Google has used the .new top level domain to make it easier to create a Google Doc (docs.new), Google Sheet (sheets.new), and Google Slides (slides.new), and now they have added a bunch of other shortcuts.
Education related shortcuts include:
Source: Simple Blocker – Chrome Web Store This is a great extension for students. It will block access to specific sites when turned on to minimize distractions. Although it is simple to turn off, Simple Blocker could help students learn that there are times that you need to be productive and times that you need to goof…
This isn’t a big deal with Google Apps for Education accounts, since they have unlimited space, but for your personal Google accounts, Google is offering 2GB additional storage for completing a security check up on your Google account. Head on over to Google’s Security Checkup for yours.
Over a million icons are available in the Noun Project. Need an icon for that presentation, project, or website? Then the Noun Project is for you. Each icon can be downloaded as a PNG or SVG. Some icons are in the public domain and can be used as you wish, while others require attribution or have…
When you need to resize and image use the Social Image Resizer Tool. Source: Social Image Resizer Tool So, you took a picture with your smartphone and would like to use it as your Twitter avatar, or post it to the web. The problem is that Twitter will yell at you for uploading such a…
Microsoft Office templates for teachers – Use them in Google Docs! Source: The Best Microsoft Office Templates for Teachers Going Back to School I shared a link to The Best Microsoft Office Templates for Teachers Going Back to School on Twitter, but then I realized that these templates may be of use to Google Docs users. I tested…
