E-Organization

Monday Minute #8

Last week I shared a bit about how I stay organized focusing mainly on the real world. As a school leader, I also have to stay organized in the electronic world. There are three main ways that I do this, Google, my RocketBook, and an external hard drive.

Let’s start with Google, which I use extensively since that is the system used by my district. Of course, there’s gmail where I have folders to keep the important stuff arranged by person or topic. Then there is the Drive, which houses my documents (letters, notes, etc.), spread sheets, and lots of other stuff. I have folders within my Drive for things such as parent communication, teacher information (for the teachers not about them), curriculum, district information and policies, etc. I use Google classroom to share information with my staff as well as items for completion (surveys, required professional development sessions). There’s also Google calendar that I use to invite (or remind) staff to events.

My RocketBook gives me the best of both worlds. I get to handwrite my notes because I remember them better that way, then scan them (through an app) into a google folder. As a bonus, the app can transcribe my notes too!

The third way I stay e-organized is an external hard drive. I can work from any desk top or laptop with it. Certain files and spreadsheets must be done within certain operating systems, so those files go on my hard drive. Plus the storage space is huge, so I have lots of space for what I need.

I’m hoping to stay organized both in the real world and e-world. If you have tips, I’d love to hear from you!