Powerful Productivity

Blackpool, UK

Powerful Productivity

Blackpool, UK

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Using digital tools can be a powerful way to be more productive. Whether that’s producing work for school or college, communicating with colleagues or friends in the blink of an eye, making instant calculations using formulas, sharing important documents via cloud storage or finding your perfect job, there are plenty of possibilities out there. However, to make sure you’re taking advantage of them, you’ll need to develop the skills. This is your chance to get started on that journey. 

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The owner of this badge has completed the required 4 tasks for Powerful Productivity that include: 
Becoming familiar with Cloud Storage and reflecting on how to use it
Learning about the importance of having a professional email address
Experimented with using formulas and spreadsheets for money management
Identified how to use the internet to search for jobs
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Task no.1

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Identify a service where you can get a cloud storage account (eg: OneDrive, Google Drive etc) and sign up for an account. Upload a document and share it with a friend. Don’t forget not to share anything with personal information! Now, share the steps you went through to complete the process and what was easy or difficult, and identify two scenarios where this technology could be useful.

Task no.2

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Watch this video about how to choose an email address. Now, share two tips for creating a professional email address.
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Task no.3

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Create a spreadsheet of your weekly budget and use formulas to do the calculations. Think about how much goes in and out of your account and use the tools available to you to find out how much you’ll have left at the end of the week. If you want, you can use your cloud storage account to make your spreadsheet. Share your reflections on the process and what was easy or difficult. Did you find any useful videos to help you?

Task no.4

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Think about the next step you want to take in finding a job and growing your career aspirations. Use a search engine to find job listings sites for the kind of role you are looking for, then search on those and use the tools available to narrow your search to jobs in your area. Share your reflections on the process and whether you found what you were looking for.

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Blackpool, UK

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#use spreadsheet documents

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#cloud technologies

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#offer suggestions on career

Technology and computers

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Time to complete: 5 hours

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