I didn't realize there were all of these online tools to use. I like the Google start page. The date and time calendar is easy to read, and I get a brief list of mail in my gmail account. And since I use Google for many of my searches, I'm already there.
I use the Google calendar to help me keep track of my deadlines, birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates.
I'm not much on the online to-do lists. In that area, I'm stuck in the past. I've been making a to-do list every morning since the early 1980s, and I keep it in my pocket. It takes me all of 2 minutes to jot my notes, and I have it right there and handy, all day. It works for me, and "if it ain't broke,"...I'll definitely make it worse if I try to fix it.
A tool that I would recommend to other teachers (if their school system doesn't already subscribe to such a service) would be Engrade or Chalksite. I'm lucky to be in a school that subscribes to such a service. Many school systems are subscribing to these services now, and they are a big improvement over hard copy gradebooks. Everything is online, grades are calculated for you, parents can access grades whenever they want, absences are recorded--it's great!
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