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We know you are stressed out with the IB but we want to help you. Here we will teach you how to organised your time and not committing the mistakes that we did. To do this you have to look closely at how much time you are on the computer or watching T.V. We know that we sound like one more teacher but we have experienced the same situation. Unfortunately we didn’t have anyone helping us, but now you do.

What you need to do is log off the computer for an hour (even less) and you will finish your homework. Once you do this you will have more time to chat with friends than usual. We know that concentrating is hard for any teenager, but you nedd less than an hour. However you also need to take breaks, its not just to study all the time. DON'T GO TO EXTREMES, we recomend you to take a 4 minute break for every 30 minutes. You can try it. (: Also it is good to take notes during class, even though it sounds boring, it actually works. For take notes you can make mind maps,highlighters, tables, index cards and others.  Here are some techniques and ways to remember information [|Link]




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Critical thinking is an important part in your academic work. We all think but much of our thinking is sometimes confusing. You should pay attention to your thoughts so that you could make your critical thinking better. · Ask questions · Get information and analyze it · Get others ideas · Communicate =**// Choosing your planner //**= You know that you aren’t organised. I know I am not. However I find out that having a planner could help a lot (especially when you are doing IB). Well, just to help you we are giving you 3 easy and amazing options. ==== 1. If you are the kind of person that doesn’t like to listen to anyone and want things your way, this is your option. You can buy your own planner. Yes, it sounds silly but it is true. But also if you want some help we can give you tips for decoration and how to organise it better. The place where you can buy one is Crisol. If you want to know more about this place look down, if not, keep scrolling. ====

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==== 2. The second option that you have is using the online planner. We recommend this to you if you are the kind of person who is on the internet all the time. Another thing that we recommend you is that if you are going to use an online planner, use “Google Calendar”. The only thing that you need to have access to this application is an email account. It doesn’t need to be necessarily a Google account; it can be an account from any website (Hotmail, yahoo, etc). ==== ==== 3. The third and last option is using our planner. We have design an agenda that covers a full week, you need to print it out. So, we recommend this to the people that don’t want to buy one or use one online. Our agenda is really cute and we are sure that it could help you. ====

==== Well, now you don’t have an excuse for not having a planner. We are giving you 3 awesome and simple options. So, choose your planner now, don’t be lazy, and be happy because you are one step closer to been an organised IB Diploma student. ====

= Learning how to organise = Hello there, well if you are reading this it means that you have already choose your planner and don’t know how to organise it and use it properly. If you haven’t chosen your planner, go to our article above, decide for one and then come back.

Ok, so you are having organisation problems, it’s not a big deal. It happens to everybody. Even to the best, and by the best I mean me, no, just kidding. But yeah, it happens to everybody and if you have a planner you are one step closer to been an organised IB Diploma student. The only thing that you need now is learn how to use it. Well, be glad because we will teach you how.

1. Write ALL the things that you need to do. Seriously, write EVERYTHING you can, because memory is very fragile and you could forget some important and necessary stuff. But also write it neatly, because then you could have troubles trying to understand what you wrote.

2. Write the things you need to do in ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. For example if you have a math test tomorrow that is really important to do and if you need to watch a TV show that is neither important nor necessary. Do you get it? It’s easy just organise it by the importance that it has on school and on your daily life.

3. Write REMEMBERS. For example if you need to present an essay draft for July 15 write 2 weeks – 1 week before “Remember essay for July 15, start NOW!” or stuff like that. You know what I mean.

4. Use a way to DIFFERENTIATE YOUR TASKS. You can use markers, different colours of pen or post it notes. Everything you want.

5. HAVE FUN WITH IT! Organisation is not only for school you can write all your activities, and make your planner your own way. ADD YOUR OWN PERSONAL THING, DECORATE IT AS YOU WANT OR DRAW THINGS IN THE EDGES. BE CREATIVE AND ORGANISED AT THE SAME TIME!

And that is it, that the basic thing you need for being an organised student. It isn’t that hard, there are only 5 steps.

If you want more help for organisation you can check out this guy, he has really good tips for organisation. media type="youtube" key="Lb9PaEZLiJY?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

Now, if you follow these simple steps you could have a really good organisation for your planner. If you need any extra help don’t doubt of asking a teacher or a friend (an organised friend, not the kind that is really messy). Good luck and have fun!