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Explore viruses with the Virus Explorer

Byryan February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

This interactive incorporates engaging 3D-models of viruses that students can click on to rotate and view from different angles. In the process they will learn about the criteria that scientists use to classify viruses, the characteristics of different viruses, and the global prevalence of viral infections. A link to an illustration of the relative sizes of viruses provides an opportunity to discuss scale and units.

Source: Virus Explorer | HHMI BioInteractive

Pretty cool, especially the ability to show relative sizes.

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Search your local library for books while browsing Amazon and other sites with this browser extension

Byryan January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

As you browse books and e-books, the Library Extension can check your library’s online catalog and display the availability of that item on the same page. Source: Library Extension – See book availability from your local library | Library Extension This is, without a doubt, one of the coolest extensions I’ve covered. After installing the extension,…

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21 Ways Automating Dropbox Can Save You Time Every Day

Byryan August 2, 2016July 30, 2016

At its core, Dropbox is a service for storing and sharing files on the cloud. If you’re one of its 200 million users, this is probably what you mostly use Dropbox for, too. But there’s a lot more that Dropbox offers to make your life easier. Some of Dropbox’s underused features include commenting on files,…

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Create an Excel spreadsheet from a picture with your smartphone

Byryan June 4, 2019June 4, 2019

This looks really cool, I’m hoping that Google adds something like this to Google Sheets!

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Create voice assistant apps without coding

Byryan August 22, 2019August 21, 2019

Source: Voiceflow I signed up with Voiceflow to get a feel for the tool, and it is pretty cool. Voiceflow allows you to create an assistant for Alexa or Google, all without learning any code. It’s a little like scratch, but with an elegant feel. There are multiple controls and blocks you can use. What…

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Use the Send from Gmail Google Chrome Extension to share the current page through email

Byryan June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

Use the Send from Gmail Google Chrome Extension to share the current page through email. Source: Send from Gmail (by Google) – Chrome Web Store Sending a link to the current page would seem to be a very useful feature, but it’s not built in to Google Chrome. That’s where the Send from Gmail extension comes in. Once…

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