Get Organized!: MECA Recap

Friday, February 07, 2014

MECA Recap

I had a great time at the Mississippi Educational Computing Association Conference earlier this week. Thanks to everyone who came to one or more of sessions. It was great to see some of the same faces returning for more. I mentioned this blog at the end of each session, and if you are a first-time visitor as a result of MECA, I hope you enjoy what you find.

A number of posts which appeared at one time or another on this blog relate directly to topics we covered. Listed below are some of those posts:

This post talks about igHome.
This post takes you to a link for a free Dropbox eBook. (I have plans to update it in the near future. The same link will download the revised version, so check back.)
This post gets you started with what notebooks you need to have.
This post is the first in a 6-part series on Toodledo. The other 5 follow chronologically. The best way to navigate to find the Blog Archive in the sidebar and navigate to January 2013.
This post discusses dual monitors.
We discussed using voice input to add to your to-do list. This post is for iPhone users. This post is for Android users.
Here is a good tutorial on HootSuite.

I hope you will continue to keep in touch by connecting with me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus.

Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for what you would like to see next year at MECA.

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Comments from Workshops

This morning when I returned to the office I did my first ever drag and drop to my calendar on Outlook - wahoo! The tickler file will come next week!

One of the most informative sessions I have been to in 5 years.

I saw your presentation at the ASCD conference in New Orleans and was blown away. Please send me your monthly email essays

Practical down to earth user-friendly content. Excellent!

One of my professional goals is to be more organized and to manage time more effectively. This hit the target.

Thank you. These are tools I can and will use! WHEW!

Practical, down-to-earth user-friendly content. Excellent!

Dr. Buck did a great job. I learned LOTS of things about Outlook that I did not know.

Where have you been all my life? This is a great idea! Thank you so very much.

FANTASTIC! One of the best I’ve been to! I could have stayed longer.

I was in your organization session yesterday. It was excellent. Came back to work today and set up my tickler file! I also moved all my messy (and vague) to-do lists into my iCal program and synced it to my Blackberry. Progress!!! Thanks for a very clear and applicable session. I'm excited to keep making the ideas come to life for me!!

Awesome ideas to get my life on track. Thank you so much!

You changed my life!

Great workshop. Fabulously well informed and entertaining presenter who shared his knowledge in a readily understandable format. Helpful handout. Thank you – well worth the trip from Ottawa.

I really loved the presentation!! Dr. Buck very thorough and entertaining. Great, practical ideas and the Faculty Club was a great setting! Well done!!

Great presenter. Was very informative, practical info to apply right away.

I loved this seminar!! Very, very well presented. Clear, logical, Dr. Buck was enthusiastic and witty. Very practical information that I will put to use immediately.

As a new administrator, I found this workshop to be extremely helpful. I got affirmation on some of the things I was already doing and many great new ideas! Thank you. Would definitely recommend to others. Frank Buck provided many ideas that will make my job as an administrator 10 times easier.

This might very well be some of the most useful, timely and necessary professional learning I've done in years. Thank you!

Excellent presentation.
Dr. Frank Buck is friendly, interesting, and knowledgeable. Well done! This seminar was amazing.

I will put it unequivocally: yours is the first workshop for professional development I have been to that has had a daily effect on lowering my stress levels and being more aware of the things I need to do on a daily basis. I cannot thank you enough. Everyday is now easier knowing I know where my day is going and not worrying over where everything is. The simplicity is almost embarrassing – how come I never thought to do this 10 years ago? My answer to that is that we sometimes don’t realize that a slightly more open mind can reap benefits we didn’t imagine possible. Thank you again. I waited about 6 months to let you know, but this only proves that I’m walking proof your techniques work long term.