Working Independently. Part 1: Being Organised

The Dixie Grammar School
Michael Parker Library
Working IndependentlyPart 1: Being Organised
Library Online: Learning Skills

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Differences between school and university

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School
On your own!
Big classes
Time-tabled
Small
classes
Personal
care
Work
sheets
Reading lists
Less attention
University

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Organising your space

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Is your room like this?

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Or even like this?

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Hopefully not like this!

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Organisation!

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Files and folders

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Before
After!

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Silence?
Music?
Food?
Drink?
OR
Warm?
Cool?
What are your study needs?

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Organising your work

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File your notes

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Keep your computer files tidy too!

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Gather online notes using WebNotes

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Work on files
using Google Docs

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Organising your time

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Use planners, diaries & calendars

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Plan your time with Google Calendar

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Student organiser using Netvibes

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Organising links & feeds

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Bookmarking using Delicious

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Bookmarking using Diigo

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RSS feeds from blogs
Using Google Reader

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RSS feeds from blogs
Using Netvibes

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News feeds using Netvibes

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Student organiser using Netvibes

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Business News
using Netvibes

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Personal homepage using iGoogle

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Business News
using iGoogle

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Music
using iGoogle

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All linked from
Library Online

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Library Online
http://library-online.org.uk

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Find out what works for you & stick to it!

Acknowledgements – Resource List
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In the presentation, the following sites and services are mentioned:
Delicious
http://delicious.com
- a fantastic and easy to use social bookmarking site - never again lose that essential link!
Diigo
http://www.diigo.com
- another brilliant bookmarking site - you can also highlight and annotate sites - essential for your research.
Google Calendar
http://www.google.com/calendar
organise yourself and never miss anything again!
Google Docs
http://docs.google.com
to use Google Docs, you need a Google Account, then you can upload and share a range of documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

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Acknowledgements – Resource List continued
Google Reader
http://www.google.com/reader
- organise and read all the feeds from your favourite sites.
iGoogle
http://www.google.com/ig
a personal homepage to go with your Google Account. Similar to Netvibes.
Netvibes
http://www.netvibes.com
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.
As an example, have a look at:
Library Online @ Netvibes
http://www.netvibes.com/library-online
WebNotes
http://www.webnotes.net
an online bookmarking and note-taking tool.

Acknowledgements - Images
Dixie 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/
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Acknowledgements - Images
Another 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 Flickr
http://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.uk
This presentation and web links to go with it will be uploaded to the Learning Skills page of the site.

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