Ed Techno Bytes

UPDATE: This is now integrated into Google Drive. Have you ever wanted to know how to do something, but no one was around to walk you through it? There is a Chrome Extension called G Suite Training . Once you install the extension, a small button will appear in the upper right-hand corner. When installed, it looks somewhat like a help button, but it is much more powerful. When you click on it, a menu pops out. It will then talk you through the process. Here is a short clip of how it is done.

Who would have thought that formatting would come to comments before text formatting in Keep or Sites? But it did. I am sure there are more, but here are three different ways to format a comment in G Suite. Desired Effect How It’s Done The Entered Text The Outcome strikethrough dash before the word -word- word italicize underscore before the word _word_ word bold star before the word *word* word

Ever had an image you wanted to use in a presentation or on a poster, and it had a background that you wanted to get rid of? Tired of using Photoshop to painfully erase backgrounds? If you want to remove a background from a photo, try using remove.bg (See what they did there?) Step 1 - Go to remove.bg Step 2 - upload your image Step 3 - Use your image  Bonus Tip: When looking for images, try Photos for Class . It filters images for adult content and shows fair use images.

Fixing Inverted Colors in Chromebook  Have you ever picked up a Chromebook and the colors looked strange? Or has a student brought you a Chromebook to fix because it was "hacked"? If you are experiencing problems with colors in a Chromebook, try this. Click the clock Click Accessibility Check to see if the High Contrast is checked If it is, uncheck it If you don't see the Accessibility icon, click the gear to access Settings In Settings, search for Accessibility Uncheck High Contrast If High Contrast is not checked, start uninstalling extensions that look like they might be causing the problem