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Best Tools for Teachers (and Students!)

Best Tools for Teachers (and Students!)

  Over at the main Synap Blog, we’ve just gathered a huge (yuge!) list of the Top 100 Tools for Teachers and Students! This covers classroom management apps, general tools such as Google Sheets, Trello and Slack which can be used by a huge range of people including teachers, and apps for specific subjects such as Duolingo (languages) and Mediwikis (medicine).

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See how Spaced Repetition can help you learn more in less time

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The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

Robert Greene, Mastery

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Prepping and how I study

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Synap wins the Leeds heat of the prestigious Northern Stars awards

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Do ‘Brain Training’ Apps Really Work?

Are ‘brain training’ apps a waste of time? There’s no denying that apps such as Lumosity and Peak are very popular – in fact they’re some of the most popular and most profitable apps around. Brain training apps can be a lot of fun, and there’s something addictive in seeing your scores going up with practice – but they make big claims for themselves, saying that they can improve cognitive function in working professionals or reduce it’s decline in people with dementia. In this post, we look at these claims in-depth and ask, is ‘Brain Training’ a waste of time?

From https://blog.synap.ac/do-brain-training-apps-work/

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NEW On Synap: MRCP, MRCS & FRCA MCQs!

NEW On Synap: MRCP, MRCS & FRCA MCQs!

We’re pleased to announce a range of exclusive practice MCQs for medical exams such as the MRCP Part 1, MRCS Part A and Primary FRCA exams!

Written by leading experts at Oxford University Press, our practice questions are the best way to prepare for these board exams. The Synap Store currently features:

MRCP Part 1 MCQs

MRCS Part A MCQs

Primary FRCA MCQs

And more!

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How to Study Effectively in Medical School

How to Study Effectively in Medical School

Synap was made by two medical students looking for a better way to study for their own exams. The undergraduate medical curriculum is notoriously demanding, with medical students being expected to study a huge range of disciplines – not just anatomy and physiology – but also communication skills, sociology and leadership – during the five year course.

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