Reading Productivity
Having spent more than a year improving my personal productivity, I can sum up what I’ve learned in a single sentence: “Pick one task and do it”. However, that would do a disservice to the journey and to the great…
iPad + Garageband FTW!
I recently shared on Google+ how I had been using iPads and Garageband to help my Year 8 class to improve the quality of their writing. This is a reworked version of that post. Thanks to John Johnston and Helen…
Twitter for Mac: Separate Windows, Separate Streams
[Cross-posted from my Posterous blog] This is my preferred way of using Twitter for Mac. Firstly, click on the stream you wish to view, e.g.: @replies, a list you have created or a hashtag you wish to follow. Then click…
Email productivity in five.sentenc.es
Be concise – check out five.sentenc.es. Be organised – try inbox zero. Place things you need actioned at the beginning of emails NOT at the end. If you include questions, number them in order of importance. One day a week…
Google Docs In The Classroom – Part 4: What’s Next?
This is the fourth and final instalment about my experiences of using Google docs in the classroom. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. Part 4: What’s Next? (or chipping away at the Google docs iceberg) This final…