Well module one of my degree (Year 0.5 as I affectionately like to call it) is now well and truly over, and what do you know? It’s October already and beginning of Year 1.0!
The one thing I realised last year, is that I really need to work on my organisation skills – so in order to do this (and no, this blog is not sponsored) I have been making use of Google’s OU Apps for e-mails and calendar on the OU website and on my smartphone. This is so far proving extremely valuable for a number of reasons:
1/ E-mail – using a separate e-mail has allowed me to sort my ‘Real Life’ from my ‘Study Life’ – my phone allows me to show my University e-mail inbox separately from my personal one, ensuring that important university communications aren't lost in the sheer volume of e-mails that enter my hideously unkempt personal inbox!
2/ Calendar – Having a Google university e-mail address is helpful in that you can set up reminder e-mails and/or pop-ups for your phone to keep track of the important things coming up like assignment deadlines and Tutorial Dates. I already had a personal Gmail calendar before starting OU last year however Google allows you to create any number of calendars for different things that fit within one account…
3/ Widgets – If you've ever used a calendar widget on your phone, you’ll know how awesome they look (see pictures left and below if you've no idea what I mean!). A calendar app such as Calendar+ on your smartphone allows you to create a calendar widget which you can then filter to show the particular calendar you’re interested in, or you can create a separate widget for each calendar to save you time and hassle!
In the meantime, if you have any Apps or Programs you find useful for Uni life then please let me know; I'll be posting a few more bits about the apps I come across as I go!
Fay
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