This list of useful applications for university students was published a year ago but it still has useful ideas.

Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students - ReadWriteWeb I went to a school that utilized a Virtual Learning Environment called WebCT (since absorbed by the Blackboard company), and it really wasn't very fun to use. Note taking meant writing on paper, study groups meant face-to-face meetings, and if you were struggling through Shakespeare, your best bet was to turn to the library, not the Internet.