Productivity Tools

Productivity Tools


I found the Productivity Tools interesting. They all had components that I could use on my job. I was excited to see how the different sites were similar but yet unique. They all were designed to make one more productive. The www.google.com/calendar site was a great organizer with excellent features. I was really impressed with the invitations, quick add, Gmail integration and the Mobil Access. It allowed you to receive event reminders and notifications on your mobile phone. The new feature under “What’s New” was the “snooze reminder to add to your desktop. The whole idea of sharing your calendar was a little concerning to me. It appears that nothing is personal anymore.
On www.zoho.com, the on line word processor allowed participants to write, share and collaborate, Templates were available for Resumes, cover letters , booklets, speech outline, and student progress reports. The site provided excellent examples to make project management easy.
On the www.doc.google.com site were familiar site to post and share information for other to view. They include MySpace, Face book, and Digg. This was my least favorite productivity tool. I am more conservative reference sharing information and exposing myself to people I don’t know.
On www.skrbl.com, participants are allowed to collaborate easily. They draw text, scribble and share on the whiteboard. Features included Teams sharing resources, collaborate with shared documents, video phone, Skype calls, share ideas and communicate.
On www.letterpop.com were beautifully designed templates. Some examples included were newsletters, birthday invitations, real-estate listings, family updates, home –based business, club announcements, classroom news, on line magazines and vacation memories.
These are resources that are used on the job and knowing were to fine them is very important in my position. They are all wonder tools to assist in the completion of individual and group task. I have explored a tremendous amount of information. Selecting the correct site and following the links to gather the information or sign in need to be examined. Putting in user names and pass words take a lot of time and they are difficult to keep up with. I am sure this is a wikis task that can be solved or maybe discussed in a chat room or on a blog.