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Google is the most used search engine in the world. It has many useful but hidden-away capabilities. This article explores some well-known and some lesser-known tools that are accessible from the Google search bar. Many of these are super handy in the class...

Kami is another free extension for Google Chrome (with paid advanced features). It is most popular for allowing the editing/annotating of PDF documents, which will be demonstrated in this article. However, it also has many other features including; text reco...

Grammarly is a free extension for Chrome and other web browsers. It is a powerful tool that checks for spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes. To install Grammarly open the Chrome web browser and click this link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detai...

Keyboard shortcuts are a faster and more ergonomic alternative for mouse-driven actions, allowing you to perform tasks with just a few keystrokes. Whether you're composing emails, crunching numbers in Google Sheets, or simply browsing the web in Chrome, there ...

These steps will help you archive Google Classroom Courses that are no longer needed. Please note that archived courses can still be viewed and even restored if a mistake is made. Go to classroom.google.com Find the course(s) that you need to archive On the co...

If you grew up using Microsoft Office you are accustomed to a more robust toolset than Google Docs offers. If you have ever wished that Google Docs allowed for label printing, mail merge, math equations, bibliography, or a hundred other things, this tech tip ...

Before jumping in, make sure to use a computer with a microphone and that the environment is reasonably quiet. You will need to allow access to your microphone in Chrome. This is the same process as joining a Google Meet. Keep in mind there are nuances to u...

There are occasions when it is necessary to download a Google Doc in another format such as PDF or DOCX. This process is super simple. The same process works with Sheets (PDF or Excel) and Slides (PDF or PowerPoint). This is useful when sending an email att...

Google’s search within Drive is VERY deep, meaning that it will pick up on words within photos, documents, and titles, so it can sometimes be frustrating when you are looking for something specific. You might also be in a situation (like looking through all o...

Sometimes you need to provide secure information to someone else, and email is the easiest way to do that. While the ease of sending an email is certainly a plus, there is a requirement to be aware of the security risks that come with sending students’ person...

Gmail Filters and Labels Let’s face it… Email is annoying. We all send messages to locations, and we expect for them to be read by the recipients, but we also receive messages through the same platform, and honestly, responding can be a pain! You have all o...

Email signatures have come a long way since their humble beginnings of allowing an email program to automatically type your name at the bottom of an email message. Today there is a wide variety of information added to email signatures. Here are some of the m...

The longer you use an email address the more likely it is you will start receiving mass emails that you either no longer want or for which you never signed up. Here are two quick ways to unsubscribe from unwanted mass emails. Note option one is the safest an...

If there is a group of people you contact regularly it makes sense to create a contact group in Gmail to save a few minutes. To begin, log in to your school Gmail account. Click on the waffle icon to the right of the screen and select Contacts. Scroll down a b...

Email groups are great, but they can sometimes be… a little much… Google allows you to set your subscription settings on a per-group basis. This means that you can stay in a group, meaning that you can email that group, but you don’t have to receive all of th...

In some previous articles, we have shown how to use AI to accomplish research and analysis-style tasks. This is a hugely helpful style of AI technology, but there is another, more immediately impressive (and somewhat terrifying) form of AI as well. Where all ...

Curipod is a unique tool that allows teachers to combine the power of AI with the tool feature set of something like kahoot. In this introduction, we will use curipod to generate a custom lesson on a novel. We will utilize the provided activities to get bette...

NotebookLM is a free, AI-powered tool from Google designed to help users interact with and learn from their documents. Described as a “personalized AI research assistant,” NotebookLM summarizes uploaded sources and generates insights into their content. It wor...