Introducing the Google's Save to Drive extension, plus enhancements to images

The new Save to Drive Chrome extension gives you a few new ways to capture content from anywhere on the web and store it neatly in Drive. After you install the extension, you can click on the Drive extension icon to save:

·         an image of an entire page or an image of the visible page
·         the HTML source code 
·         a Web archive (.mht) 

Or you can right-click on images or links to files and save them directly to Drive.

After you save using the extension, you’ll see options to immediately open the file in Drive, rename it, or view it in your Drive list, where you can do things like add it to a folder or share it with others.

There are also a few new ways to work with images you’re already storing in Drive. You can now zoom by scrolling or using the new ‘fit to page’ and 100% buttons. And if you have something to say about a specific part of an image, you can select a region and add a comment to it.

How about a Chromebook for $99?

Read the handout...Through 12/21, Google is providing an exclusive opportunity through DonorsChoose.org for public school teachers to request the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook for the heavily discounted price of $99 each, including hardware, management and support.

CloudOn App - Microsoft Office 2010 on your iPad!

This is for real and it's free!  [There are a number of Youtube videos that will introduce you to CloudOn.]  You can create and edit documents and save them to either your Dropbox or Google Drive.  Download the app from the Apple app store...there's also an app for an Android.

Google Hangout Tour; Friday, Dec 7th @ 9:30 A.M.

...message from our favorite Google educator...

I have had  email request to do another Google Hangout Tour.

Can't do a whole day like last time, but I can do a half hour tour on Friday December 7  at 9:30  with tech check at 9:15

RSVP  below if you want to join us.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpuZUZyNmNPY01DakxzZW8yVXRlUGc6MQ

You will need to create a Google Plus profile to participate. Please do this ahead of time. If your school does not yet offer this option, you should sign up with your public Google Account. Also, please bring a pair of earphones or earbuds. I will turn on the Hangout 15 minutes early for those who want to do a tech check ahead of time. You may need to download updates if you have never used the video chat feature of your Google Account.

Lucie deLaBruere
www.LearningWithLucie.com
http://twitter.com/techsavvygirl

Gmail's new Compose and Reply Experience

Try it out! Once you click the Compose button, click the "new compose experience" link right next to the Labels button at the top of the message. Until the change is fully launched, you'll be able to choose whether you use the new or current experience. It's optional for now but you may actually like it...

Google Doc templates for 1-5 paragraph essays

One – five paragraph assignment templates are available for your use.  I’ve placed them in the WSeSU template area of your Google Drive.  To use the template, download and rename it and then save the file to your Google Drive.   (If you need assistance…I have a number of handouts to remind you how to download and share Google files, or just send me an email and I’ll stop by.)

[Once you have one of the templates downloaded, enter text into one of the boxes.  You’ll notice that as text is entered the size of the box extends to the right of the page.  As soon as you click on another cell or hit return, the box resizes and will remain within the borders of the page.]

New Resources from Google

Watch four short videos...one is actually for real.  Gmail Motion,  Gmail Tap,  Google Fiber,  GoogleMaps Earth View.