Showing posts with label productivity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label productivity. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Get Organized with Google Keep



Google Keep

If you find yourself writing everything on sticky notes or some random piece of paper only to lose it in the next few minutes, you need to try something new! Google Keep is an amazing tool that provides an easy way for you to keep notes, lists, reminders, and more. The best part is they will never be lost or "misplaced"! Get Google Keep on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Your information is synced on all of your devices.

Key Features...

  • Never lose anything
  • Organize your notes by adding a color and labels to your notes (these will help you easily identify different categories within your notes such as, grocery lists, to-do list, meeting notes, how-to's, etc.)
  • Share your notes with others- they can add things to the notes too!
  • Save images in your notes
  • Copy any note to a Google Doc for further editing 
  • When making a list, add check boxes so you can check off things as you go
  • Create notes using your voice (smartphone app)
  • Easily search your notes by label, color, audio, list, image, shared, or reminder
  • Jump to a particular label to see all notes with that label
  • Works seamlessly with GAFE (Google Apps for Education)
Find out more about Google Keep and try it out for yourself! MEET GOOGLE KEEP


Teaching Tips

Many teachers are beginning to use google keep with their students. Use it for guided notes, a virtual notes binder (use colors and labels to categorize and organize different topics and subject areas). Students can access important information from class, anywhere on any device, no more missing notebooks or lost sheets of paper!


Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Noisli







I came across Noisli and I thought it could be a really helpful tool for students and teachers. Noisli is a web application that allows you to play various white-noise or background sounds to help your productivity, focus, and stress level. Our school, as many others, has a silent reading time that all students participate in. I have been around the school visiting classrooms during this time and it is DEAD silent! Some students may have a harder time focusing without any sound at all because the silence allows their mind to wonder. Noisli could be a great way to break the silence. Teachers can also use Noisli for the whole class while working on an activity or have students use headphones to select their own sounds. Noisli is a free tool that requires no log in. However, if you do log in using your Google account, Facebook, or email you will have a few more options such as saving your favorite sound mix to a favorites tab and more. To learn more about Noisli check out the video below and visit their site. There is also a Google Extension available in the Chrome Web Store and an iOS app!