I do not have much of a problem with organization compared to figuring out how to embed, or post pictures onto my blogger! But, yes, staying organized once I get things going has been a challenge. Mostly it is because I am so new to this that I don’t know how to sort and label things yet.
I really dislike hording physical objects or electronic information. I clean my emails now about every two weeks and have files to keep things in such as if it is something about Pineview School then I put it into my PVIE2012-2013 folder. Especially things I want to save for when I need to write my yearend report. With two schools to report on, I must keep organized.
Oh! So me! It’s colour coordinated too! I just need orange in there …
Maybe that is why I get so blocked and frustrated when I try to make this course work for me. Part of my type “A” problem is I don’t give up to easy on things that matter to me.
I like to keep things pretty simple too. Hey, I did not say I don’t like change, I do! I just want to figure out what replaces what so I don’t have mountains of things that I collect that I never look at again.
Since I have started to teach, 5 + years ago, I have found that I seldom reuse the same idea. I may recycle the idea and apply it in a different way but the same way, no. So, I toss it out, physically or into the cyber “Recycle Bin”. Even my desktop is quite organized. (I will see if I can put a picture in of that!)
In keeping things simple, I have decided to reflect in a blog now and not in a written journal anymore. I like to write my thoughts for reflection in my teaching. It just works for me. I have decided that I like to email but texting and tweeting is too demanding. I know I can check it when I want to but it is another intrusion. 
I don’t really like my cell phone either. I do like to give my attention to the moment. I want to take the gmail “hangout” to out TL get togethers. That I will use. I use and see a place for using Wikispaces with my students too. I will tell you about that when we get to Wikis in the course.
So as you can see I have kept it pretty simple. Yes, I will try things but like I said, another thing might have to get tossed for keeping it if I do. It is just my way of keeping it all in balance.
About a year ago, I made a word doc with all of my logins and passwords. I have too many of these to keep in my brain so I called it “So you forgot me!” and I use it at least once a week. I created this after I could not remember my iTunes login and password. My husband did not want me putting too much information into the system so he said to give it a false name, etc., and now I can’t access it. Brilliant. I have $10 left on iTunes I may never use. I don’t give false information now. I trust more. I just give the needed information.
So now that I am back from my trip to the mountains, I am excited about getting into this again. I think I will be a bit of a slower learner with this stuff. I am okay with that now. I don’t feel the need to be connected to everything so as to not miss the golden nuggets of information. I realize that doing this takes using this often too. I have a crazy life ( I know we all do!) and knowing I work mainly with primaries I will keep it simple and use what I choose often (until I am comfortable with what am teaching then add more.) That is a bit of help for me and reasoning for keeping organized.
Resources
Hales, Glenn. "What I Have Learned About Me Since Blogging." Hales Family Fun. N.p., 2 Oct. 2012. Web. 8 Oct. 2012. http://thefamilyhales.blogspot.ca/ http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2009/8/23/128954906251329093.jpg
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