Updating Blogs (regularly)

It's been an embarrassingly long time since I have posted to this blog, and I apologize if any of you have been waiting anxiously for helpful hints or news about technology at Pierce. So much time has passed that momentum has ceased and complete inertia taken its place. I have decided that what I need to do is set a time biweekly in my schedule to write on the blog. With the inauguration of teacher web sites on homeworknow.com, I thought that some of you also might need a gentle reminder to update your web sites. There are a few ways to do that. (I decided to focus on iCal, since it is free and is available on all school Apple computers.)

• Low tech: Write in your plan book a time each week or biweekly to update your site. The more often that you update it, the less difficult the task becomes.
• Middle tech: Use a calendar program like iCal to schedule time to update your site. Create an event that appears on your calendar and use the Repeat function to schedule regularly occurring events.
• Higher tech: Use a calendar program not only to set aside time to blog or update your site but also to remind you to do so. iCal can send you an email with a reminder, display a notice on the screen, or display a notice with an alert sound.

I have been using an electronic calendar program for almost ten years to remind me about important events and birthday. Now it will remind me to update my blog, too.

For a video on how to use iCal, check out this instructional video on YouTube.

Do you have other tips on scheduling regular tasks in your life? Please share them here!