Module One: Google Apps and Getting Organized
Start with the basics of organization – get all your stuff into the right place and get it synchronized with your devices. At the end of Module One you’ll have a streamlined system for your communication, tasks, project management and calendars. You’ll save time, frustration and money using the tools we’ve researched and approved!
- Lesson One: Welcome to GeekSchool
- Lesson Two: Cloud Computing Overview
- Lesson Three: Coaching Call
- Lesson Four: Email and Gmail
- Lesson Five: Widgets and Plugins
- Lesson Six: Gmail Behind the Scenes – Setting up your account the right way
- Lesson Seven: Gmail’s Chatty Nature
- Lesson Eight: Coaching Call
- Lesson Nine: Mad Scientist Stuff – Labs
- Lesson Ten: Offline Options with Gears
- Lesson Eleven: Google Calendar – Your new BFF to keep everything straight
- Lesson Twelve: Seeing the bigger picture with other calendars
- Lesson Thirteen: Coaching Call
- Lesson Fourteen: Pushing Calendars to other applications – iphone, Blackberry and Android
- Lesson Fifteen: Letting others schedule appointments without tears
- Lesson Sixteen: Overviews of Effective Task Management – Individual, assigned & project management
- Lesson Seventeen: Tech Options for Task Management
- Lesson Eighteen: Coaching Call
- Lesson Nineteen: Tracking tasks with Smartphones and Widgets
- Lesson Twenty: Bringing it all together in igoogle and your desktop
By the end of the first module, you’ll have all the tools you need for a streamlined, organized and efficient system to manage your business and personal time and tasks. Each lesson is designed to be between 15 and 30 minutes per day – no more – to give you just enough information each day to keep you moving forward. If you need to miss any daily lesson, the classes (and videos) remain online for the duration of your subscription, and for several months afterwards, allowing you time to catch up.
