Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!

This morning at 5:15 am before my alarm clock even thought about making a sound, I was alerted via text message that school was opening on a two-hour delay!

Despite the fact that it had snowed much of Wednesday evening and the roads were quite slippery, a two-hour delay was a wonderful surprise!

How did you find out school was delayed? Did you constantly check the scrolling banner across the bottom of the television screen? Did you check the website for a pop-up? The current weather forecast could mean the first snow day of the year could be right around corner. While the snow might provide some much appreciated time to catch up, but it also serves a friendly reminder to subscribe to emergency alerts! If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend that you register for emergency alerts through finalsite. As always, please let us know if we can help in any way!

SUPER COOL TECH TOOL - Google Keep

Google Keep has quickly become one of my absolute favorite organizational tools! I am a list maker. I am constantly making lists of anything and everything (things to do, things to remember, things to purchase, websites to to check out later). I have tried Post-it note systems, special notebooks, Sticky Notes on my desktop, Google Doc lists, emails to myself,  but nothing has ever worked 100% until now! After working with Google Keep for several months, I can confidently say Google Keep is a game changer!

Google Keep allows you to save your thoughts, wherever you are by recording notes, lists, photos, audio, and drawings. Location-based and time-based reminders make sure your notes are there for you when you need them so that you never miss a thing! Like all things Google, you can easily share your notes with others and watch updates in real time (this is awesome for collaborating on tasks, or just staying in the know!). You can quickly filter notes by color and tags and search your notes by keyword to find what you need faster than ever. Finally and most importantly Google Keep notes are always within reach because they sync across all of your devices and are always accessible through the web!

For more information check out Google's own explanation of Google Keep,  7 Reasons You Might Want to Use Google Keep. and How to Conquer Productivity with Google Keep.

THE PURGE IS BACK!

Friday January 15th, 2016 @ 3:00 pm the email purge returns! 

That means anything older than October 1, 2015 in our Inbox, Sent Items folder, and Deleted Items folder will be deleted.

If you have emails that you do not want to lose, you must make sure they are saved in a main level folder, not in a folder within the Inbox.

To create a folder that is safe from the email purge, right click on your email address (just above the Inbox) and select New Folder. Name the folder and select OK. You will find that folder listed alphanumerically outside of your Inbox. Any emails within these folders will be safe from the purge.

If you have created sub-folders within the Inbox that contains emails you do not want to lose, you can drag and drop the sub-folder over your email address (above the Inbox). This moves the folder from within your Inbox to the main level, which ensures everything within that folder will be safe from the purge.

As always please let us know if we can help!