Tech 101
Fast and Easy Tips to Make You Look Like A Tech Genius!
February 2018
Boise School District librarians offer this monthly newsletter to provide tips and information about some of the digital resources available to both teachers and students.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
Find us on My Apps!
Kami - PDF Editor
Kami is a great and easy to use Chrome extension lets you open any PDF documents and type directly on top. Kami works directly with Google Drive to save your files and you can print or download the document with or without the annotations.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
There are some great keyboard shortcuts available to make your day go faster and help you be more efficient.
Want a PDF to print out of this great graphic? Click here!
Tumblebook Library and Tumblebook Cloud
Tumblebook Library and Tumblebook Cloud are amazing online eBook resources available for everyone. All of the titles are unlimited use online, whith categories that cover different interests as well as audiobooks that will read to you.
Need something geared more towards older secondary students? Try Tumblebook Cloud, which has classic titles like Romeo and Juliet and the Odyssey. Students can also view graphic novels and even educational videos.
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How to Quickly Visit Sites and Databases
Did you know that on most mobile devices you can save a webpage to your home screens like it's an app? Easily visit the PebbleGo database by simply launching it with one click from your phone!
To learn how to save web pages to your phone or tablet, click here.