from Exambusters. Exambusters also offers helpful cards for Trig, Algebra, Physics and Biology.
14. Star Walk: Learn about the night sky with help from this iPhone app. Find constellations and their names, and learn more about what you see when you look to the stars.
15. Peterson Field Guide to Backyard Birds: Put this famous field on your iPhone. Includes a search feature that allows you to narrow down birds by your area, and also provides images and information about birds you are likely to see. Also cool: Recordings of bird song.
16. Human Atlas: See the human body in detail — and 3D. Also included in this iPhone app are common ailments, as well as their treatments.
17. Medical Exam: A convenient tool that can help you enlarge your knowledge of medicine in 14 categories. It is also a great study aid for taking an actual medical.

Reference Materials

If you want to know something — and you want to know it now — here are some great reference materials that you can access right from your iPhone.

18. WordBook English Dictionary & Thesaurus: Look up thousands of words and learn their meanings. You can also use the thesaurus to get ideas for replacement words. Pronunciation help is also included in this iPhone app.
19. Spell Checker: If you are unsure of how to spell a word, simply type it into your iPhone, and find out if you are right. The application corrects misspelled words, and provides alternative ways to spell.
20. Wikipedia Mobile: Access Wikipedia easily from your iPhone, wherever you go. Wiki Mobile is formatted especially for iPhone, making it easy to use and read on the go.
21. 15,000 Useful Phrases: Looking for just the right phrase? You can find it with a little help from your iPhone. Extremely helpful for public speakers, writers and conversationalists.
22. Financial Glossary: Learn what hundreds of financial words mean. Very helpful for those trying to sort out the current mess.
23. World Proverbs: Access wit and wisdom across cultures and countries with this iPhone app. Learn a little bit about others, and find the right lesson, with a little help. Shaking your iPhone pops up a random proverb.
24. MedCards: Physicians carry around laminated cards for quick reference. Now you can have that same reference information on your iPhone. While this application could be of great use to doctors, you don’t have to be a doctor to benefit from it.
25. BibleXpress: For Christians who want to learn more about the Bible, or find passages quickly, BibleXpress can be invaluable. Includes a number of versions of the Bible, from the King James Version to the New Revised Standard Version to the New American Standard Bible to the New Authorized Version of the Bible and more.