Google Chrome Basics & Extensions
Digital Learning ESC Day
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Signing into Chrome:
To sign into Chrome:
- Click on the person icon in the top right corner.
- Enter your R7 email address and password.
- Click "Link data."
To sign out:
- Click your name in the upper right hand corner.
- Click "switch person."
- Hover over your icon until you see a dropdown icon appear (upper right corner) and click.
- Click "remove the person."
- Click the red "Remove this person."
REMEMBER: Don't worry. Your data is being removed from the computer, not the cloud.
http://youtu.be/jn20dQeEKq0?hd=1
Signing OUT of Chrome
Signing OUT of Chrome
Important Chrome Terms:
Address Bar
Google calls it the "Omnibox."
- Use it to enter a web address. (ex. www.esc7.net)
- Use it for a Google search. You don't have to use www.google.com anymore.
- Start typing. It auto-completes for you.
Tabs
Tabs are very versatile.
- Close them out.
- Open a new one.
- Drag and drop them to where you want them.
- Reopen a closed tab.
Bookmarks
Create a shortcut or favorite for frequently visited sites:
- "Turn on" the bookmarks bar from the setting icon.
- Use the star icon in the Omnibox to create one.
- You may edit the label or delete the text entirely and just the leave the "Favicon"
- Drag and drop the bookmarks to create an order meaningful to you.
Settings
Sometimes referred to as "hotdogs" or "the hamburger."
Topics:
- Bookmarks
- Basic Settings:
- Sign in: Does your email address show?
- On startup
- Show home button
- Search/OK Google
- Add Person
- Default Browser
Google Chrome Settings Basics
Chrome + Extensions = An enhanced experience while using the Internet [ C + E = :-) ]
Google Docs Quick Create
Open a Google Drive tool in two clicks.
Click here for link.
Awesome Screenshot
Capture and annotate your screen.
Click here for link.
Send this link with GMail
Quickly send the link to the webpage via email.
Click here for link.
Readline
A text streaming tool. Read webpages in 1/2 the time.
Click here for link.
LastPass
The keeper of all your passwords. You only have to remember ONE password.
Click here for link.
CleanPrint
Save money, ink and paper when printing from the web.
Click here for link.
Ginger
Contextual spellchecker.
Click here for link.
Ad Block
Block all ads on all webpages. Free.
Click here for link.
Diigo or Dropbox
Save websites directly to your Diigo, Dropbox, or Evernote accounts.
Click here for Diigo.
Click here for Dropbox.
Click here for Evernote.
Fun extensions
Move It
Activity reminder.
Click here for link.
A button that lets you pin from any website, quickly and easily. Click here for link.
Chrome to your Phone
Send what's on your computer to your phone.
Chrome to iPhone/iPad extension.
Chrome to Android extension.
Always remember to log off or disconnect your Chrome account!!
(see video from above)
Andy Adams
Digital Learning Specialist
Region 7 ESC
Email: aadams@esc7.net
Website: http://www.esc7.net/default.aspx?name=digitallearning.news
Location: 1909 North Longview Street, Kilgore, TX, United States
Phone: 903.988.6951
Twitter: @kilgoretech
* Copyright 2015 by Region 7 Education Service Center. This document may be reproduced for educational use only.