Best Gifts for Students in Academic Courses

Taking academic courses means equipment; both required and luxury items that make academic life easier. In the spirit of holiday gift giving we bring you the top five gifts for students in academic courses.

The Top 5 Gifts for Students in Academic Courses

1. Top of the list is the Kindle e-reader. The Kindle is a must for any academic courses; the price is right and unlike other technology, the visual is super easy on the eyes and the flat, matt screen and device shape feels natural, ergonomic and user friendly. The Kindle 2 has a lot of great features for those about to spend a lot of time studying in academic courses. eBooks for Kindle include a range of textbooks and they are much cheaper than hard copy versions. The single most important feature in all courses may be the ability to annotate eBooks. On Kindle it is possible to highlight text and make notes with the keyboard at the bottom of the Kindle.
2. If you are keen to spend a little more on gift giving this holiday season then the Lenovo S12 combines the power efficient hardware of a traditional netbook with a larger 12.1-inch screen, full-sized keyboard, expresscard slot and multi-card reader, blurring the lines even further between notebooks and netbooks to make this a perfect student solution. The price too is in the mid netbook/notebook range.
3. For very little cost a terrific gift for student courses that will help with both personal and academic life is the iPad wall mount. For students who are very often pressed for space this converts the iPad to TV, computer screen and presentation device. The PadTab Tablet Mounting System doesn’t require any power tools to install it. You slide your tablet on and it’ll stay safe, secure and steady until you remove it.

Stress is such a significant part of student life that a good number of student gift picks this year are aimed at reducing those anxiety levels to make those courses smoother sailing. These are some of the best.

1. Sometimes all you need to get you through the day, and your courses, is a little stress relief. The perfect present for the tense student, a gift that offers humor and relaxation, is the Infectious Disease Stress Ball. It’s a stress ball with a twist. You squeeze the ball and blisters protrude from the bag. The stress ball comes in four disease options including bubonic plague, cooties, smallpox and zombie. It’s a little gross but very cool.
2. The mini Zen gardening kit is perfect for creating a sanctuary in a small space. With Zen Gardens you are able to create a mini oasis in your otherwise hectic life. This is where your student can escape from his or her courses for a time to contemplate the Zen principals of peace, tranquillity and beauty. The student can add different stones and statues to suit his or own tastes and make the Zen garden more personal.

The great thing about buying for students is that they almost always need so much that you can spend as much or as little as you want, even while you are spoiled for choice. If you can’t work out what to buy when thinking about the individual just consider the courses he or she is taking and you are sure to come up with an idea. When it comes to student gift giving, you don’t have to be creative; it is often the practical gift that will best serve a student through a number of different courses.