Sunday, February 27, 2011

Thing 16: Productivity?

I am one of the biggest procrastinators you will ever meet.  Sometimes I wish I could lock the internet to stop myself from spending endless hours on Facebook or Sporcle when I have a paper to write, a unit plan to create, a test to study for, or a technology project to finish (ha!).  So when I saw that this activity was about online productivity, I was intrigued.

I already have an iGoogle homepage that I created in Thing 12, so I will just use it for this one too.  I really like it because it's colorful, easy to navigate, and very very time-saving.  All of my websites are in one spot.  I probably won't make it my permanent homepage, but I will visit it occasionally.  It has weather, Facebook, tv guide listings (for when I actually have time to watch tv), movie times, and recent news articles.  This site is very useful!

I also already set up my Google Calendar, and have been receiving notifications to my email for about a week.  I like this calendar because it is very easy to set up.  I am a very organized person, so I like to know what's going on in my very busy life.

I LOVE to-do lists!  I have to create multiple ones a week to keep my sanity.  I make lists for everything, homework assignments, events I have to attend, groceries I need, everything!  I usually just write them on post-it notes or whatever scrap paper I have available at the time.  I really liked the Remember the Milk to-do list program.  I tried to sign up for Ta-Da Lists, but for some reason it wouldn't work on my computer.  But I really like the Remember the Milk one anyways.  It lets you prioritize your tasks, put them in different categories, and set due dates.  I will DEFINITELY be using these to organize my life!

KBearden:]

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