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 * Study Skills in the IB Diploma **

Read these first!
There is a wealth of information on the internet - if you're wasting time there anyway, why not have a look at these?

- [|Study Skills for the International Baccalaureate by John Tomkinson] (Amazon link) Short, sharp and sweet. This is the way to go about getting a good grade without sacrificing your whole life. You've got a copy, so get reading.

- [|How-to-study.com] (website) Does exactly what it says on the tin. Go and have a look. Even has SAT test tips.

- [|Study Skills for High School] (Geocities website) A good collection of tips and ideas.

- Life Planner (link and document) Getting things down on paper helps you see what you do and don't have time for.

- [|7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Franklin Covey] (website) A son's spinoff of the bestselling '7 habits of highly effective people'

Time-saving technoids
Technology is meant to work for us, not make life harder. Learn how to make the most of software and your gadgets.

**1. If you can't remember, be told!** Set your Outlook, handphone, PDA or mother to 'remind' you when to get things done.

**2. Learn how to use programs effectively**. If you keep getting frustrated by something that zaps your time, learn how to do it properly. There are nearly always quicker solutions and once you know the way, you'll save time in the long-run.

**3. Set up templates** If you use a document style often, set up a template to get things done more quickly. This saves a lot of formatting trouble each time you have a new assignment.

Microsoft Word tips
- [|Top tips from Microsoft] (weblink)

Microsoft Excel tips
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Microsoft Outlook tips
- [|Top tips from Microsoft] (weblink)

Google Search tips
- [|Google Guide Cheat Sheet] (weblink) & [|Teens Edition] (weblink) Lots of tips to speed up searches and get right to the point

Search for Success
- There is a whole page dedicated to using search tools effectively and finding primary literature. (Search for Success)