The importance of teaching organizational and listening skills

It's never too late to teach cognitive organizational and listening skills to students. Contrary to popular belief, students are not born with these skills. 
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Add to My Drive

Anytime you open a Google document, whether you have view only, comment or edit rights, it shows up on your Shared with me list in your Google Drive account. If you'd like to have the file moved to your My Drive list for easy access later, click the little drive icon at the end of the file's name at the top of the document. You can then organize it into your folder system within your Google: My Drive. 

Google Drive: 8 Fantastic Ways to Find Anything

Shake Up Learning's Kasey Bell recently published a post titled Google Tricks & Tips: 8 Fantastic Ways to Find Anything in Google Drive. Her tips include:

• Search Google Drive by Keyword or Name
• Search Google Drive by File Type
• Search Google Drive by Date Modified
• Search Google Drive for Words the Item Contains
• Search by Owner
• Search Google Drive by "Shared with"
• Search Google Drive by "Located in"
• Search Google Drive for Exact Phrase

For more on these suggestions, check out her post. 

Google Drive: 4 Things You Can Do Right Now to Get Organized

The Gooru posted an article titled 4 Things You Can Do Right Now to Create a Perfectly Organized Google Drive. Tips include:

• Use Folders
• Use Colors
• Use Naming Conventions
• Shared with You to My Drive

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Note Taking Skills for 21st Century Students

I often hear teachers talk about how students don't know how to take notes. This article (Note Taking Skills for 21st Century Students) from CoolCatTeacher (Vicki Davis) may be a helpful read. It includes a couple of videos you could show your students (taking Cornell notes and visual note basics) as well as some suggestions of things you can do in your class.

Chrome Extensions for Teachers

Here are a few handy Chrome extensions:

Time Warp kindly reminds you not to procrastinate when you need to get things done. 

SnagIt is a quick screen capture tool. With TechSmith SnagIt's Chrome App, you can screen capture, screen record, image edit and share. With TechSmith SnagIt's Google Chrome Extension, you can take screenshots or screen recordings of anything on your screen including your browser, desktop and applications you have running.  

For more ideas, check out this list: Chrome Extensions for Teachers