Organizing files and folders since I was a youngster, I have found that the easier the system, the better. How can you avoid this? Take advantage of any one of the following techniques. This results in a catastrophic data loss. I’ve seen some computers’ hard drives fail under the strain. Scenario #3: Save to DesktopĪ common scenario, this one involves people putting all their files on the desktop of their device. Instead, they were creating a visual archive. How many times have you seen someone snapping pictures of their computer screen at work? They weren’t documenting a heinous email. When they need the content of the file, they scroll through the Photos app, zooming in as needed. Instead of saving a file to a specific location, they snap a photo of it. Some see Google/Apple Photos apps offer a better, visual way of content management. Scenario #2: Snap a Photo with Your Smartphone It was almost easier to go back to the source and save the item again than to move it to the top of the list (chronological sort). In one situation, a teacher completing the Texas Reading Academy online saved her documents to the default Download folder, so that there were soon hundreds of files to sort through. Before I share an approach and digital tools that make sense, let’s revisit a few that don’t. But such solutions to file management problems can backfire. Some may argue that whatever works, that’s what you do. Here are a few common scenarios I have personally seen. Lacking digital organizational skills, educators and students resort to other approaches. When they need to locate it again, who knows? It’s too easy to create a file wherever they may be on their device or the cloud, then forget about it. The fact is, they lack the mental schema for organizing digital files into folders. I have seen it firsthand on the desktops of teachers, directors, and colleagues in K-12. The problem isn’t only with college students. The concept of file folders and directories…is gibberish to many modern students. Key FindingsĬollege professors are encountering a growing problem with their students. Let’s take a look at some ways you can improve your file management skills.įirst, let’s review findings from a The Verge article, File Not Found by Monica Chin. However, the advent of cloud storage and obscure file saving protocols confuse many. Those experiences, beginning at age 13, have served me well. I spent most of my time at the command line, typing in text commands to copy, move, and delete files and folders. Having grown up organizing files and folders on floppy disks and hard drives, I can find most things. “I hate Google, I can’t ever find anything,” says a colleague (name withheld).
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