Digital Organization
Planning is half the battle!
Don't let emails sneak past you. Don't get ambushed by due dates & deadlines. Check out the tips below for organizing your digital workspace!
Keep Track!
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Digital Organization
Set Up Course Folders |
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Get organized by creating folders for each course. Saving materials such as the syllabus and assignments to a class folder will make finding your materials easier. |
Get Important Bookmarks
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Learn how to use the Bookmarks bar on Chrome and discover links to UA frequent sites.
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Choose where downloads go |
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Take control of your downloads. Follow the instructions so you can download materials from D2L directly to your course folders. Change your downloads setting to be asked where you wish to save files. |
Email & Tasks Organization
Catmail - Folders & labels |
Set up folders to keep better track of your emails. The instructions walk you through how to set up rules for emails to copy into folders for things like advising, SALT, your SALT Center Specialist, etc. |
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Google Tasks Integration with Catmail |
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Did you know you can drag an email into Google Tasks? The tasks area is hiding in a side panel on the right-hand side of your Catmail? What happens next? It creates a task to do later. Watch this brief demo! You can input a due date that goes directly to your Google Calendar, and if you add the Tasks app, it can show up in your phone too. Even beyond that, you can add a Chrome extension called "Google Tasksboard" for a project management system, complete with cards and checklists. |
Sample Checklists on TasksBoard |
Time Management Solutions
Important Note: These tools are only useful IF your instructor is keeping due dates inside the D2L Calendar. It is up to you to double check the syllabus to ensure that nothing is missing and to manually add items that do not appear!
Brightspace Pulse App for D2L |
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Check due dates on the go! Look for the app in the App store or Playstore. After you install it, search for University of Arizona and sign in with your NetId & UA Password. |
Catcloud Calendar |
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Catcloud is a student hub where you can see due dates, manage Catcash, schedule advising, & more. |
Transfer your course calendars into your own calendar.
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Automatically transfer your due dates into your personal calendar with a live feed! Having all your important dates & meetings in one place helps plan your tutoring and homework.
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Additional Resources
Tech Set Up for Max Productivity
Other Time Management Apps
- Integrated Google Solutions: Tasks app, Keep app, Tasks extension for Chrome, Tasks Panel in Gmail
(See Time Management & Email Organization section above for more details) - Chipper
- iHomework
- My Homework
- iStudiezpro
- Candue
- Shovel
Focusing Apps
- Apple tool
- Cold Turkey
- Focus
- Focus Booster
- Forest
- Freedom
- Hocus Focus
- Self-Control
- Tomato Timer
