Hello everyone!

This week helped open my eyes more on ways to beat procrastination and better manage my time. My favorite assignment this week was creating and tracking what I did for 24 hours for 7 days. This time sheet assignment helped to breakdown activities into categories and see where I spend most my time and if I need to reallocate that time to another task. I would urge any college student that is having a hard time completing assignments ahead of deadlines to try tracking their time!

One thing in particular that I am sure most of us do in our free time is play on our phones, whether we actually should have that time or not. Over the past 7 days I noticed that I probably spent one or two hours on my phone each night and I could have used that time to try and get some of my school work done as opposed to procrastinating and waiting until the day my assignments were due. On slide 22 of Lesson: Module 3 there are recommendations for reducing your digital distraction. The one that stands out to me the most is placing your phone in another room when working. This is a suggestion that I plan to make use of immediately to see if it may help to reduce my distractions and the amount of time it takes for me to complete my assignments!

As a student that has always waited until the last second to complete my work I hope you take my advice and try tracking your time for just one week. You never know, it might surprise you. You should try it even if you are not a procrastinator. It’s just as important to have down time to enjoy yourself as it is to have enough time to study! So be sure you are spending your time wisely! Procrastinator or not it’s also a good idea to unplug from social media and technology when trying to get school work done. The less distractions the faster or easier your assignments could be completed!

Hello everyone!

This week in class we learned about how online skills and communication can play a major role in your success, especially for online learning. Utilizing online tools can play a crucial part in getting assignments done as well as communicating with instructors or fellow classmates.

One of the many things that I believe go overlooked with no second thought is using netiquette. In the video we watched this week over netiquette it explains how you should always be conscious of what you are posting. A lot of people believe that what they post on their Facebook cannot be seen by potential employers or class instructors as long as they are not friends. This is not true. You should always keep in mind that anything you post can and will be found by someone you may not want to see it so you should try to be respectful and mindful of others. Personally, I have chosen not to have social media because even if am respectful it does not guarantee the actions of others on my page will be the same. I certainly wouldn’t want to ruin my online reputation over something as simple as a social media post and possibly miss out on a job opportunity! One of the first things my employer does when they receive resumes is look them up on social media to see how they are portrayed publicly before considering an interview.

A tool that I found helpful was taking a time management self-assessment to get an insight on any skills that I may need to work on when it comes to managing my time for class. I would encourage anyone to take this assessment even if you are not in school, be sure to clink on the link! This assessment breaks down time management to 5 main points such as goal setting, prioritization, managing interruptions, procrastination, and scheduling. Through this assessment I have learned that my weak spots are procrastination and goal setting. I plan to work more on both of these areas now that I realize that I have slacked off on them. My first plan of action is to create goals for this class! Would you believe that one of these goals will be to stop procrastinating when it comes to completing assignments?

I will say that one of the online skills we reviewed that I believe I excel at is emailing my professors. I can still remember being taught how to compose a letter in grade school and view an email with the same type of format. I make sure that my emails are as professional as possible and have been spell checked before sending them. One of the last things I want to do is look stupid towards one of my professors. Talk about a bad first impression!

Well everyone that’s all of my insights from this weeks readings! Let me know if you have any advice or links that you find helpful in the comments!

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