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Working Independently. Part 1: Being Organised
Sep 23, 2014
Part 1 of a series of presentations created to help Sixth Form students with Study Skills and Independent Learning.
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Working IndependentlyPart 1: Being Organised
Library Online: Learning Skills
The Dixie Grammar School
Michael Parker Library
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Differences between school and university
Small
classes
Time-tabled
Personalcare
Work
sheets Less attention
Reading lists
Big classes
On your own!
University
School
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Organising your space
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Is your room like this?
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Or even like this?
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Hopefully not like this!
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Organisation!
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Files and folders
Before
After!
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Silence? Music?
OR
What are your study needs?
Food? Drink?
Warm?Cool?
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Organising your work
File your notes
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Keep your computer files tidy too!
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Gather online notes using WebNotes
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Work on filesusing Google Docs
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Organising your time
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Use planners, diaries & calendars
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Plan your time with Google Calendar
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Student organiser using Netvibes
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Organising links & feeds
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Bookmarking using Delicious
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Bookmarking using Diigo
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RSS feeds from blogsUsing Google Reader
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RSS feeds from blogsUsing Netvibes
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News feeds using Netvibes
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Student organiser using Netvibes
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Business Newsusing Netvibes
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Personal homepage using iGoogle
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Business Newsusing iGoogle
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Music using iGoogle
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All linked fromLibrary Online
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Library Onlinehttp://library-online.org.uk
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Find out what works for you & stick to it!
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Acknowledgements – Resource List
In the presentation, the following sites and services are mentioned:
Delicioushttp://delicious.com- a fantastic and easy to use social bookmarking site - never again lose that essential link!
Diigohttp://www.diigo.com- another brilliant bookmarking site - you can also highlight and annotate sites - essential for your research.
Google Calendarhttp://www.google.com/calendar-organise yourself and never miss anything again!
Google Docshttp://docs.google.com-to use Google Docs, you need a Google Account, then you can upload and share a range of documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
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Google Readerhttp://www.google.com/reader- organise and read all the feeds from your favourite sites.
iGooglehttp://www.google.com/ig-a personal homepage to go with your Google Account. Similar to Netvibes.
Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.com-a great way of organising your life online. You can add a huge range of widgets - calendar, mail, Twitter, to-do lists, feeds, bookmarks and more. As an example, have a look at:Library Online @ Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.com/library-online
WebNoteshttp://www.webnotes.net-an online bookmarking and note-taking tool.
Acknowledgements – Resource List continued
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Acknowledgements - Images
Dixie Grammar School by grannybuttons, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/grannybuttons/591176545/Cambridge University by Extra Medium, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmueller/138861483/Flying Mortar by pauldwaite, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldwaite/93228453/The Bedroom Floor by steve cx, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_cx/103487577/Chaos by This Year’s Love, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/hand-nor-glove/2055827175/Desk by William Hook, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhook/3025287113/My formerly cluttered desk by evelynishere, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/evelynishere/2847770266/in/set-72157616213735873/Hangers anyone? By evelynishere, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/evelynishere/2846939053/in/set-72157616213735873/Craft drawers by evelynishere, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/evelynishere/2680853104/in/set-72157616213735873/Bookshelf spectrum, revisited by chotda, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/santos/1704875109/Jo and the filing by Max au, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/max_au/2791259517/Tickler File and A-Z reference by Stephanie Booth, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bunny/203863198/
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Acknowledgements - Images
Another custom order of memo pockets by Kasaa, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/kasaa/2315571104/Before by Stompy, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stompy/3198375507/After by Stompy, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stompy/3199223780/Christmas Music by Automania, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/automania/74037479/Tabs by denn, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/denn/5291024/Keeping and Eye on Time by badboy69, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/badboy69/2333409688/When I was eighteen I proto-blogged by Jill, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/lij/122525716/ Google Calendar on iPod Touch by miladus, on Flickr at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/miladus/1448504247/Events Calendar by Yandle, on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/yandle/844341197/
Created by Mrs Anne Robinson, Librarian, The Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. Available from the Library Online Website: http://library-online.org.ukThis presentation and web links to go with it will be uploaded to the Learning Skills page of the site.
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