This will be the last post for this year, as I will be out of commission for the next three weeks. With the prevalence of online shopping scams and related phishing messages, I couldn't resist including a couple more articles on the topic - we just can't be too careful this time of year. It's not all doom and gloom. There are several other tips I hope you will find useful. With one more week of school before Christmas break, I hope you find time to rest and enjoy the holidays with family and friends. Since I won't be in touch before the holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
- Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cyber Scams are on the Rise
- This Amazon Text Message Scam Can Steal Your Account - Don't Fall for This
- Browser Slow? How to Make Google Chrome Fast Again
- Google Chrome Has New Search Bar Filters
- Google Chrome Has a New Search Sidebar: Here's How to Use It
- This Week's 12 Days of Chrome-Mas Highlights
- An Overview of Google Drive Folder Sharing Settings
- 30 Sites for Students With Free Time On Their Hands
- Can I Use That Picture? Yes, But, Maybe
- How to Correctly Use Google Images to Find Pictures for Your Projects
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cyber Scams are on the Rise
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cyber Scams are on the Rise, from Hive Systems by Andrew Bradley
The holiday shopping season is still here, and so are the scams!
This Amazon Text Message Scam Can Steal Your Account - Don't Fall for This
This Amazon Text Message Scam Can Steal Your Account - Don't Fall for This, from Tom's Guide by Anthony Spadafora
There is no end to the holiday shopping scam alerts because the scams just keep coming. If your carrier offers the ability to mark texts as spam or dangerous messagees, do so.
Browser Slow? How to Make Google Chrome Fast Again
Browser Slow? How to Make Google Chrome Fast Again, from How-To Geek by Joe Fedewa
There are several things to try here when Chrome is crawling.
Google Chrome Has New Search Bar Filters
Google Chrome Has New Search Bar Filters, from How-To Geek by Corbin Davenport
Learn a few shortcuts to help filter your Google searches.
Google Chrome Has a New Search Sidebar: Here's How to Use It
Google Chrome Has a New Search Sidebar: Here's How to Use It, from How-To Geek by Corbin Davenport
Learn to use this handy new search feature.
This Week's 12 Days of Chrome-Mas Highlights
Last week I referenced Eric Curts' Control Alt Achieve Chrome tips series, which started Monday December 5th. Here are the highlights for this week.
- Pinning Tabs in Chrome (and why you'll want to)
- Making QR Codes in Chrome
- Super Image Search with Google Lens - helpful to fact check or find more info about an image or select text in an image to convert it to actual text, have it read aloud or translate it.
- Live Captions in Google Chrome for those videos and recordings that don't offer closed captions. This will allow students to read along with any spoken content.
I will be out of touch for the next three weeks, so you'll want to follow it yourself here. There will be a new post each day through December 22nd. There are also 8 wintertime activities for kids included at the bottom of the page.
An Overview of Google Drive Folder Sharing Settings
30 Sites for Students With Free Time On Their Hands
30 Sites for Students With Free Time On Their Hands, from Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller
Here are some good suggestions for those students who finish their work early. Think about adding these links to your Canvas page, having students bookmark them, or asking me to add them to the student home page. If your students run into any blocks accessing these sites, please let me know. Please remember that if any of these sites require students to make an account to use the service, we need to check the privacy policy.
Can I Use That Picture? Yes, But, Maybe
Richard Byrne, from Free Technology for Teachers has created a simple guide you can use to determine if a picture found in Google Images can be used in the classroom. You can view it here in website form. Remember when doing a Google image search, you can click on Tools, then Usage Rights to search for Creative Commons images and check the licensing. See the video below for instructions on checking the licensing.
