![]() ![]() There’s a reason why a good paper planner costs $50 or more… quality paper ain’t cheap! Customizable Most digital planners are much cheaper than paper planners because they don’t require printing. You’re helping the planet by going digital! Cheaper When you’re done with this planner, there’s nothing to throw into the trash. My literacy block always follows the same pattern so I have those headings in there and I just need to fill them in. For example, when I teach my literacy block, I always start with a mini-lesson, then we do a round of Daily 5, then another mini-lesson, and so on. If you follow a similar schedule every single week, you can type in those subjects once and then keep copying that template to use week after week. That point leads us into creating your own templates. You can also copy and paste entire slides within your Google Slides teacher planner. You can use copy and paste to copy over text from a different document or from a different slide in your planner. Now, I can go sticker crazy and never run out! Save Time with Copy & Pasteĭo you ever get sick of writing the same thing over and over as you set up your week in your planner? I love being able to copy and paste parts of my plans so that I don’t have to write or type the same thing 55 times. It never felt like a good enough moment to use them. I used to barely use the stickers that came with my planners because I didn’t want to use them up. The best thing about digital stickers (how many times am I going to say digital?) is that you can REUSE THEM time and time again. Using stickers is the best part of planning, right? Maybe it’s just me…Īnyway, the best thing about digital planning is that you can use digital stickers. I hyperlink those files inside my Google Slides teacher planner so I simply have to click on them and they open. I like to have them at my fingertips so that I can project them on my Promethean board to show my students as we go over directions. I use a ton of resources that are stored within my Drive. This is such a valuable Google Slides teacher planner hack. Link Lesson Components From Your Google Drive Whether that’s your grade level partner, your principal, or a substitute teacher. Just like anything inside of Google Drive, you can share your plans with the push of a button with whoever needs access to them. ![]() If that sounds like you, a digital planner can save you from feeling like you’re making your pretty planner ugly with your own handwriting. No matter how many times I tell myself to slow down or I try to practice with hand lettering worksheets on my iPad, it still looks like a doctor’s scratchy notes on a medical notepad. ![]()
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