How to Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook

Let’s say you need to take a snap of your entire screen. To do this you press the ‘Ctrl’ and ‘Window Switcher’ keys at the same time:

If you just want to capture a specific area of the screen just add shift to the key combo, like so:


After hitting the shortcut the screen will briefly flash white and a notification to confirm its success (or failure) will follow.



Clicking on the notification will open the Chrome OS file manager. All screenshots are saved as high-quality .PNG files, and stored in the Downloads folder for easy retrieval.

How to Change ESU 10 Email Password

ESU 10 email has a policy that prompts users to change passwords once every year.  When you get an email from them prompting you to change passwords, follow this procedure.

1.  Determine which account they are referring to.  If the email from TUMS is addressed to yourname@ordps.org, ignore it.  If it is addressed to yourname@esu10.org, you must change your password.

2.  Go to www.esu10.org.

3.  Scroll to bottom of front page, click on Webmail Login.

4.  Click on Change Password link at bottom of that page.

5.  You will be asked to enter your current email address and password.  Once you have successfully logged in, the directions for continuing will be displayed.  Follow those directions and viola!  you have changed your password.  Easy, right?

Try Microsoft Office 365

You can get a free Microsoft Office 365 account if you are a student or teacher at Ord Public Schools.  Simply follow the link below to get started.


http://products.office.com/en-US/student/office-in-education?

Click on find out if you are eligible and you will be on your way to using Office 365 Online.

Office 365 is an online version of Microsoft productivity applications such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Onenote.

Change Firefox Search Engines

Firefox recently updated it's browser and one of the key changes affected the search box in the upper right hand corner.
The default search engine for Firefox is now Yahoo!  This creates a problem in our school as the secure version of the Yahoo! search engine is blocked (it will just not load the page).  It also creates a problem for those who prefer Google or Bing etc.

To change this setting in Firefox, follow these directions:

1.  Open Firefox.
2.  Click on the magnifying glass in the search box.
3.  Click on Change Search Settings.
4.  Use pull-down menu at top to change default search engine to Google.
5.  Close settings window.

Bad news is this setting will change back when you restart Firefox.

Add A Profile Photo in Google Apps

Would you like to add a profile picture to your Google Apps account?  Want people to see a photo of you when you communicate?

Or do you want them to see an icon that represents you, perhaps your favorite teams' logo or a photo of your pooch?

Either way, you can add that to your profile with easy steps below:

1.  Open Gmail.
2.  Click on the gear at far right and choose Settings.
3.  Choose General Tab in Settings.
4.  Scroll down to My Picture.
5.  Follow prompts after clicking on Select A Picture.
*After you have added a photo, you will see Change picture (below).

Google Course for Teachers

If you would like to take a free course on the basics of Google, I have found the answer for you.  Google has created an online course for teachers who would like to use Google Apps more effectively.  It is online and you can do it on your own schedule.  You get a certificate of completion at the end!

I took the course and I recommend it for anyone who wants to better know the power of Google Apps.

The course is only available for a limited time, but the materials will be available long term.  Happy learning!

Google Basics for Teaching

Commenting on Assignments in Google Docs

Here is a link to a story on 2 ways to share comments with students in Google Docs:

Two Google Docs features you can use to give instant feedback on student work