Organising my Google

During the session today we did lots of looking back to the ways things were and pondering what we know now, where we come from and in most cases, glad of the way technology is supporting our future.  Being appreciative during Covid 19 of how far our students have come in their ability to access learning from home - Ubiquitous

Reflecting back on these words RATE (Recognise, Amplify, Turbo Charge, Effective Practice) I decide to put my new learning into a Doc created infographic (combining two weeks of learning!)

Organising workflow was the underlying theme and I thought I had been 'developing workflow' with my Google Apps but know so much more to the point of being able to now turbocharge the use of the apps and its many functions.

A summary of what I have already changed as a result: 

• Greater use of labels/archive in Gmail
• Use of the task option within Gmail and Calendar
• Some modification within my Gmail settings
• Addition of Grid View and Meet attendance to extensions 
• Use of a few new extensions with Chrome - Toby Mini and One Tab. 
• A wow moment: I plan to make better use of Google Keep beyond just taking notes on the app!

The first thing I am going to share is the use of Tasks within Gmail and Calendar!

Might amplify those sticky notes all over my desk anyway!

Google Tasks within Gmail and Google Calendar

Finally, spending time over the next week to really unpack the extensions - Toby Mini and One Tab as well as streamlining my Gmail might be in order.  Trying to get the right feel for what will work best for me...