Using Google Tools To Get Organized And Stay Organized - E005

In this episode we discuss tips and strategies for using Google tools to get organized and, more importantly, stay organized! We focus on three main tools in G Suite: Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Gmail. We will give you a variety of tips and tricks with these tools to help you manage your time during remote learning.

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Are you struggling with staying organized online? There are a million things going on right now so we're here to give you some tips and strategies to get yourself more organized going forward.

• Google Drive - Organization Tips
  • Starred folders - put your most important files and folders here to reduce the number of clicks you are doing
  • Priority tab - top bar contains frequently accessed files, based on machine-learning
  • Workspaces - set up for courses or areas of your job to put the most important files in this space; max 25 files per workspace
  • Colour coding your folders - creates an easy visual organization system
  • Numbering folders - so they show up at the top of your Google Drive (i.e. 00, 01, 02, etc.)
• Google Calendar
  • Check off only calendars you want to view; turn off the ones you aren't using or, better yet, hide them from your list
  • Change the colour of your calendars - again, for a nice visualization of your events
  • Notifications in events in your calendar - you can choose between notification or email here
  • Global notifications - choices are off, desktop notifications, or alerts
  • Pin your calendar (and all your most important tabs) in Google Chrome
  • If all else fails, set alarms for yourself on your personal device!
• Gmail
  • Labels - add labels to your emails to help keep them organized into various categories. Labels also help y

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