Time-Management+Applications


 * Time-Management Applications**

Time-management applications are effective tools for organizing time, setting goals and priorities, assessing personal use of time, and making realistic decisions. Students learn to use a time-management device or application to schedule study time and keep track of all their classes, activities, and appointments. Students can develop recording sheets to track projects, assignments, and due dates on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis and have them monitored by the teacher or parents if necessary. Using computer-based applications, students can effectively edit and modify the entries as events and times change. Time- management applications can be used individually, at desktop stations and with portable devices, as well as part of work groups within a network-based scheduling system.
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * models effective use of time-management applications (e.g., class schedules, course outlines, and goal-setting exercises);
 * makes the use of time-management organizers an integral part of each student’s daily routine (e.g., recording homework, tracking assignments, setting goals);
 * negotiates due dates for assignments and tests so students can practise setting time lines and adhering to them;
 * monitors the use of the time-management strategies through periodic checks;
 * assists students in reorganizing their schedules when the tasks or time lines change.

Time-management applications:
 * Considerations**
 * may be in print format (e.g., daybook, agenda, student handbook) or electronic format (e.g., scheduler or contact/task manager, which requires access to computers for entry and modification on a regular basis);
 * should include an evaluative component (e.g., “Is my time management effective? Am I meeting all my commitments on time?”);
 * provide opportunities to develop a lifelong skill for setting priorities and managing time commitments.


 * Illustrations from the Mathematics Classroom**

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