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Think you've seen every possible tech hack out there? Think again for this ultimate list of no common sense tech hacks that makes your life easier. Remember to bookmark and rename it as Notepad. Believe me, you have to try this combo if you haven't. Open these links in separate tabs: Feel lonely?

"Most knowledge workers believe that email is a passive tool they choose to use to make their real work easier. But as the Big Blue engineers discovered three decades ago, this technology is not passive; it instead actively changes what we mean by "real work.""

procrastinator's unite! Nice advice to beat it.

Title says it all... I've heard of or used just about all of them, but it's always nice to share... Let me know what you use and lets make a great list of apps for teachers.

Summary: Out of the thousands on offer to make your life easier, here is a roundup of the most essential Android applications for students.

Summary: Out of the thousands on offer to make your life easier, here is a roundup of the most essential Android applications for students.

Why leave your document to use an external tool when you can integrate the functionality you need into Word? Check out these five free mini apps to add power to Word 2013.

If This Then That is a helpful website for automating many routine online tasks. If This Then That helps you automate tasks like saving your Pinterest pins to your Evernote account, setting text alerts for calendar events, and sending email attachments directly to your Dropbox account. There are thousands of formulas, "recipes" is what IFTTT calls them, available in the gallery of recipes. The recipes are all contributed by the community of IFTTT members and you can contribute too. You can browse channels of recipes that are based on the use of popular services like Gmail, Dropbox, Evernote, Instagram, and Google Drive. Click here to see the hundreds of recipes that incorporate Google Drive functions.

Visual shortcuts for popular apps. Press modifier keys to see more. Mac/PC

"Slacking off during class isn't only a bad habit, but it's also very detrimental to your grade! Focusing in class really proves to teachers that you are a capable student but it also shows that you have got a solid level of maturity and self control, which will be very important in your future life. Read on to find out more about "How to Focus More in Class" "

"Teachers think about a lot during the course of a school day - from planning lessons tied to the core curriculum to making sure Jimmy gets home on the right bus. One thing teachers often do not think about is saving themselves time, but they should."

"In recent years, a lot of mindmapping resources have begun popping up on the Internet. Some of the more powerful ones require you to download and install a chunky program on your computer. Others cost a pretty penny. Here are four free mindmapping tools that are web-based, meaning you can get up and running immediately without hassle.
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A grade book, planner, diary, schedule and resource manager all in one app.

Its spreadsheet engine will calculate averages as you input your assessment data.

You can insert and edit any kind of information for a class, student and semester visually, no more boring spreadsheets.
Scroll, expand, filter, export, import and view your information at any time. No internet connection is required.

iDoceo will work with any kind of grading system, you can even create your own. You will not miss you old paper grade book again.

"Showbie lets you and your students get more done with classroom iPads."

Showbie makes it easy to assign, collect and review student work in iPad classrooms.