media management 101
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MEDIA MANAGEMENT 101
O R G A N I Z I N G Y O U R E L E C T R O N I C M A T E R I A L M A D E E A S Y
HEALTHY ORGANIZATION TECHNIQUES • FNU provides you with a wealth of
downloadable material• What do you do with it all?• We give you podcasts (.mp3),
PowerPoints (.pptx), Word Docs (.docx), and web links (URLs).
• Developing a standard format in which you save ALL files is essential to maintaining healthy organization on your computer.
WHERE DO I SAVE MY STUFF?
LET’S THINK ABOUT FILE STRUCTURE
Courses
PC600
Assignments
Module Readings
Other Media
NP621
Assignments
Module Readings
Other Media
ON YOUR DESKTOP!
Make a folder
Make folders inside your folder
BUT WAIT! HOW DO I EASILY CREATE NEW FOLDERS?• Right mouse click is your best friend!
THE SAME THINGS WORKS INSIDE FOLDERS!!!
…WHAT DO WE NAME THE MEDIA?…• Everyone uses different naming conventions. • Rename files you download from ANGEL, library databases, emails,
etc…• STAY CONSISTENT• Allows for easy searching if you somehow “lose” a document
ArticleTitle.pdfNameofAssignment.docx
THREE EASY STEPS TO PDF ORGANIZATION
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WHAT ELSE SHOULD I ORGANIZE?• Do your instructors or classmates provide helpful links in your
courses or course forums?• YES! I’m sure they do.• Why not save these as bookmarks?• [INSERT YOUR IDEA HERE]
ENJOY ORGANIZING? CHECK OUT THESE COOL TOOLS
• www.dropbox.com• Cloud storage – accessible anywhere you have an internet connection• Great for backing up important files• Easy to share files with others• Can either be used as a web
based program or as traditional software
…MORE ON EVERNOTE…• Cloud storage based – just like dropbox• Great for syncing notes across multiple devices• Allows for tagging of items to make searching
easier• For example… You could create a set of notes for a class or subject, tag them with the subject, and the easily access them at a later time by searching for the tag
EVEN MORE TOOLS!REFWORKS -- http://frontier.libguides.com/refworks
HOW ABOUT A LIVE DEMO?