Back to School Organization with Windows Phone | Giveaway
August 17, 2011 by admin - Jennifer
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Company: Microsoft
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Item Given Away: AT&T Samsung Focus Windows Phone
Start Date: August 17
End Date: September 1
This is the first Back to School season I have had in many years, as I homeschooled my children, but this is the first year back in public school for my oldest daughter and I am finding a ton of things I have to keep track of. I have tried writing things down, only to lose the paper, I have added things to my online calender only to forget not to look at it, but this year, I have my husband’s Windows Phone (previously mine as he stole it from me) to use as my back up plan. I can now do the following:
- Customize the start screen – I can add everything important for a specific day or event by pinning it to my start screen. Which means no more looking through my phone for that important piece of information, or worse a piece of paper with directions written on it.
- Carpool madness goes out the front window (pun intended) – I can now see multiple calendars on the start screen so I will see when my daughter violin practice over laps my husbands dental appointment and change things around.
- Office Mobile is a life saver – when I am waiting in the car to pick someone up I can still do my work and keep track of anything I may need to pick up on the way home. Having One Note is a huge plus for me as I use it on a daily basis for just about everything. My daughter’s extra curricular activities have now found a new, organized home in One Note.
- And don’t forget about the Camera! – I of course will be sneaking pictures of my daughter’s first day back to school, when she isn’t looking and what’s even better is I can share it instantly with the family that is far away by posting it to Facebook, which is seamlessly added to Windows Phones. Huge plus for me.
Adding apps for Back to School season is a snap as well. Best Buy will allow you to shop for new tech products in the palm of your hand, moBudget will help you track your Back to School spending and will help you stay within your budget, with ShopSavvy you can scan a bar code and instantly get the best price around you for whatever you are looking for, Amazon is my favorite app and I shop all the time from it, again it’s the convenience of shopping in the palm of your hand. There are many other apps that are very helpful during the stressful time of Back to School season; Evernote, CleverToDo, iRewardChart and GasBuddy.
So you see, Windows Phone can do it all and I am loving the fact that to do all this I have gotten my hands on my husband’s phone again. I love Windows phone and the fact that everything I need can be placed on the Start Screen so I can spend more time doing what I need to do instead of searching for the email that had an address in it, or directions to the new ball field. I am a doer, how about you?
To help one very lucky Dirty t Shirt reader out with their Back to School season, I have an AT&T Samsung Focus Windows Phone to giveaway. Please see rules below to enter to win today!
I am a Windows Champions blogger and I received loan of a laptop and may receive other awards from Microsoft to post my opinions about Microsoft products.
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I write it on our wall calendar, and on my personal desk calendar
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Just making a schedule that works and sticking too it. As to when we are to leave, pick up and when homework is scheduled.
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I still like a good old fashioned calendar but put important dates on my Droid calendar on my phone.
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Its sad the only way I keep up with all 3 of my boys activties is just plain ol remembering everything or just plain ol writing it down. my cell phone isnt that up to date so i cant rely on it like i need.
We sit down on Sunday evening and make a schedule of who has to be where on each day including teacher conference, game practices games, etc.
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with my niece we have a large calendar in the kitchen and fill it in with stars and stickers. it doesnt work so well.
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Nice phone! Right now, I use a calendar on the fridge to keep track of our schedules.
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I’m using the husband’s iPhone calendar for now. Hes more organized then I am along with my tween since I had my baby son 5 months ago. Sleep deprivation is not fun!
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I have his schedule on my computer.
We live 2 blocks from the school, he’s in high school now, so the schedule demands living so close to the school and his age are not really demanding at all. Now!
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I use a calendar book.
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As of right now I “Handle” it with Post-It notes. This Daddy sure could use your help Jentifa
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I check my kids school calendar on-line and the notices they bring home and add the things I need to keep track of to my work calendar. Not greatly effective if they forget to give me things.
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I use a good old fashioned planner to organize me and my kids schedules..
With 7 kids it isn’t easy. We color code the calendar and leave ourselves reminder notes.
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I currently use Microsoft Works Calendar on my PC for scheduling.
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Everything gets magnetted to the fridge. LOL!
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I make a daily list and a traditional calendar to write dates for special appointments.
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I handle school organization by playing it by ear (which I do not recommend). I do things as they come and try not to forget what needs done if it’s in the future. Sometimes, if the date is more than a day or two ahead, I’ll write it on the calendar on our kitchen wall.
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Ugh! School scheduling is always a challenge, activities, meetings, carpools…it can all be overwhelming. I keep a large calendar hanging near the door, it has lots of space for notes and helps keep me sane!
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We have a dry erase board in our kitchen that we keep updated with all of their school events and sports schedule.
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We have a master family grid on the refrigerator and it works out well!
I have a pocket calendar that I carry in my purse for their activities
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I have only one son, but I have to write down everything or I will totally forget. I have a HUGE calendar for everyone to see. It is hanging in the kitchen and I make a smaller version for my purse. I need to get in this century and realize I need to get everything online/computer or whatever the lingo is! I really need to get in the now and in the know!
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Calendar in the kitchen. Keep it on Outlook at work, too.
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