Let's Get Productive: Effective Note Taking Strategies with Google Drive

To learn about how to take notes in class or in a business meeting with a computer, here are some tips! They are in this Google Drive document! Just click here to go to the document!

If you can't view it, here's a picture of the document!

Let's get Productive: Grammarly

Check out Grammarly! The website that checks grammar. The coolest part is that it checks if you're copying someone else's work. It's cool and simple! More to follow.

Let's get Productive: Writing a Report 4 School

If you're a kid like me, then you probably write reports for school digitally. Here are some rules for making sure you get the best out of your hard work.

• Save once AT LEAST every 5 minutes
• Don't use the Schoolloop Document Creator; It's not reliable!
• Use services like Google Drive, iWork, and Microsoft Office
• Find out if your computer auto-saves
• Don't wait until the last minute. You will regret it.
• Understand how to use your program
• Check your printer if you need it
• If you use an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch for writing reports, I HIGHLY recommend buying the Pages (Document; $9.99), Numbers (Spreadsheet; $9.99), or Keynote (Presentation; $9.99) app. It's defiantly worth it. I usually use Pages and Keynote mostly for school. I rarely use Numbers for school.

Let's get Productive: Google Drive

Welcome to the first edition of "Let's get Productive", a series of posts to make you work more efficiently. This is obviously about Google Drive so let's get started. One of my most helpful tools in Google Drive is the reference bar on the right when editing a document. It's a small window that lets you Google anything. You can get quick and easy citations (which is perfect for those school reports) and quick facts. Be sure to set the preference of your citation prior to your search (MLA, APA, etc.). I hope this helps.