Paper Planner vs CM Organizer

I use the Organizer to keep track of what we’ve done, etc.  I also use the calendar/planner things that are downloadable that SCM added to the Planning Your CM Education.  That can be used to plug in all your plans for the week (on which day to do what), then you can easily go back and change/add anything for the coming week that may alter what you have planned for any given day.  I may add or subtract a certain activity my kids do if we’re on break from it and add in a different subject since we’ll be home.  I print that and put it on my fridge, that way everyone knows what we are doing for the week ahead.  Most of the time nothing changes, but if I have a dental appt. on Wed, then what I normally have planned may have to be tweaked.

I used to use a Word doc that I had created/saved that I could go in at the end/beginning of the week (when I had a good idea of what the next week might hold) and make very quick changes, print, and put on the fridge. Instead of printing out the daily plans from the Organizer, my kids use this one “weekly” plan to mark off things they’ve accomplished for the day.  Of course it’s not detailed, but I don’t need that since I have more details in the Organizer or may make notes in the note box provided.

I also use a reg. calendar the is “home base”. After looking over that calendar then I use the one that I have saved (from SCM) to update our weekly plan.  This may sound confusing, but with everything in it’s place it only takes a few minutes.

HTH.

No week at a glance yet.

I used the organizer last year for all my schooling information.

This year, I am using a “curriculum” that has a list of things to do each week, so I have to co-ordinate that with the organizer, which is trickier.  However, 2 years ago when I did AO, I had to do that, so I know what to do…  but it is trickier as I said.  What I basically do, is setup a “resource” for me for things like “mid term, end of term”… and assign them to specific dates.  When they come up, I evaluate where we are on all the subjects compared to where we were “supposed” to be, and then modify my schedule if needed…. so if we are ahead on science but behind in history, then I will take one of our “science” times and switch it to history for the rest of the term….    or I just re-evaluate where we are going to be at the end of the term, etc…

I use google calendar to track appointments, lessons, etc.

Well, I don’t know about iPhone – but I know I can from my windows phone…. but it only sees my main calendar, not all my “other” calendars

Another great family calendar app is the Cozi Calendar. It is web based and has apps for the iPhone and iPad. My husband can see what’s going on and I can send him reminders. It even does “to do” and grocery lists 🙂

http://www.cozi.com/family-calendar.htm

Heather

The Cozi Calendar looks great.  I tried to download the app for my iPad and but it is only available in the US App store, not in the Australian App Store.

Can anyone recommend something similar to co-ordinate calendars, schedules, appointments, shopping lists etc like Cozi does?

Thanks, Michelle