Bookmarks - Chrome

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Welcome to the new school year! It is now July which means the new year has officially begun! I am super pumped at all the new possibilities that are coming down the road very soon. I usually start thinking about how I might organize my digital resources every July. One way is to make sure my bookmarks are quickly accessible. One tool I have dabbled with is Google Bookmarks.

Google Bookmarks - Setting Up

To start using Google Bookmarks you will want to launch and log into Chrome. This will enable you to save every single bookmark you click.

1. After you launch Chrome click on the hamburger icon in the upper right corner.

2. Click Settings.

Click Sign in to Chrome.

After entering your credentials you will see your account listed.

1. Click the hamburger icon in the upper right corner of Chrome.

2. Click Bookmarks.

3. Click Show bookmarks bar to have a list of favorites across the top of your Chrome window. Many teachers use this for things they access everyday like SIS, their blog/facebook page, etc...

Google Bookmarks - Creating

Find the website you want to add/save.

1. Click the little star on the far right corner of the address bar.

2. Click the drop down list. Pick a location you want to save the site to. I picked Bookmark bar.

The above is a shot of my bookmarks bar. I can drag the Lindbergh Schools bookmark along the bar to group like sites together.

Interested in learning more? Check out Google's help site.

Comments

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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