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5 Incredible iPhone Apps for Recording Lectures

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If you are one of the students lucky enough to have an iPhone you could be using it to help you along with your studies. There are numerous apps designed to help you with organizing your education. Such as, calendars, note-taking, and recorders. There are many more but this just names a few. Recording a lecture of your class gives you the option to play it back and see if there are any important points that you missed. Here are a few apps that will help you utilize you iPhone for this purpose.
Five Incredible iPhone Apps for Recording Lectures
1. Moe’s Notes-This app will cost you $.99 for the iPhone. It is perfect for recording lectures. It has the ability to record on the fly without having to name the file or put them in a category. You can also capture pictures and video if you need to. When you are finished recording your lecture you can either email them to yourself or upload them to Facebook.
2. Mute Free Recorder- This is a great for$1.99 that you can use for recording lectures in the classroom. It will turn on in the presence of sound and will shut off if there is absence of sound for 10 seconds. Files are automatically to rename at a later date. Data can be saved in iTunes. Just connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes. There are a series of steps to download the recording but it is easy enough to learn quickly. Your recordings will be stored in iTunes and you can listen to them on your computer, iPod or other device that supports ITunes.
3. Cohdoo Highlight- At $4.99 this app is a little pricier than the first two apps listed, but it has an important feature. As you are recording the lecture you can mark “aha” moments with a tap of your finger. This highlights parts of the lecture that you feel are important points. You can also add more highlights when playing back the lecture. You can also send your recordings via email and listen to them on your computer or iPod.
4. InClass- This app is available for free. You can record your lecture and also surf the web, text, or send and email at the same time. inClass is also a student organizer to keep you on schedule with classes and assignments.
5. ClearRecord- Lets you record your lecture with ambient noise reduction. This lets you record your lecture clearly when there is distracting background noises in the room. It has play speed control which can expedite the time it takes you to listen to your lecture again and the pitch quality is not compromised.

L. Faul enjoys answering students’ questions regarding earning a baccalaureate degree online.