Module 5 - Productivity tools

Added by Karen Huffman, last edited by Karen Huffman on Jun 14, 2008  (view change)

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Overview


Have you ever watched a SciFi show where the actor can stop time in order to do something while everyone else is frozen in the moment? How many of you have wanted just a few more hours in your day to get things done?!? Our hope in presenting some of the tools people use in their daily lives to keep it all together and get things done is to...

  • allow you to be more productive and focused in your work/life pursuits;
  • discover new ways to organize your thoughts/ideas and collaborate online;
  • reach for new goals and endeavors that you haven't had time to do; and/or
  • just spend more quality time with your family and friends.

Benefits

  • Save time on needless management of things.
  • Keep ideas organized.
  • Clear your brain of needless lists of things you have to do, want to do, plan to do.
  • Pursue new endeavors, spend more time with your family and friends, and/or just unwind for a bit.

Perspectives

Let's Play

We will play with some of the following tools but take some time after class to explore some or all of the tools below. Select an entire category of tools to explore or a specific application within each category. Localize your learning by applying to a specific project in your work or personal life. Many of the tools we've listed below were also included in SLA's 23 Things: Week 8 Online Applications & Tools.


Shared bookmarks: Getting Things Done

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(recent bookmarks tagged gtd)
Managing GTD Projects in Outlook
Online Mind Mapping - MindMeister
Outliners and Mind Map Software: A Really Thorough, Annotated List | PsychIN Directory
Cuk.ch - OmniFocus 1.1, GTD, pour gérer vos tâches sur iPhone et sur Mac
Browse Archived Articles | ThinkSimpleNow.com
Personal development, the less boring side - Illuminated Mind
Getting Things Done with "Things": a Review by Erik Hanberg | GTD Times

Communicate, Game, and Meet

Get together in person, on the phone, via chat, or in the gaming world.

Diagramming and mind mapping Tools

Conceptualize project plans and share your ideas visually.

Goal setting and to-do list managers

Perfect for those who like to keep to-do list and receive periodic reminders.

Online productivity suite, project management, and database tools

Great for collaborating synchronously on a document, project, and more!

PDF Converters for document sharing

Share your documents with others; no worries on having the same applications.

Sticky notes

Leave notes for yourself all over the Web.

Surveys

Streamline feedback from your colleagues and users with these easy-to-use online surveys.

Reflections

  • Which applications did you select to test drive and why?
  • Did you discover and/or know about other applications not on the list? If yes, please explain what you have found and how you envision applying them.
  • Share the tools you use in your daily life to help you get things done on your blog.

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