CCP Episode : 12 // 3 Steps to Organizing Your Teacher Computer Files Once and For All!

How many times do you waste minutes, hours, or even days searching for the perfect activity or lesson for students that you know you already have saved somewhere on your computer? 

You know the story…you’re about to teach a new unit and you remember a super fun lesson that you know would work perfectly. However, you just can’t seem to remember where you stored it on your computer. You search your desktop and computer files…endlessly. Then, when you finally find just what you’re looking for, you swear to get organized…as soon as you have a free moment.

Well, might I suggest, that that “free moment” is now. On today's podcast episode, I’m sharing 3 steps for organizing your computer files so that the next time you’re on the hunt for that specific activity, it’s at your fingertips in an instant.

Highlights from the Episode:

• Stop wasting time looking for a computer file! (3:04)

• What is the desktop detox? (4:21)

• Step 1: Start from Scratch - build the framework of all the digital folders that you will organize your digital files into (4:45)

  • Example of a file folder organizational framework:

• Step 2: Rename or Remove - get rid of any unused or outdated files that you no longer need, and make sure each file that you are saving has a clear name (8:46)

• Step 3: Divide and Conquer - divide your remaining files into the framework folders that you created in step one (11:01)

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