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Teaching to the TOP

059. Google Calendar: The What, Why, & How for Teachers

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8667 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Technology is becoming more and more prevalent in our everyday lives. We use technology to communicate, to log information, to entertain, and to keep track of essential dates and times. While there may be a number of applications that can help you in maintaining a healthy work-life balance, we have found a few essential tools that will change how you plan your day.    In this episode we want to start a mini-series. We will take one digital tool to dive deeper into understanding the benefits, uses and how-to application for mastering your time, organization and productivity.    The first digital tool that we recommend is Google Calendar. This is a free tool that is connected to your Google account and can be accessed from multiple devices. This tool will organize your time sensitive dates and establish reminders, keep notes, and share calendars with others to collaborate. You can even ( a TOP favorite) color code your calendars to organize your day-to-day events.    In this episode we share:  Share the differences and benefits of using a digital calendar to a physical paper calendar Understand the benefits of a digital calendar to makes changes on important events Discuss how color coding can help with assigning specific events to an area in your life How sharing calendars offers an essential collaboration tool Discuss the variations for customizing your Google Calendar Give you step-by-step to creating and starting with your first calendar event   LINKS: Google Calendar Signing up for a Google account   SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Until next time… be timely,  stay organized, and be productive… buh-bye… see ya!

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0:00.0

Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your hosts, Michelle Emerson and Bridget Spackman,

0:06.4

and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and

0:11.7

productivity as a teacher. Today's episode is going to be a deep dive. If you listen to Office

0:17.8

Ladies, you totally understand that reference. We are going to be taking a very close look at Google Calendar.

0:24.6

We're going to share the what, the why, and the how for teachers.

0:28.6

So grab your favorite beverage.

0:30.1

I currently have coffee.

0:31.2

Bridget, what are you drinking?

0:32.3

I have coffee and water.

0:34.1

And be ready to dive in.

0:36.6

But first, let's go ahead and listen to a TSA from Anna. She says,

0:41.5

right now, I am spending way too much time researching technology for my personal use.

0:47.9

I will be starting a graduate program this summer and I want to purchase an iPad and Apple Pencil.

0:52.4

Girl, get it. It's so, like, it's so good. It's so

0:56.3

exciting. Okay, I love tech. So she says that I can easily annotate articles, take notes,

1:02.5

organize my research, and also switch myself over to a digital planner for school and personal

1:07.0

use. I have spent way too many hours comparing devices, looking at keyboards, cases,

1:12.6

covers, and reading about a variety of apps to help meet my needs. I inevitably get overwhelmed,

1:19.3

put it us all aside, and start to refresh the next week. Help! I think it's important to

1:26.7

acknowledge that the actual device you use is all about personal preference.

1:33.2

Bridget does a lot of work on her iPad, but I personally prefer to work on my laptop.

1:39.3

I have an iPad, and it serves a different purpose, and I use it for teaching.

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