Terry's Tech Tips

Google Chrome extensions provide so much extra function and efficiency!  They make a powerful case for Chrome being your preferred browser!  Here are a couple of small things you can do with Google Chrome to make your life easier: Want a few tabs always open? Use Pin Tabs! Do you open the same tabs every morning (like Gmail, Drive, Calendar) and keep them open all day long?  You can have Google Chrome automatically open them for you!   By  pinning your tabs , these tabs look smaller and are set to the left side of your browser window where they stay.  If you restart Chrome, they will automatically set themselves up again! How do you pin your tabs?  Holding down the Option key, click on the tab that you want to stay open.  A sub menu will appear.  Click on Pin Tab , and that tab will move to the left.  If you close Chrome, it will automatically set itself up again.  Depending upon the tab, you may need to login. I have had to reset my pinned tabs a coupl

Teachers strive to differentiate their course materials, providing students with exactly the learning support they need at exactly the right time.   But, accomplishing this exact timing and managing the process can sometimes be challenging! Enter Google Forms   as Quizzes!    Stephanie Omobono Stephanie Omobono (new to CCHS this year in the Math Department) attended a Google Forms as Quizzes training at CCHS. After seeing some of the features, she decided to use the power of Google Forms to provide a differentiated Review Packet  for her students! (Those of us who haven't seen Geometry in years - don't get bogged down in the math, just follow the flow!) Stephanie used these powerful features available in Google Forms: Stephanie created a Google Form and used the option to make it a Quiz . Making a Google Form a Quiz allows you to set the correct answer for each question .(Question types supported:  multiple choice, checkboxes, and dropdown.  To