Does your desktop look like mine? With classrooms going digital many teachers aren’t able to keep up with all of the digital files they are using on their computers. Just look at your colleague’s desktop and you can tell how well they are able to track and organize all of their files. As the digital age continues to develop teachers need to learn the skill of keeping their files organized. One way of doing this is by creating digital toolkits. A digital tool kit is a collection of digital materials based upon a unit of study. I’m sure everyone knows the teacher who has a crate or tub full of resources they used for teaching a particular unity. It is no different now with computers, excepted there isn’t a physical tub or crate to keep those tools in.
This is where file management skills come in handy. Learning to use file folders on your computer like crates and tubs, will help to create a more organized system and make your digital assets more usable. The first step with files is naming. Instead of creating a folder and labeling it pictures, organize your pictures into categories like reptiles, birds of prey and multiplying 2 digit numbers. Then these folders can be placed into other files that are based on units of study. If you are teaching a unit on birds then within that file all your teachers’ resources will be placed in that file. The best part of keeping your files organized in this manner is collaboration. Teachers can easily share resources and add to them with their own ideas or things they find.
Don’t let your computer files look like a child’s bedroom. Clean it up and see what you can accomplish.
1 comments:
Nope, I've been doing files and folders when they were known as documents and directories going back to CP/M in 1985. So I have a thing for organized folder structures. Most of my other teammates are work from a more chaos-theory level of creativity and can't be bothered. Ack. Proof positive that we have to work with all kinds of people.
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