Happy Independence Day!

By default, the favicon for Gmail is the boring old Gmail logo: . There is a way to update that icon, and have the favicon reflect the number of unread emails in your Gmail inbox. To do this, you will need to go to the settings in Gmail by clicking on the gear icon, , and then…
If this is really what we believe, perhaps it is time for us to re-examine book journaling. I have read the stories of kids ‘hating’ reading because they have to record what they are reading and when they are reading it (book logs). I totally understand how when a ‘want to’ becomes a ‘have to’…
Use RSS to stay up to date is part 7 of 13 Ways Teachers Can Hack Their Learning. When I see RSS as part 7 I’m filled with doubt. I believe I should have put this at 1 or 2, but I must have had a reason I put it where I did when I…
Quickly create Google documents in a specific folder through these special links A simple bookmark can create a Google document in specific folder. Alice Keeler’s Chrome Extension – AnyoneCanView A great extension that takes the guesswork out of sharing documents in Google Drive. Quickly create Google documents in a specific folder with a specific account…
Chromebooks recently gained the experimental ability to print to local printers with the release of Chrome OS Version 57 to the stable channel. That’s great news if you want to use a Chromebook with network printers that don’t support Google Cloud Print. Local printing also allows you to print when your internet connection is down or…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]LTHOUGH Feedly is a good web service to use, the limitations of the free plan of 100 feeds could be a problem if you want to follow more, such as when you have several classes blogging. Firefox,Chrome, and Safari support add-ons that let you follow RSS feeds right in the browser while Internet Explorer supports…