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Time Managers
Time Managers can assist in daily, weekly and monthly planning and organizational skills. Voice memos, date and time stamps, alarms and reminders are features that may be able to be considered. Students with learning disabilities require specific training and monitoring in the use of these tools. It is frequently a long-term process to establish effective independent study and work habits.
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- Stationary/office supply retailers carry a variety of agendas, planners and calendars.
- Many schools have their own agenda, homework notebook, calendar and planners.
- Daytimer (www.daytimer.com) publishes many time management tools for a variety of users and purposes.
- Schedulers
- Project planners
- TimePAD and DigiPAD Attainment www.attainmentcompany.com
- Calendar Zone free calendars to print out www.calendarzone.com
- Printable Calendars www.printablecalendars.ca
Staples Office Supplies carries a variety of organizers, calendars, handheld computers, electronic organizers, MP3 players, alarm clocks, voice organizers and digital memo recorders.
Staples Office Supplies www.staples.ca
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Digital Voice Recorders and Memo Recorders
Digital Voice Recorders and Memo Recorders allow for voice recording and playback as well as transcribing features with some voice recognition programs. Date and time stamps and alarms and playback speed are feature to consider. Recording times.
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- Voice It www.voiceit.com Voice recording organizers ranging from simple recording devices to complex ones with alarms.
- Voice Diary www.voicediary.com/
- Various models are also available from Sony, Olympus, and other manufacturers.
- Stationary/office supply retailers carry a variety of digital recorders.
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Electronic Organizers Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
Personal data managers are software packages for computer or electronic hand-held device to help with memory and organization. They provide a way to store and retrieve large amounts of personal information easily.
You can keep phone numbers, addresses, important dates, appointments, assignments, and reminders in a personal data manager. You enter information using a keyboard or stylus and retrieve it the same way. The information is then displayed on a computer monitor or small liquid crystal display (LCD).
Features and capabilities vary a great deal. Some hand-held units connect to a computer to exchange information. Selected hand-held units allow you to enter and retrieve information by speaking into the device, and stored information is spoken back in your own voice.
Software can be purchased online or at computer stores. Office supply stores and electronic stores sell many low cost electronic organizers, as well as higher end electronic, portable handheld organizers called Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) that vary in price and features.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and Handheld Personal Computers (HPC)
Electronic handheld devices offer simple, quick, fun and smart ways to communicate, teach and learn wherever you go. With these devices, a teacher, student or administrator can do amazing things: access the Internet wirelessly, take notes, calculate, sketch ideas, collect data, access resources, manage activities and courses and instantly beam information to others.
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Information Organizers
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- Draft:Builder www.donjohnston.com
- eGems lets users grab, store and organize research information (gems) easily, capturing facts, quotes, graphics, web links and more from the Internet, digital libraries, or other open applications. Gems are stored in a database, with automatic hot-links back to the web source. Users choose how to organize Gems, in personalized "chests" and "trays. Demo downloads available www.egems.com Gemteq Inc.
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Planners
Paper-based organizers, such as "Day Runner" and "Day Planner," can be found in local stationery stores. Notebook style homework planners and schedulers designed for middle and high school kids. If used correctly, a planner becomes a one-stop record of all assignments you need to work on outside the classroom.
Planners are compact, easy to carry, and simple to use and come in different sizes. Space is provided to write down the subject, description of the assignment, and the due date. Additional spaces allow for other information. Daily and monthly planners are sold in stationery and office supply stores. Some organizers are designed specifically for student use and are available online.
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Free Internet resources are available to help manage calendar, remember dates and etc. Often web based emails services like Yahoo www.yahoo.ca and Hotmail www.hotmail.com have reminders services, calendars and so on.
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Free-Form Databases
Free-form databases are software programs that let you type notes into the computer in much the same way you might write them on paper. Notes are displayed on the computer screen and can be stored in memory. You can retrieve specific comments by typing in any piece of information contained in the note. For example, "Mike," "birth" or "Dec." could be used to retrieve the note "Mike's birthday is on December 8." Such systems may help you organize and remember important information. This software is also referred to as Free Form Information Manager or Personal Information Manager (PIM).
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