Best Practices for Organization 

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to staying organized or efficient online. Instead, the ed tech team has curated a list of tools and processes to help you identify the organizational setup that works for you.

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Organize Your Digital Resources

  

Let us help you save time, so you can get back to what really matters: Supporting our students! Learn how to end your year strong by archiving and organizing your digital resources.

 Drive

Template Gallery

Doc Template Gallery

Sheets Template Gallery

Slides Template Gallery

Forms Template Gallery

Upload and/or copy existing templates from other APS users

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Organize Chrome

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Control F

When clicking Control F on any given web page, you can search for keywords.

 

    Google Tasks  

Google Tasks

If you are someone who usually finds themselves surrounded by sticky notes and to-do lists, Google Tasks is right up your alley.

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   Drive

Tame Google Drive

Learn how to use priority workspaces and search functions to optimize your Google Drive.

Tutorial Video

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Google Keep

Capture ideas with your voice, add images to notes, check tasks off your to-do list, and much more. With Google Keep, you can create, share, and collaborate with people on notes and lists.

Tutorial Video

   Email

Search Email

Quickly find emails by searching

Search Support

 

    Email

Labels (folder for emails)

Gmail label is a tag that can be added to every email you receive or send. You can also add them to drafts. These labels can be used to keep your inbox organized. They are similar to folders; however, unlike folders, you can apply more than one label to a single message.

Labels Support

   Email

 Priority Inbox

Identify the most important emails in your inbox.

Tutorial Video

Save Time With Canned Responses

Finding yourself writing the same email several times? Create a template with a canned response

Add Stars and Icons to Your Emails

Create Calendar Event from Gmail

Email

Give Your Assistant Access to Your Gmail

Meeting Scheduler

Set up a "book me link" for teachers, staff, or parents to book an appointment with you.

Filter Emails into folders

Talk and Comment extension

Download here

How to Force Make a Copy of a Google Doc, Slide, Sheet, etc.

Transfer your Aurora K12 drive and email ownership to a personal Gmail account