Tech Tips and News for December 21, 2018

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I'm often amazed by the way timely topics show up in my news feed. For example, a couple weeks ago a few of our colleagues experienced the Microsoft service scam in their browser. Within a few days, and without actively searching for them, I ran across several articles addressing this particular scam. This happens often. In addition to this phenomenon, I also tend to see recurring variations on themes in the articles I encounter. You'll notice that in today's post. There are several different tips about Google Forms. They are all from different sources, and focus on a different feature, but all focus on how useful a tool Forms can be. It has become even more indispensible for teachers with the built-in, auto-correcting quiz feature, and the recently added ability to lock down the quiz so students cannot open new tabs  or leave the quiz. In addition to Google forms tips, are some important ones for anyone who accesses more than one Google account on one device, as well as ways to create strong passwords that are easy to remember, and some Google search tips. Have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your hard earned break!

• How to Use Multiple Google Accounts at Once in Google Chrome
• How to Create Easy to Remember Strong Passwords
• EDU in 90:  Google Search Tricks for the Classroom
• Google Forms Instructional Videos:  Custom Confirmation Message, Insert Images, Customize the Form
• How To Create Distraction-Free Quizzes in Google Forms
• Hacking the Sub Lesson:  Videos IN Google Forms

How to Use Multiple Google Accounts at Once in Google Chrome

How to Use Multiple Google Accounts at Once in Google Chrome, from Make Use Of by Nancy Messieh
This is the cleanest way to juggle more than one Google account, or share a computer with others. This process will create a separate shortcut on the desktop for each user, so you don't need to worry about whose account is logged in to Chrome and which bookmarks are, or aren't, available.

How to Create Easy to Remember Strong Passwords

How to Create Easy to Remember Strong Passwords, from Medium by Christine Brennan
There's no question we all hate needing to remember so many passwords. The struggle is real to keep track of them all. This formula will help. We all have our favorite phrases from movies or books we love, or maybe it's a slogan from a jingle that's stuck in your head. Even phrases of affirmation will work.

EDU in 90:  Google Search Tricks for the Classroom

Google Forms Instructional Videos

How To Customize Google Forms Confirmation Message

How To Insert Images in Google Forms

How To Customize Google Forms

How To Create Distraction-Free Quizzes in Google Forms

Google has created this handy, dandy guide to creating quizzes in locked mode on Chromebooks. This allows you to create and give a quiz in Google Forms without students being able to exit the quiz. Google Forms quizzes will also auto-grade for you as well. 

Hacking the Sub Lesson:  Videos IN Google Forms

Hacking the Sub Lesson:  Videos IN Google Forms, From Tech & Learning by Ramsey Musallam
Here's a clever hack for a guided lesson when you have a sub,  complete with baked in accountability checks for student work.