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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up:

The Art of Decluttering and Organizing your Google Suite

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Today’s Target

  • I can set up a G Suite organization system that allows me to quickly locate bookmarks, Google Drive files, and emails.
    • Tackle Your Biggest ‘Problem Area’ First
      • Bookmark Bar
      • Google Drive
      • Gmail
    • Bonus: Familiarize yourself with Google Keep

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Chrome Bookmarks

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Chrome Bookmark

How To

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Bookmark Help

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Bookmark Bar Folders GIF

Goal

Create Icon Only Bookmarks for Commonly Used Sites

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Create Folders for the Bookmark Bar - One Folder for Each of Your Classes

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Organize all Bookmarks using Bookmark Manager

Bonus

Chrome Tab Groups

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Clear Cookies & Cache

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Drive

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Drive

How To

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Drive Folders Help

Create Drive Folders GIF

Move Files Into Folders GIF

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Goal

Create a Folder for Your Elementary School Years & Drag All of Your Old Files Into the Folder

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No Loose

Files -

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Shift + Z (add files or folders in multiple locations)

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Color Code Folders

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Gmail

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Gmail

How To

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Goal

Inbox Zero (No Unread Messages)

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Bonus

Set Up Priority Inbox

Master Your Inbox With These 6 Gmail Tips

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Priority:

Rank areas in the order you will work on (number tasks 1-3)

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Clean-up Areas

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Tasks

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Bonus Tasks

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Bookmark Bar

  • Folders created for [as applicable]:
    • Core classes
    • Elective classes
    • Resource websites
  • Titles deleted and icon only for commonly visited sites/apps
  • Pinned Tabs

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  • Side-By-Side Tabs

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  • Clear Cookies & Cache

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Google Drive

  • Old files archived into folders from:
    • Elementary school
    • 6th grade
  • No loose files → everything in a folder
  • All folders color-coded
  • Shift + Z (add files or folders in multiple locations)

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  • Force Make a Copy

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  • Change Default Font Style in Google Docs

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Gmail

  • No unread messages
  • Star important messages
  • Delete old messages from 2018-2019 school year
  • Set Up Priority Inbox

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  • Master Your Inbox With 6 Gmail Tips

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Keep

Bonus

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Keep

How To

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Google Keep Help

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Google Keep Tips

Goal

Create Notes for Important Reminders

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Color Code Notes

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Bonus

Share a note with a collaborator

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Add a Picture to a Note

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Set a Reminder

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Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.

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-Marie Kondo

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Credits

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

  • Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
  • Photographs by Unsplash

All of the GIFs used in this presentation were made by Jake Miller

  • All of Jake’s GIFs Google Drive Folder

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