ten tools for productivity
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Ten Tools for Productivity:
Put Your Device to Work for You
Presented by Jayme Linton
NCTIES 2013
Image: Flickr user Daniel Morris
Google Chrome
Set specific
pages to open
each time you
start Chrome
Chrome
allows you
to have
multiple
accounts
open in
different
browser
windows
Get themes to
change the look
of Chrome
Wunderlist
wunderlist.com
Evernote
www.evernote.com
Get it
Use it
Download to computer
Chrome app
Chrome extension
(Web clipper)
App store
Take notes
Brainstorm
Annotate articles
Clip text and images
Record audio notes
Embed docs into
notes
Lesson planning
Search for keyword
Send items to Evernote
Use Web Clipper Chrome extension to clip
anything from the web
Tweet @myen
Using the Web Clipper extension
Google Drive
Why Google Drive?
Collaborate in real-time Me
Access file from anywhere
You
Access files offline Me
Save and share anything
You
Google Drive chrome
extension allows you to
add any website to your
Drive with one click
Organize items in
folders and sub-
folders
Color-code folders
Share folders
Sort by title, owner, or
last modified (my
preference)
diigo
www.diigo.com
How to use diigo
Create lists and groups
Annotate websites
Follow others and join groups
Chrome app to access bookmarks
Chrome extension to add to diigo with one click
Collaborative research
Symbaloo
www.symbaloo.com
Virtual field
trips
My
most-
visited
sites Favorite
tech tools
Getting started with
Symbaloo
Set Symbaloo as your homepage
Chrome app
Chrome extension - add site to Symbaloo
webmix with one click
Symbaloo importer - import bookmarks from
browser, diigo, or delicious
http://importer.symbaloo.com
1. Click a blank tile to
add a new tile to a
webmix
2. Search for existing
tiles or create your
own
3. Customize your tile
Buffer
bufferapp.com
Get It
Integrate It
Chrome app
Chrome
extension
App store
getpocket.com
Add to your Pocket
Chrome extension
App integration (Twitter, Zite, Flipboard, news
apps)
help.getpocket.com
Send from Pocket
Zite Download
from the App Store
Image: Flickr user Thomas Leuthard
Customize Zite
Sync with Twitter
Select topics of interest
"Like" or "dislike" articles
"Like" keywords or authors
If This Then That (IFTTT)
ifttt.com
Activate
channel
s
Create
recipes
Choose
Trigger
Choose
Action
Customize
action, then
click Create
Go be productive!
Questions?
Connect with me:
Twitter: @jaymelinton
http://techtipsforteachersblog.blogspot.com