Monthly Archives: October 2014

Freshmen Skills – Google Search

This week in the Freshmen skills class we did a couple of sessions on Google search skills. This included an introduction into how Google actually works when you hit the search button – PageRank, spiders, etc.. A good overview of this … Continue reading

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Google Docs Hints & Tips

Within Google Drive you can create a number of different online document types. Just click the red New button: Any document type you create can be edited and accessed from any browser and can be collaborated on by multiple people at … Continue reading

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Google Drive Hints & Tips

1. There are two sections to Google Drive – My Drive which is the files and folders you have created, and Shared with me which is everything that has been shared with you by others: If you delete a file from My Drive … Continue reading

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Uploading to Google Drive

Google Drive is included with your school email account and can be easily accessed on the web through the grid in the top right hand corner of your email: Inside Google Drive you can use the New: File upload option to upload any … Continue reading

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Gmail Hints & Tips

A few quick tips from the second technology training session on Gmail: 1. The difference between delete  and archive : delete moves the message to your trash and after 30 days will vanish forever; archive hides the message from your inbox but you … Continue reading

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Sending Large Attachments Using Drive

If you need to share a file that is larger than 25MB follow these steps: 1. Log in to your school email 2. Compose an email in Gmail, click the attach paperclip button and choose the large file 3. You will see … Continue reading

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