Spitball, a social sharing app, was founded in Israel by college students; this semester the free app is launching as a studying resource for students.
Jordan Weiss, Spitball U.S. operations head, said it is the only free social studying app available.
"Spitball is a communication and social studying app for college students," Weiss said. "On Spitball, you can share and access study materials, chat with your classmates, create custom quizzes and more."
The app allows for interaction between classmates, Weiss said.
"Spitball works by allowing students to find and follow all of their classes and then creates a customized dashboard which acts as a central hub for studying for the semester," Weiss said. "Each class has an individual feed where students can share and compare notes, ask questions, create quizzes and chat with their classmates."
Weiss said students can create and take customized quizzes, then make them available to classmates.
"Students can share their study guides and notes on Spitball, either with the entire class or with selected friends in a private study group," Weiss said. "Additionally, students can communicate with each other via our chat feature, which is available both on the web and through the Spitball app."
There are several Auburn files available on the app, Weiss said.
"We also have a database of nearly 300,000 documents uploaded by students, including class notes, study guides and practice exams," Weiss said. "In fact, we have over 1,900 documents from Auburn alone."
Weiss said Auburn is not the only American university to launch Spitball.
"Spitball has officially launched at 13 American Universities," Weiss said. "They are Auburn, Florida, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, UNC, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin."
Spitball is the most popular social studying app in Israel, Weiss said.
"Many students in The UK, The Netherlands and Russia are also Spitballers," Weiss said.
Professors will have the same access to Spitball as students, Weiss said.
"While Spitball is a platform designed for students, we have seen some professors use the app as a communication tool for the class and as a way to share lecture slides, class notes and practice exams," Weiss said.
Weiss said his favorite feature on the app is chatting.
"It’s great to find and message classmates whether you’re on your phone or laptop," Weiss said.
Weiss said he wishes there was something like Spitball available when he was a student.
"I always remember studying the night before tests and having last minute questions that went unanswered," Weiss said. "Now students can log on Spitball, message their classmates who are online studying at the same time and get an immediate response."
Spitball's goal is to help students improve academically, Weiss said.
"Spitball has many great features designed to help students study smarter, not harder," Weiss said.
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