Aim to Be Awesome, Not Perfect

One of my goals this year at school was to increase communication between the campus and the community.  I started an Instagram and a new Twitter account for my campus.  Since I feel like I am somewhat successful in this goal, I thought it might be time to document what is working for me. Tips for my School Social Media Accounts:  - Create them with a school master/generic account - that way if something happens to you, they can still be accessed by other school staff. - Run your social media through Instagram. Both Facebook and Twitter can be connected with Instagram, so you only have to post in one spot.  (I heard Buffer works with IG to schedule posts, but I haven't had time to look at that yet) - Use collages for fun colors, more pictures and more interest. Use  Adobe Spark , Canva , or Google Draw to create what you post. Tips: Adobe Spark is great if you don't have a photo for your post or you need a layout suggestion.  Canva is ...

In my current position, I take notes all day long on my phone. With most of them, I need to be able to access them on one of my work devices.  Luckily for me, I live in a GSuite district and I can use Google Keep, which is a note-taking service. Basically, it is digital sticky notes accessible on any device. It has become my lifesaver.    In episode 11  of of #GoogleTeacherTribe podcast, Kasey and Matt talked Kasey's blog post about personalizing your Google Keep.  They talked about using Canva to make pretty pictures to organize Google Keep.  I loved that idea - and used it the same day! I even have a Google Keep Note where I jot down things I want to try from the podcasts I listen to and another one for when I get inspired by more seasoned ITS in my district.     And all of this has even bled over into my personal life.  I use Google Keep to stay on top of my grocery list. I love the check boxes - I can check off each ...