Remember+The+Milk



= __**Introduction:**__ =

According to Getting Things Done by [|David Allen,] a person should write down all his task in a form of a list of some sort to allow his mind to focus on the more important aspect: getting the job done, rather then waist his brain energy trying to remember all of his tasks.

According to [|Doug Ireton], Sr. Platform Engineer on the Windows Server team at Nordstrom, a good [|GTD] (Getting Things Done) system should: 1.	Allow you to keep track of daily tasks and projects. 2.	Make the weekly review as easy as possible, allowing you to brainstorm tasks for each project and identify Next Actions, Waiting-For and delegated tasks. 3.	Separate tasks into contexts, such as Home, Work, Calls, Grocery Store, etc., so you only see the tasks you can do at any given time. 4.	Keep you focused on the most important tasks you need to do today.

Remember The Milk not only includes features that allows for all the above, but the application is also user friendly and very practical.

=**__Description:__**  =

Remember The Milk is a free web application that allows users to manage their tasks as well as time, through the use of multiple task lists, electronic calendars, weekly planners, and [|Google maps,] both online and offline. Daily reminders can be established through the use of the online application as well as through personal Google email accounts, and mobile phones through text messaging. When a task is added to a list, it can easily be modified with notes, links, [|URL’s], due dates, estimated time involved, [|tags] , and location. Tasks can also be prioritized as well as sorted in different ways such as date, content, projects, or location.

=__**History:**__=

This Australian developed application is a fairly new product still undergoing the [|beta stages]. Remember the Milk had more than 500,000 users, reported on March 19th 2008.

=__**Impact on Teaching and Learning:**__ =

This free application is a great tool in an education environment, for both the educator as well as the learner. Both the teacher and student can benefit from using the multiple task lists and daily task reminders for homework assignments, projects, due dates, and lesson planning. With school systems becoming more and more technology efficient, teachers are capable of using various technologies in the classroom with ease. Therefore, teachers being able to use the [|URL] feature to link their tasks to educational websites and then share them with students, will allow her to share valuable learning resources with her students with a click of a button. This not only saves time in the classroom, but it gives the teacher more control over student usage of the World Wide Web [|(WWW)], when necessary. Using the sorting feature, students can organize their tasks for a larger project on separate project lists, so that when they want to view only tasks related to the project, it is easily accessible. Using [|Google Map], an integrated feature, the user can save frequently used locations to Remember The Milk. Once the location is established, she can link tasks to a specific location. This feature allows the user to sort out all task related to a common location. For example, once the teacher sets up all her task to their corresponding locations, the teacher can click on the location “Noelani Elementary School” or “home” and only her tasks that take place in that specific location will appear. This tool is also useful for students who want to utilize Remember The Milk for personal and school usage. Once a task is established it can then be easily shared with other members of Remember The Milk. This feature would be exceptionally useful for teachers and students to share assignments. Because collaboration is so essential in a learning environment, using this tool would be an effective form of communication between the student to teacher, teacher to teacher, and teacher to administration. A teacher could perhaps even take it further by using Remember The Milk as a lesson plan organizer. A teacher could simply arrange lessons by date or content and share important deadlines with her students. The tagging feature allows students and teachers to [|“tag”] important words or phrases to a specific [|URL]. This is a great reference tool because it helps to organize the virtual information that students and teacher frequent. It also makes finding certain websites more assessable to the student, who may still struggle with [|internet] navigation. Through the use of[| Gears] software, users can manage their tasks even while they are offline. When reconnected to the internet, their account is automatically updated to include any changes from the time they last logged in.
 * Multiple Task Lists**
 * Location:**
 * Sharing Task/ Collaboration:**
 * Lesson Plan Organizer:**
 * Tags:**
 * Offline features:**

=__**Integrated services**__=

Remember the Milk offers integrated features with other popular and useful programs. •	[|iGoogle] : if the user has a Google homepage, she can set up [|“gadgets”] to be added to her homepage. This [|gadget] allows the user to add, postpone, edit, and check off a task directly from their Google homepage. •	[|Google Calendar] : it can be setup so that the user can access Remember the Milk through their Google Calendar. •	[|Gmai] l: users can setup their accounts so that they can receive alerts through their Gmail accounts. •	[|Netvibes:] a personal start page can be setup through the Netvibes Ecosystem. •	[|Twitter] : users can add Remember the Milk to their watch list so that task can be added to their accounts directly and send messages directly.

=__**Practical Applications:**__=

For people not even in an educational system, Remember The Milk is still of great benefit. Because this application is so user friendly and versatile it becomes a very useful daily tool. Anyone who write checklists or even keeps a planner and has access to the internet is a perfect candidate for a Remember The Milk membership. Even if the user does not use all the different features to its maximum capability, just the basic operations is valuable in itself. For those[| digital immigrants] who are still more comfortable with tangible products, these task lists and calendars can be easily printed out for their reference. Remember the Milk can be setup so that the user can receive alerts through text messages using their instant messages accounts, email addresses, and other mobile devices, such as a cell phone. Another innovative feature is the integrated Google Maps Locations, in which the user can link a location on a map to a task within her daily task list, to allow her to visually see where a certain task takes place. An average person uses Google Maps or some form of online directory on a regular basis, therefore, Remember The Milk could replace those applications, making it even more accessible and convenient to the user. Because Remember the Milk is an online application, all the information is stored securely online. In the event of a [|hard-drive] failure, all information is safely secured in Remember the Milk.
 * Calendar Print Outs:**
 * [|Text Messages] :**
 * Map Locations:**
 * Data Storage:**

=__**Examples/Demonstrations:**__=


 * Create List For Each Project**




 * Create List For Personal and Daily Work Task**



This is a tutorial from Everything Tech TV on how to enhance Gmail using Remember The Milk and GCal

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 * Use Tags and Locations**

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=**__References:__**=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu16v803680 Retrieved on 2008-09-15

(2008) "Getting Things Done (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done)" Retrieved on 2008-09-15.

(2008-08-14) "Remember The Milk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_The_Milk)" Retrieved on 2008-09-15.

Boyd, Emily (2008-05-30). "Remeber The Milk Blog (http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2008/05/guest-post-advanced-gtd-with-remember.html)" Retrieved on 2008-09-15.

=__**External Links:**__=

David Allen & Co. offical website (http://www.davidco.com/)

Remember The Milk (http://www.rememberthemilk.com/)

The Master of Getting Things Done (Business 2.0 magazine) June 2007 article (http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117066/index.htm)

=__**About the Author:**__=

This page was create by Natalie Liu, a student at the University of Hawaii, for ETEC 602. Last updated October 1, 2008. Contact Information: liun@hawaii.edu