The importance of meeting deadlines (business and education)

This little post is about the very word that we all struggle with. Deadlines. Being a sophomore in high school this word is nothing new to me, everyone has deadlines, its just how life is. If you don't have deadlines then lucky you! Now here is the fork in the road, what deadlines are important? Don't laugh, I know it is a stupid question but some really do think that missing a deadline because they don't think its important is OK. Well as much as some hate hearing it (including me) ALL deadlines are important, in the business and educational world. In business and being a student meeting your deadlines is so very important. Its really important for kids to meet their deadlines now so when they are older and in business they will be in habit. Now I'm not a full time worker so I am not familiar to with deadlines you are given, but I do know that they are important and how hard they can be to meet. You have families you take care of and that can interrupt and that's OK but its important to get it done still. This can also go for students. You have friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, jobs, and extra circular activities plus deadlines! How can we handle it all?! One of the things I find that helps is organization, of everything! If your in a clear and happy environment. I know from experience that when there is clutter and I know things are needing to be done I stress making me not want to do anything. Keeping a planner is how I do it. With out it I'm at a lost! Writing down my deadlines in order helps me see what needs to me done each day and how much time I have to do it. Also it shows me First things First, meaning what is more important to get done first. When you meet a deadline it is the best feeling in the world. Key is to be organized and to not procrastinate. You might think one deadline isn't as important as others, or I'm just a student so why does it matter this isn't my job but it is. To make yourself the best you can be.

Accepting criticism, and giving it!

In my past blogs I have talked about multiple things on the web where you can communicate digitally and others can as well. I mentioned all this but failed to talk about probably one of the biggest things when it comes to being a writer on the Internet, netiquette! Netiquette is what it sounds like, Network Etiquette. Netiquette is important because when you are a writer people are going to have their opinions on you work. How you can handle it is where netiquette come into play. With it the Internet can be a positive and better place. Its all about being polite to others and respecting their opinions. Also it is respecting others Wikis and other blogs. Avoiding multi posting, cross-posting, off-topic posting, hijacking a discussion thread, and other techniques are forms of netiquette. Somewhere along the line someone will have a negative remark or will call you out on a mistake you made that might upset you but the best thing to do about it is to not take it out on the Internet. All you need to say is thank you for catching that, or oops didn't see that thank you. If someone disagrees on what you wrote about and states that don't fight with them, simply say thank you for your opinion. Now when on the other side, the critic, be sure to be as polite as humanly possible. Its not against the law to state your opinion as long as you are courteous of others. Keep all this in mind, and just have fun!!

How to present a Digital communicating tool, using a Digital communication tools!

In a class room or office setting, using digital communication is a good way to present information. What if that digital communication information had to be taught or told about? How would you do that? Well there are many ways to do something like this. The very first thing you might want to think about is what type of communication you want to use. What I mean by this is, for example, Youtube vs. Power Point. If you prefer or think it is easier to see someone explaining how to use a digital tool, then Youtube or other video blogs might be in your interest. It will help the audience see you actually doing what they are to be learning. Very good for visual learners. For those who prefer to have it all written down, or don't like recording themselves and presenting that way, you would use Power Point, Diigo, or another document sight like that. This will allow you to have the audience read your directions and look back on them if they miss any information given. This will be beneficial to the slower people you need to take it step by step. So using a digital communication tool to teach a digital communication tool can be simple as that. The most important thing to remember is to be very clear and accurate when doing so.

A New Way of Note Taking

What if there was a place online where you could take notes, bookmark, and research all at the same time? There is a place and its called Diigo. Diigo is a tool created that "mimics" note taking. Its free, its super duper easy and has features you can use to make your notes that much easier. Some features are highlighting, bookmarking, and adding tags to keep you organized. Another great thing about Diigo is that you can access it anytime on any computer. Everything is saved online and can be seen and shared with anyone on the web (so pretty much everyone). This, I believe, is a great for students, in my opinion more so college but also great for high schoolers. If you haven't checked out Diigo, I advise you to try it! Happy Note Taking!