Google Keep to Keep Organized!

There are many tools that teachers can use to keep themselves organized. This week, decided to try out Google keep. As a teacher, coach, Mom, partner, my life is full to say the least. Being organized is one way that I can save time to do the things I love. By being organized, I am effective and efficient at the work I care so deeply about–teaching and I have time to rest and recover to be my best self at home and work. So lately, I’ve been looking at apps to help keep my organized. Google Keep is one app I see using to keep my on track!

What is Google Keep?

I keep notes. I keep notes on paper. I keep notes on my phone. I keep notes everyone. Sometimes, I have so many notes going on, I need a note to know where all my notes are! Well, Google keep is a note taking app that helps you to organize your notes. The notes can be taken in the form of text, photo or voices One special feature is that speech to text note taking option. Once you speak into your phone you can play back your voice and see your voice int text form. Moving forward, I asked myself, what would it look like to use this app as a teacher? How would it help me stay organized in my teacher practice?

How will I use Google Keep in my teacher practice?

Some of the other features of Google Keep include: colour coding notes and creating labels that file notes into various topics. As a teacher, I see myself keeping motivation note to energize my practice. For instance, I have one in their right now that reads “The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainly but how we relate to discomfort.” (Pema Chödrön). I see myself have a few quotes that keep me going and I can label these notes as “Motivation”. When I feel the need to get motivated, I can view this labelled file to energize my practice.

The other ways I see myself using Google keep in my teaching practice are to create separate to-do list for each subject I teach. That way, I can keep separate my thought processes about subject, while keeping the notes in one easily accessible spot. Say I was teaching science, math, and language, I could have a to-do list for each subject listing the next steps to prepare.