Title Avoid HighTech Time Wasters NOTES AVOID HIGHTECH

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters NOTES: AVOID HIGH-TECH TIME WASTERS Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Technology can support your success in school — or become a source of constant distraction. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. For example, research indicates that the mere sight of your smartphone reduces “cognitive capacity” — or your ability to focus attention. This is true even if the device is turned off and you’ve decided to ignore it. When it comes to technology, take charge of your time and attention! Click the arrows on the right and left to progress forward and backward through tips overcome the following distractions and how to start your day off strong. • • • Social Media Distractions Email Distractions Notifications Distractions Smartphone Distractions Start Your Day off Strong Click on HOME to return to this slide.

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters Social Media Distractions NOTES: Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. Social Media Distractions Facebook, Instagram, Linkedln, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter — there are so many social media platforms. If you don’t post updates every day, your friends will forgive you. Remind them that you’re going to school. Other options are to: ∙ ∙ ∙ Track how much time you spend each day on social media. Focus on just one or two social networks. Re daily — and for just a few minutes at a Check those networks just once or twice time. On busy days, limit yourself to commenting on or just “liking” friends’ updates. Save social media for down times. During the times of the day when your energy peaks, tackle demanding tasks such as homework and exercising.

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters Email Distractions NOTES: Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. Email Distractions Do you have dozens or even hundreds of messages cluttering your inbox? If so, then take a deep, calming breath. Next, go through each message while asking yourself four simple questions: 1 Delete? If a message does not require any response from you and includes no information that you’ll ever need, then send it to the trash. 2 Respond now? If you can respond to an email within two minutes, then do it immediately. This “two-minute rule” can help you shrink your inbox even more. Re 3 Respond later? Some emails call for more than a two-minute follow-up task. Send these messages to an action folder or highlight them so that they’re easy to see. 4 Save? Some messages require no response and still include information that might be useful to you in the future. Move these messages out of your inbox and into an archive, reference, or “all mail” folder. You can search this folder at any time with keywords. HOME

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters Notifications Distractions NOTES: Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. Notification Distractions One simple strategy is to turn off notifications in your device settings. Then designate specific times to check social media and email instead of getting interrupted throughout the day. Another option is to look for a “do not disturb” setting that disables notifications for a scheduled number of hours each day. There’s a reason for unplugging from notifications: research indicates that people who are interrupted during a task try to make up for the lost productivity by working faster. And that, in turn, raises their stress level. Re After reducing or turning off notifications, savor the silence and enjoy the reduction in your stress level. Also observe how much more you get done with extra space for concentration. HOME

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters Smartphone Distractions NOTES: Smartphone Distractions Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. If you want to get something done that requires being offline, then put away your smartphone. When concentration matters, keep your smartphone out of sight and reduce your access to it. Tim Herrera, a columnist for the New York Times, locks his smartphone in a desk drawer while he’s writing. See what happens if you follow his example while you study. Another option is to stash your smartphone in a backpack or a separate room when Re you want to concentrate. HOME

Title: Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters Button for: Start Your Day off Strong NOTES: Include arrows to progress forward and backward. Include a "Home" button that links to this main slide. Start Your Day off Strong The first things that you do in the morning set the tone for the activities that follow. Instead of surfing the web or checking social networks, consider: ∙ ∙ ∙ Revising your notes from the previous day’s classes Reviewing some flash cards Previewing a reading assignment Brainstorming topics for a research paper Working on some practice problems for a math class Start off your day with a small “win” that supports your overall success in school. Re HOME