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Time Management
List five time management tools in your blog and briefly describe their use and relevance to the online world. Does the tool relate to personal, professional, or a combination of both?

I could write a book on this subject. In my previous online teaching experience I had 24 hours to return phone calls and 48 hours to grade material. The best teachers who last the longest are the type A teachers that stay organized in their 8am-8pm on call time and now how to turn it off when the day is done. All of these tools relate to both personal and professional. As a virtual teacher at home those lives will overlap. It is key to maintain how much they are overlapping and how to still have work/life balance.

1. Google Voice-This is a necessity-I can answer texts to students either at my computer or on smart phone. I can instantly see who called and what their needs are without listening to numerous voicemails. It is key to staying on top of communication

2. Flash Appointments-Having this on your homepage allows students to make direct appointments that will immediately log into your outlook calendar. I am open for students calling whenever they need, but planning ahead for phone quizzes is a great time saver for both me and then so we are not playing phone tag.

3. Weekly schedule: I follow a weekly schedule every week. With my previous job every M, T, W, Th, F I was performing the same tasks. I knew when to be calling non working students, when to be grading, when to contact students for removal. I had a plan and I followed it.

4. Drop Box: easy way to maintain your files, rubrics, grading notes, etc

5. Outlook calendar: I keep all meetings, appointments, and everything tied into my calendar for key events.