Dear Colleagues,
I was at the Google Apps for Education (GAFE) Summit at Mulgrave School over the 23rd /24th April weekend as a presenter and attendee. Details of the summit can be found here https://bc.gafesummit.com/2016 . And the programme can be seen here https://goo.gl/g20OHa (the programme has links to details about most of the sessions and their resources),
I attended sessions on Google Chrome, Google Search, Google Docs, Google Classroom and more and I shared some tips on using Google Chrome at a Senior School staff meeting this past week.
Here are some of those tips again:
Signing in – If you “sign in” to Chrome, you can then share bookmarks, apps, extensions etc between devices and computers as well as many other features. To sign in you can begin by going to “settings” from the “hamburger” (also known as 3 hot dogs!) in the top right corner. You can tell if you are signed in by looking to see if there is a name in the top bar:
Incognito window - useful for letting someone else log in while you are logged in. You can get an incognito window by going to the “hamburger” or by pressing CTRL+Shift+N.
History: The Browser history is available via the “hamburger” also and shows sites you have visited on your current computer and on other devices. You can also clear your browsing history here. This can be handy if you remember vising a site recently and want to go back.
Chrome Apps: Chrome apps are basically programs or packaged web pages that work from within Chrome. The app chooser is the coloured square thingy in the top left corner of your browser. There are so many good ones. To search for apps go to: https://goo.gl/9G30I
This site lists 22 apps for educators: http://goo.gl/wQKimZ
Chrome extensions: You can see extensions as little icons up in your tool bar and basically extensions add functionality to regular pages. To search for extensions go to: https://goo.gl/H3odH . One of my often used extensions is the goo.gl URL shortener, and one that many of us have at SMUS is the “read&write” extension which provides reading assistance. Last pass password keeper is another useful one.
This site has a list of 12 handy extensions: http://goo.gl/BTTXiZ
This is a good page with links to recommended apps and extensions from one of the presenters at the GAFE summit: http://powerbrowser.weebly.com/apps--extensions.html
Chrome tab pinning: You can make often-used tabs take up less space in the tab bar if they have a unique icon by right-clicking on the tab and choosing “pin”. (You can also do the reverse.) This basically gives you room to add lots of tabs!
These tips are now being archived at the following location in a blog format: http://smustechtips.blogspot.ca
Also, please let me know if you have any tips you would like to share!
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Mike Jackson, Science Teacher
Academic Technology Coordinator
St Michaels University School, Victoria, BC
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