This is a guest post from Matt Baliva, Verizon Wireless assistant retail manager in St. Louis, MO

For most students, what seemed like a never-ending, hot summer is starting to wind down. Before they know it, they’ll be back to a school-year routine full of homework and exams. But with helpful smartphone and tablet applications, both students and parents can take some of the stress out of the back-to-school blues.

Be ahead of the game and get yourself organized before school even starts with this valuable iHomework ($0.99 and available on Apple devices) app, which keeps courses, school work, grades, to-dos and teacher information right at your fingertips.

Need to read a classic novel for a class this semester? Stanza is a free app that can deliver more than 50,000 classic titles straight to your tablet or smartphone. Available on Apple devices. (more…)