## Introduction [(00:00:00)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=0s) - The video will demonstrate how to use [[Notion (productivity software) | Notion]] to improve the teaching experience. [(00:00:01)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1s) - The speaker has experience teaching almost 150 students and managing teachers as an education content coordinator in [[South Korea]]. [(00:00:05)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=5s) - The video will provide a walkthrough of the speaker's Notion teacher planner, explaining each section and how to simplify a teaching life. [(00:00:20)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=20s) ## Overview [(00:00:33)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=33s) - The planner has six sections that work together: lesson planner, student attendance, class manager, [[Task manager | task manager]], note tracker, and bookmarks. [(00:00:42)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=42s) - The six sections are viewable from a main dashboard that highlights important information from each. [(00:00:47)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=47s) - The planner helps teachers manage administrative tasks, improving their teaching experience. [(00:03:00)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=180s) ## Access Page [(00:03:08)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=188s) - The Access page provides links to six sections: Teacher Dashboard, Note Tracker, Lesson Planner, Bookmark Tracker, [[Classroom management | Classroom Manager]], and Task Manager. [(00:03:15)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=195s) - The Access page also includes a link to a section containing all databases for the planner. [(00:03:32)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=212s) - The first section explained in the video is the Lesson Planner. [(00:03:43)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=223s) ## Lesson Planner [(00:03:48)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=228s) - Lesson units in the lesson planner function as folders to group related lessons together. [(00:03:55)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=235s) - The calendar view provides a visual overview of lessons, allowing for dragging, dropping, and resizing to represent multi-day lessons. [(00:04:27)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=267s) - The status property helps track lesson preparation progress, with options for "Not Started," "In Progress," "Done," and "Archive" to organize and hide completed lessons without deleting them. [(00:04:57)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=297s) ## Student Tracker [(00:08:17)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=497s) - The student tracker consists of two databases: an attendance database and a student database. [(00:08:22)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=502s) - The attendance database allows the user to track student attendance by date, day of the week, and attendance status (present, absent). [(00:08:31)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=511s) - The student database allows the user to input and track individual student information, including contact information, academic progress, comments, assigned tags, and classes. [(00:09:27)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=567s) ## Class Manager [(00:11:13)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=673s) - The [[Classroom management | classroom manager]] organizes a weekly schedule by class, day, and time. [(00:11:17)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=677s) - Each class has a dedicated page where users can add information, announcements, and links, and can be shared with students. [(00:11:45)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=705s) - Each class page contains databases for readings (optional), lessons, and a student list, which are populated from other sections of the planner. [(00:12:25)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=745s) ## Task Manager [(00:14:52)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=892s) - The [[Task manager | task manager]] section consists of two databases: projects, which can span multiple days or weeks, and tasks, which are individual items within a project. [(00:14:57)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=897s) - Projects can be viewed in a timeline view alongside individual tasks, providing a comprehensive overview of deadlines and progress. [(00:15:26)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=926s) - Tasks can be categorized by due date (today, this week), completion status, or viewed as a comprehensive list, and are also integrated into a calendar view for visual scheduling. [(00:15:34)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=934s) ## Note Tracker [(00:18:30)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1110s) - The note tracker section allows for capturing, organizing, and storing notes within different notebooks. [(00:18:32)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1112s) - Notes are organized in a hierarchical structure: notebooks at the top level, topics at the second level, and individual notes at the third level. [(00:19:01)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1141s) - Notes can be linked to other databases, such as lesson plans, providing quick access to relevant information. [(00:21:21)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1281s) ## Bookmark Tracker [(00:22:04)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1324s) - The bookmark tracker works with a [[Browser extension | browser extension]] called "Save to [[Notion (productivity software) | Notion]]" which allows users to save resources from the internet. [(00:22:05)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1325s) - Once the extension is installed and set up, users can save web pages or [[YouTube]] videos to Notion by clicking on the extension while on the page they want to save. [(00:22:27)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1347s) - Saved resources will appear in the bookmark tracker's inbox and can be organized into folders using tags. [(00:23:56)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1436s) ## Teacher Dashboard [(00:25:08)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1508s) - The teacher dashboard brings together six systems into one location for easy access to relevant information. [(00:25:17)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1517s) - Colored circles throughout the dashboard indicate which section information is pulled from: red for note tracker, orange for lessons, yellow for bookmarks, green for classroom, blue for students, and purple for tasks. [(00:25:39)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1539s) - The dashboard includes a calendar for tasks and lessons, project overviews, recent notes and pinned notes, bookmarked resources, and class and student lists. [(00:27:08)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1628s) ## Final Thoughts [(00:27:40)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1660s) - Viewers can find a link to the template discussed in the video description. [(00:27:45)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ&t=1665s) ## Sources - [website](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCBGXFl7eQ)