How to Get EdTech Organized This Summer

GotTechED the Podcast Episode #114:  How to Get EdTech Organized This Summer

Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode 114 called “How to Get EdTech Organized This Summer”   In this episode, we’ll share 11 tips for organizing your files, emails, and everything else digital.  We’ll also take a look at some summertime edtech PD for the 2022 summer season.  This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out.

Segment 1: Summer PD

It’s not too late to get out and join some great summertime PD

• In-person and virtual workshops from edtechteacher.org: https://edtechteacher.org/summer/
• ISTE’s summer learning academy from ISTE: https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/
• Check out your favorite edtech tool’s programming: https://www.screencastify.com/education/university

Segment 2:  11 Tips for Getting EdTech Organized   8:00

What do you do with your free time in the summer?  Finally might have some time to get edtech organized …

1. Clean up your Google Drive
2. Log-in via Chrome browser, not desktop app
3. Start by taking limiting your folders, have no more than 10, put folders in folders if you have more
4. Search by file size and date to delete old things you haven’t looked at in years
5. Color-code your folders (right click and change color)     14:40 internet drop?
6. NEW - You can now Ctrl+C Ctrl+V and Ctrl+X to cut copy and paste drive files
7. Add an asterisk for important files and folders, keeping them at the top of your list
8. Edtech
9. Duplicate File Finder
10. Google Checker Plus
11. Folgo
12. Take stock of your hardware - ask for what you might need  22:00
13. Second monitor?