Ed Techno Bytes

Translating websites using Google Translate is easy. Simply copy the URL and paste it into Google Translate. Then, click the link. I prefer this method to having Chrome automatically translate my pages since there are times when I want to see the native Japanese on a site. I also want to try keeping my extensions under control, but the Google Translate extension is another option.

Did you know that there are more ways to share files than those listed by Google?  View Only Editing Rights Force Copy (change the end of the URL from edit to copy) Template (change the end of the URL to template/preview) That's a lot to remember. The Chrome Extension Sir Links-a-Lot  makes sharing Google files easy. Just click the extension, and choose how you want to share the link. 

A new way to create a new doc - or anything Google. View this post on Instagram Google has set up some time-saving URLs. When typed into a web browser, these these URLs start new documents. For example, type doc.new into your browser’s address bar and a new Google Docs document will load. There are .new URLs for Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and Forms. A post shared by Tony Vincent (@learninginhand) on Oct 28, 2018 at 6:19am PDT

Have you ever sent an email and wish you could take it back? Did you know Gmail has a function to unsend an email? Enabling the undo send function in Gmail will let you undo a sent email for up to 30 seconds.  To enable undo send: 1. Click on the settings in the inbox (the gear icon) 2. Click settings. In the Settings menu under the General tab, Undo Send is the fifth option down. Select how long you want to have befor your emails are sent.

Ever have a document in PDF format but wanted it in some other form but there wasn't anything you could do? Now you can! PDF Candy is a website that allows you to convert PDFs to almost any other format. It also gives you the option to edit PDfs.

Have you ever wanted to share a YouTube video with your students? Have you ever hesitated because you were unsure of what would show up? PureView is a website that will strip videos down to just a video that is free from distracting, and sometimes, inappropriate videos. To Get Started Go to the ViewPure website. At the top, paste in the URL to the video you want to share. You will then get a webpage with just the video on the ViewPure site. From here, you can share this link to the purified video. Alternatively, you can drag the applet into your bookmarks bar so you can quickly purify videos to share. ViewPure has many more features, but this will get you started.

I was recently asked by a teacher to add her to my class. Although I am a SEESAW AMBASSADOR, I had never done this before. I opened Seesaw and read the screen. The wrench in the upper-right side is where you can edit the settings. When you click the wrench, it opens the Class Settings. The third option is to Manage Teachers .  After you click Manage Students, you are presented with an option to invite a teacher.

Screenshot from the Chrome Store One teacher came to me the other day asking about a way to open a Word Doc on her computer Windows 10 computer that did not have Microsoft Office installed.  I thought the best solution was installing Open Office or LibreOffice, but it might be faster to install a Chrome Extension made by Google called Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides . I haven't installed this extension or used it yet, but it sounds like a good option.

Today I was putting something on my Google Calendar when I saw something I haven't noticed before. On the left side, next to the calendar in week view, were two time zones. So I opened the calendar settings [hover the cursor next to the calendar name to reveal the  three dots ] and looked at my settings. Here is what my settings looked like. Right away I saw that there were two time zones (in the  Time zone  section). My first thought was to change the second one. But instead of having an option located inside the menu to not include it, that just allowed me to change it to a second time zone. Instead, Google has added a  tick box  at the top of the section.   A little further down, Google has added a  world clock  function. More really nice changes to Google Calendar. This post first appeared on my blog, Mr Hammerlund .

Geoboard was one of my favorite apps for the iPad, and I just found out it is also available as a Chrome App. (It is also in the Windows Store.) Geoboard is very slick, easy to use, and fun for students. Geoboard is a virtual geoboard, so no more rubber band accidents or clean up. It is a great hands-on activity and is really good for inquiry-based learning and asking open-ended questions. The help section (the i  symbol in the bottom right) is awesome, containing lessons and links to other useful apps . Some questions I might ask when using this with students might be ... Using one rubber band, what 3D shape(s) can you make? Can you make a rhombus with an area of x? (With a given shape) Can you translate this x spaces? Can you rotate it x degrees? What would it look like flipped? What do you need to know to determine the area of the above rectangle? Note: This was originally posted on my blog .