Tech Tips
Tech Tip: How to do a clean refresh in the Chrome web browser
 This can help when pages don't load correctly, a page becomes unresponsive, or you receive errors. This can happen on websites such as Gmail or eSchoolData. If you notice a web page acting strangely, try doing a clean refresh! To do this on a Chromebook or PC ......... Control + Shift + R To do this on a Mac ................................... Command + Shift + R |
Tech Tip: How to add the 2nd century logo to your Gmail signature
 Perhaps you've seen the fancy new 2nd Century BHBL logo in someone's email signature. Now you can add it too! Click here for a tutorial on how to add the new logo to your signature. |
NEW Feature - Accept questions from your audience when presenting in Google Slides
 Google Slides just became more interactive! A new feature has been added that allows the presenter to pause their presentation to let the audience ask questions by navigating to a simple web URL. Questions can be voted up or down so that the presenter can gauge the popularity of a particular query and then display it on the presentation. Check out the full article below! To subscribe to Google Apps updates, follow the link below and click on Subscribe by email in the sidebar on the right. |
Use Poll Everywhere to engage your class in real time
 Poll Everywhere is a web-based tool that allows teachers to conduct interactive polls in real time. Students can reply to the poll questions by visiting a website or by texting from their phone. This is a great tool that can serve many purposes, such as checks for understanding, gauging student opinions, or even providing students with an anonymous platform to express an opinion to the class. Poll Everywhere offers many options for polls, including multiple choice, open ended response, brainstorming, and even clickable images! This tool allows students to place a marker on an image of your choice. This can be utilized when asking questions about geography, anatomy, or asking students to place their marker on a number line for a math problem. Check it out by going to polleverywhere.com and clicking on the button that says Create your first poll. There is no sign up required!   |
Tag other Google users in a comment on Docs, Sheets, and Slides
 Give it a shot! To tag another user, simply type @ and then their email address. Your Google contacts will begin to auto fill as you type. Feel free to tag me (dcarlton@bhbl.org) if you'd like to try it out! |
Aww - A Web Whiteboard
 Other users can be invited to the board if you send them your unique URL. No login required! All users with the unique link will be able to view and edit the board. When you're finished, you can download your board as a PNG picture file. Also, if you save your unique URL, you can come back to your board later on. |
Sending a text message from Gmail
 To do this, simply address your email to phonenumber@vtext.com. For example, if the recipient's phone number was (518) 555-5555, the destination email would be 5185555555@vtext.com. When the recipient responds, you will have to open the attached text file to read it. Note: This trick will work with any cell phone service provider! |
Adding the centennial logo to your Gmail signature
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How to turn a Google Doc into a PDF or Word file
 Some websites such as My Learning Plan or Naviance require a document to be attached. A Google Doc cannot be attached but you can turn your Google Doc into a file type (such as a PDF) that can be attached. To do this:
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