Full disclosure, I've never been to ISTE, but I've been reading some great tips and tricks from some incredible educators to help me prepare for the conference. The purpose of this post is to share a few general tips to better organize your digital life at ISTE this year.
(I will include links to some great tips and tricks from my PLN at the end of this post.)
While I can't rely on my past ISTE experiences, I have attended a few conferences and I've learned that being organized can make or break your conference experience. There are many great digital resources that support organization and these tips include some of my favorites. I hope you can make the most of your experience before, during, and after the conference with these quick tips.
Tip 1 - Stay Organized with Google Keep
Google Keep is a great resource to create reminders, notes, and checklists. If you use the extension you can save links to resources. The Keep Notepad in Google Docs is a bonus!
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Google Essentials - Google Keep
Tip 2 - Organize Your Notes & Shared Session Resources in Google Drive
Google Drive is a great collaborative resource, but it can quickly become a cluttered mess if not organized. Check out the posts below to learn more about staying organized with Drive.
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Organizing Files and Folders in Drive
Creative Organization of Google Drive with Google Keep
Organizing Files and Folders in Google Drive - Move vs. Add
Tip 3 - Team Folders in Google Drive
I've only recently begun to explore Team Folders on Google Drive. Google Drive is a great place to share resources when attending a conference.
"Google Team Drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device.I've organized a Google Team Drive for anyone interested in exploring this resource for collaboration. If you are interested, please share your G Suite email in the comments below.
Unlike files in My Drive, files in Team Drive belong to the team instead of an individual. Even if members leave, the files stay exactly where they are so your team can continue to share information and get work done."
Tip 4 - Organize Your Social Feed
- The hashtag this year is #ISTE17 and it will be going fast. Hootsuite and Tweetdeck are great resources, but I also recommend some of the built-in Twitter features.
- Create a Twitter list of anyone who catches your interest. Great way to narrow down some of the clutter that a busy conference hashtag will generate.
- Have a heart and like tweets to save them for future reference.
- If This Then That (IFTTT) has some great Twitter Recipes to help you save and organize tweets.
- Particpate is a great place to keep up with your Twitter Chats and Hashtags. They will be a great ally for anyone at ISTE17
- Another great place to share is the ISTE Google + Community.
Tip 5 - ISTE App and Agenda
The ISTE Website has some great resources for attendees and I recently discovered the mobile app. I've only scratched the surface of the app, but I already love the Agenda (mobile calendar) that is personalized for me.
Additional Tips From Some ISTE Veterans
- ISTE17 - Participate Resources
- 9 Tips for Navigating ISTE17
- What Will You Be at #ISTE17
- The Newbie's Guide to ISTE
- ISTE 2017: Finding Your Way
- TONS of #ISTE17 Pro Tips, Resources, & Events
- UNconvential Things to do While at #ISTE17
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Hi. Great organizational ideas for ISTE and beyond. :) Wish I was going this year, but I am heading back to school this summer. Thanks for the great tips.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I will do my best to share everything I am able to capture and share it here and on Twitter.
DeleteThanks, I've shared this with my staff for organization even if they aren't going.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Hopefully there is something useful here for everyone. Let me know if you have any additional suggestions.
DeleteGreat list. Thanks for sharing. I am part of the #notatiste17 Group and will be following along there and on Twitter.
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