Organizing Your Family

At Homeschool Tech Mom, I try to review and inform readers about a wide variety of tech savvy resources.  So it's always exciting when I can pass along a single resource that serves more than one function.

Let me introduce you to Cozi, a really cool online organizer that you can use to: manage your family's schedule, organize shopping lists, compile and execute to do lists, and capture favorite memories - all in one place.  This program has been specially designed to meet the needs of busy families.  Because it's a web based program, Cozi is accessible from any computer, mobile phone, or tablet.

Best of all - Cozi is free.  All  you need to get started is create a free account for your family.  Since Cozi is a shared application, you will only need to create one Cozi account for your entire family.

  

Cozi Features: 

Family Calendar

• Centralized online calendar the whole family can access.  The calendar can be color-coded for each person, and you can view the schedule for one individual or the entire family.

Journal

• Record special memories you don’t want to forget in an online journal made especially for your family.  This is a wonderful way to record special events like vacations, birthdays, etc.

Meals 

• Plan dinners for the week, store your recipes online, and easily add ingredients to your shopping list.

Mobile access

• Access your family calendar and lists when you are away from home using the Cozi iPhone app, Android app, or BlackBerry app. 

Other Calendars

• With Cozi, you do not have to maintain yet another calendar.  Instead, you can sync Cozi with Microsoft Outlook, import an Internet calendar (ex. Google Calendar), or even export a read-only view of a family member's calendar. 

Reminders and Messages

• You can set up appointment reminders to be sent to anyone in the family via text or email messages.

Shopping Lists

• Cozi remembers your grocery lists and shopping lists so you don't have to.  While Cozi is great for creating shopping lists, you can also create other any kind of list: gift ideas, packing lists, invitations, etc.

To-Do Lists

• Track and manage all the things you need to get done.   You can assign a member of the family to a list, or keep a shared list that everyone can access.

So for anyone that is looking for one web-based program that will plan and organize your family's busy schedule, you might want to take a peek at cozy.  It seems to have a lot to offer.  With all the awards, rave reviews, and family testimonials, Cozi seems to be a sure bet.



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