In a small fit of Holiday Break forward planning, I took the most valuable Togetherness step of them all: I got my Comprehensive Calendar up and running. Go me! Being a schools-type, I really think of my New Year’s as happening more in August, but there are still some...
When Dates Get Mailed To Your House: The Case for a Comprehensive Calendar
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...
January Tips: After-Action, Anticipatory Appointments & Annual View
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Tap, tap. Poke, poke. Hug, hug. How are we all doing? Best we can, I’m certain of that. For a variety of reasons, most notably playing Camp Director for over 20 Heyck family members ranging in age from 2 months to 70+ years...
Microsoft Planner: Let’s Do This!
Since Naji’s full Microsoft tour was a huge hit, let’s jump back in to the Microsoft World (okay, now Madonna’s Material World is in my brain, sorry!). It can be hard to get out of the outline and indentation form of organizing information. But for those of us that...
June Tips: Praise, Posi-Notes & Powers of Togetherness
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, At a recent Together class with some great folks in Brooklyn, they kindly delivered me a handwritten message on a note card at the end of the day. This made me flash back to a former boss of mine who was a huge fan of what he...
