Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen is a classic book in the productivity world. We’ve talked about the concepts of this method several times on this blog, and focused one of our Productivity Year sessions (session 4 to be … Continue reading
Free Technology for Teachers recently spotlighted the app Stay Focused for Chrome. This tool allows the user to determine a maximum amount of time during the course of a day that can be spent on social media sites like Twitter, … Continue reading
Blogs of Interest Russell Stannard’s Blog is by a British educator who discusses educational technology and language learning. He talks about various technologies useful at the college level as well as K-12. He also has the site Teacher Training Videos, … Continue reading
Review: Springpad Serves as Your Virtual Personal Assistant. We haven’t discussed Springpad much on this blog as it seemed merely a less successful competitor to Evernote and OneNote in the Notebook Software arena. But it seems to be carving out … Continue reading
When discussions commence about the topic of productivity, inevitably the topic of email overload is soon a focus of discussion. We have hundreds (or thousands for some people) of emails in various work and personal accounts cluttering up our mailboxes … Continue reading
Productivity tools, books and blogs proliferate today. Time Management techniques, calendars and planners have never waned in popularity through the years. The introduction of the smart phones and tablet PCs were widely touted as the ultimate way to remain plugged … Continue reading