I haven’t done a total tools refresher for new readers, so here comes a short series on why certain tools are needed! I recently received this calendar in the registration packet for my 2-year-old’s fall preschool program. I’m a purger and I usually expunge pieces of...
The Epic Battle: Calendar Versus To-Do List
I’ve been grappling with this issue for quite some time. In the battle between your Calendar and your To-Do list, who wins? Gurus like David Allen usually land in the “list camp,” whereas folks from the “calendar camp,” like Stephen Covey, tell you to start with...
Tool Review #3: Reshma’s Outlook Tasks–Make It Work For You!
Even though I happen to be an avid Outlook Tasks user myself, this feature is not for the faint of heart: slightly too complicated, doesn’t sync well to gadgets, and has some serious formatting limitations. In fact, we almost broke up last month when I met Workflowy....
Outlook Tasks: A Teacher’s Best Friend
Today we have a guest post from one of my favorite Outlook gurus —Pam Bookbinder! You can read more about Pam at the end of the blog entry! _________________________________________________________________________ You know the saying, “diamonds are a girl’s best...
Combination Innovation: Comprehensive Calendar + Upcoming To-Do List
Since we recently posted on keeping your Comprehensive Calendar in Outlook, we didn’t want to ignore our paper lovers. Here’s a nifty sample—a Comprehensive Calendar and an Upcoming To-Do List —all on the same page. As teachers, we face two kinds of To-Dos: Hard...
Flexing Your Outlook Muscles!
We know many of you use Outlook in your schools—particularly for e-mail and calendar features. Here are a few things we love about how Cole F., a teacher in Harlem, uses Outlook to manage his time. We encourage you to steal some of his tricks! Time scheduled for...
Microsoft’s Planner: To Try or Not to Try?
Here at Together HQ, we try to speak all the organizational languages. Our own team is split between PCs and Macs, and we dabble in both Microsoft’s products (for our email, calendars and such) and Google’s tools (forms, docs, and sheets). But, we recognize that most...
Crystal Johnson’s Together Tour: Issue #102
Together Friends! Did anyone else have a “Case of the Second Mondays” this week? (a term coined by Together Team member Ana). After our family’s return from our version of The Griswolds-Spend-Nine-Days-In-Ireland (sidenote: my teenagers use the phrase “Look kids, a...
September Tips: The Swirl, Signings & School Return
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family Let’s just start with the big news! I wrote another book! It is out there in the world! This always terrifies me. Who has read it? Write me here and let me know what you think, or better yet, stop over at Amazon and drop an...
Together Try-It #2: Forecast Forward Frequently
Did my last post on Together Try-Its pique your interest in more nuggets from my upcoming book? Well, lucky for you, we have more coming your way! Let’s focus on Forecasting Forward Frequently (yes, that was a lot of alliteration, even for me!), another Try-It we have...