Discussion: Use Technology to Manage Your Time

There are many technologies that can help you manage your time. You can also use technology to coordinate your work with others. The Digital Ambassador team may want to use a shared, online calendar. You can set up events with reminders and links to important information, like handouts or tip sheets. You can do this for yourself or invite others to important events.

Most phones also allow you to track appointments and include timers to organize your time. If you don’t currently keep a calendar or daily task list, explore the options you have online or on your phone. There are many free solutions that work well.

Chat with the other Digital Ambassadors. What do they use to manage their time? What works best for them? For you?

Some people still keep paper calendars, but it’s hard to share a paper calendar with someone who’s not sitting right next to you. And with our busy lives, appointments change often, so you need a more efficient way to keep everyone informed about updates to appointments. What might the team use? Can you create an online calendar you can all share? How will you keep the adults you’re working within the loop? Share ideas and test them to see if they work.