Living in the 4th Screen

Exploring the use of mobile technology in education and life

Day 2 Apple Summer Learning Institute for Administrators - Productivity

This was the first breakout session this morning. I was very disappointed with this session. I use my iPhone as a great productivity tool. There are so many great uses to help busy administrators and Apple blew it. No mention of the To Do apps. Very little mention of syncing calendars wirelessly until I brought it up. Disappointed that Apple focused on their apps or software i.e. iCal for Calendar. No mention of wireless syncing with Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook, again, until I brought it up. No mention of Evernote. Disappointing.

So much could have been done in this session to show administrators how to use the iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone to simplify their lives.

Evernote - Your Brain on the Web

I have been using Evernote for about a year and a half. It is one of my most used programs. I have the client application installed on both of my home computers and on my work computer. I have the app on my iPhone. This configuration allows me to access my data in Evernote from any computer or my phone. 

Following are some of the ways I store information in Evernote:
-Pictures of business cards
-Copies of receipts from online purchases
-Articles I want to read at a later date
-Clips from webpages for things I am considering buying
-Research Articles for a work related project
-Family information that I might need in case of an emergency
-Recipes
-Ideas I want to cover on my blog

There are many other uses of Evernote and Andrew Maxwell has posted 100 Things you can do with Evernote on his blog.