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Staying Organized: The Essential Guide for Information-Overloaded Educators

In today's fast-paced educational environment, staying organized is paramount. Director Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo from Kutztown University offers practical strategies for educators overwhelmed with information. Written from a realistic viewpoint, this guide covers effective tools for tracking resources, deadlines, and responsibilities both at work and home. Learn how to share useful articles, collaborate with colleagues, and utilize platforms like Diigo and Pocket to streamline your professional development. Elevate your organizational skills and enhance your productivity in the classroom.

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Staying Organized: The Essential Guide for Information-Overloaded Educators

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  1. Staying Organized The Holy Grail of the Information-Overloaded Educator Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo Director, Language Resource Center Kutztown University

  2. Not an Expert I wish Instead

  3. Realistic • Track resources • Work • Home • Cell • Conferences • Log things I find “interesting” to find later • Tools I find • Articles to read • Articles / blog entries I have read • Track/Plan deadlines, responsibilities & processes • Mine • Student workers

  4. Learning Resources Wiki • http://kulrc.pbworks.com/ : • Sharing resources with colleagues and students • Shared responsibilities • Space to share description how tools could be used

  5. Example:

  6. Learning Resources Wiki Pros Cons Not “social” Inefficient compared to bookmarking • Accessible anywhere • Easily attached to website • Text, pictures, etc. • Shared responsibilities • Easy reference for less tech-savvy faculty Still Used Heavily& strong focus on K-12

  7. Delicious / Diigo Cloud-based & mobile Firefox extension (tools -> add-on = seamless) Delicious Extension Diigo Toolbar Tagging Private / public bookmarks Sharing/Following contacts(PD) View popular bookmarks Import / Export bookmarks

  8. Bookmarking vs Tagging

  9. Delicious

  10. Diigo: Research Tool Online research (e.g., Educause Whitepapers, etc.): Highlight Annotate with sticky notes Saved with bookmark

  11. Diigo: Mobile Bookmarking Diigo iPhone App: Reader Save to DiigoBookmarklet ** There is also a Diigo browser for iPhone * Diigo apps for iPad and Android devices too.

  12. Diigo: Professional Development Tool Community Networks Twitter Groups

  13. Pocket: Sign up FormerlyRead It Later http://getpocket.com/

  14. On my Computer Firefox Extension One click to add Clean & organized view of articles

  15. On my cellphone • Add by emailing add@getpocket.com • For reading on the go

  16. Dropbox: Documents

  17. On my Computer :D Available for Mac, Linux or Windows Then just save as if saving to a computer drive

  18. My Dropbox On the Web On my computer Also available for mobile devices But I don’t use it . . .

  19. Sharing • Colleagues • Peers at other Institutions • Committee Members • Family & Friends

  20. Thank you! Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo cobbzyga@kutztown.edu Edmodo: KULRC Twitter: KU_LRC http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/liberal_arts/lrc

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