The Dixie Grammar SchoolMichael Parker LibraryWorking IndependentlyPart 1: Being OrganisedLibrary Online: Learning Skills

2Differences between school and university

3SchoolOn your own!Big classesTime-tabledSmallclassesPersonalcareWorksheetsReading listsLess attentionUniversity

4Organising your space

5Is your room like this?

6Or even like this?

7Hopefully not like this!

8Organisation!

9Files and folders

10BeforeAfter!

11Silence?Music?Food?Drink?ORWarm?Cool?What are your study needs?

12Organising your work

13File your notes

14Keep your computer files tidy too!

15Gather online notes using WebNotes

16Work on filesusing Google Docs

17Organising your time

18

19Use planners, diaries & calendars

20Plan your time with Google Calendar

21Student organiser using Netvibes

22Organising links & feeds

23Bookmarking using Delicious

24Bookmarking using Diigo

25RSS feeds from blogsUsing Google Reader

26RSS feeds from blogsUsing Netvibes

27News feeds using Netvibes

28Student organiser using Netvibes

29Business Newsusing Netvibes

30Personal homepage using iGoogle

31Business Newsusing iGoogle

32Music using iGoogle

33All linked fromLibrary Online

34Library Onlinehttp://library-online.org.uk

35Find out what works for you & stick to it!

Acknowledgements – Resource List36In 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/calendarorganise yourself and never miss anything again!Google Docshttp://docs.google.comto use Google Docs, you need a Google Account, then you can upload and share a range of documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

organise yourself and never miss anything again!

to use Google Docs, you need a Google Account, then you can upload and share a range of documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

37Acknowledgements – Resource List continuedGoogle Readerhttp://www.google.com/reader- organise and read all the feeds from your favourite sites.iGooglehttp://www.google.com/iga personal homepage to go with your Google Account. Similar to Netvibes.Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.coma 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-onlineWebNoteshttp://www.webnotes.netan online bookmarking and note-taking tool.

a personal homepage to go with your Google Account. Similar to Netvibes.

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.

an online bookmarking and note-taking tool.

Acknowledgements - ImagesDixie 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 stevecx, 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/203863198/38

39Acknowledgements - ImagesAnother 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.