MUST-KNOW Google Chrome Hacks for Teachers

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[@krissinatorres-tucker217]

You just ROCKED MY WORLD!!! I cannot even. I knew a lot of the major hacks, but the cleanliness of the icons... Phhhhht, seriously amazing. THANK YOU!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

So great to hear it Krissina!

[@MrGrifftastic]

Lots of great tips, I like to refer to my tabs and bookmark bar as real estate, so increasing my tab and bookmark real estate is one of my favorite tips that I pass along to all my teachers. Don’t forget you can add folders to your bookmark bar. I also like to bookmark specific folders on my Google drive so I don’t have to search each time.

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Yeah I've totally bookmarked specific Drive folders in the bookmark bar as well. Happy Thursday Eric!

[@emojki2008]

How can I have a group for emails,for example if I want to send to student an email and his parents,how can I send an email without always looking for parents emails? Thank you for your help

[@dpgoguen]

Just when I think I'm ready to ascend to the Iron Throne of education technology, New EdTech Classroom puts out a new video and bumps me back to peasant status!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Ha! There's room for all of us tech heads here on the Iron Throne of EdTech! 👑👑👑

[@sandycolin8727]

I loved the video, even though I already new some of these hacks, you always show more. Thank you!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Right on! Glad to hear it Sandy :)

[@ileenerickson4086]

Awesome video; full of practical, helpful tips. Thank you. NETC is clearly the 'go to' place for teacher ed tech wisdom.

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Thanks so much Illeen! And thanks for the love over on LinkedIn as well :)

[@emojki2008]

My favorite was create app out of website,mind blowing

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Yeah I just learned about it a couple months ago! I only do it for a couple of apps but love it.

[@rogermartinez1979]

You guys are my gods!!!!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Ha! Awesome! Thanks, Roger!!

[@deborah8607]

This is awesome and very useful material! Thanks!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Glad you found it helpful Deborah!

[@ritika15996]

This is amazing 👏🏽👏🏽

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Thanks Rita! Happy Chroming 😃

[@jonathonsimons]

Thank you this is so useful

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Right on! Glad it was helpful :)

[@autumnj8332]

Thank you!

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Sure thing Autumn! Happy Chroming :)

[@acdf27]

Thanks for all the tips. Just a quick question. How can I group tabs which are already there in Windows? "Shift" doesn't seem to work when I hold it.

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Hm, try holding Control or Alt while clicking and see if that works. You can also add them one at a time to a group.

[@רחלאבנית]

thanks - what's the difference between making an app and pinning and bookmarks? they all seem to serve the same purpose

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Yeah, they all create ease of access. I like pinning apps that I always use so they're readily available...1 less click. I don't make Chrome apps too often. The first time I found it useful was when I joined an online group similar to Facebook but it wasn't on Facebook. I found that I kept forgetting to go check on the group but creating a separate app and putting it next to commonly used apps in my dock helped remind me to go check in with the group. I think having your gradebook as a separate app could be helpful too. And bookmarks are for websites I'd like readily available but don't need them everyday so I don't end up pinning them. Hope that helps!

[@stephaniemolett]

Great tips! Quick question though regarding notifications. If I remove the ability for sites to send notifications, does that also include apps/extensions that require permission to access the microphone/camera as well ? So, if a user needs to install Screencastify, for example, they would have to go into Chrome settings to enable the mic and camera b/c the notification pop-up would be turned off. Is that correct?

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Hey Stephanie, since those aren't notifications (they're permissions) they'll still go through even if you've set it for no notifications from any sites :)

[@rosidahbintiabdulrashidkpm5761]

hi, first tq for this. i have q question about the group tab. once I"ve grouped my tabs, how can I pin it? i tried pinning a single tab and it worked but failed with a group tab. tq

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Unfortunately you can't pin grouped tabs :( You'll have to manually drag them to the far left if you want them over there.

[@johnmulcahy9245]

The groups is way cool, but, how do I get the groups to be there when I reopen Chrome? When I clicked "use current pages" in settings and reopened Chrome, all the groups disappeared. I use Windows btw. Have learned so many great things from you guys!. Thanks.

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

The only way to keep them even after closing out of Chrome is to use the 'continue where you left off' feature.

[@ErinCuttle]

How do you add the "fake student" account to your Google Drive account if you want to show student view... looks like you need an email for that?

[@carolinacastro-22]

Muy bueno ✅

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Gracias :) Pasa un buen dia!

[@jessicadejulio4225]

Holy.***. I want to marry the tab groups.I

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

They’re awesome 😃 I don’t know how good of a life partner they’d make. Let me know!

[@autumnj8332]

🤩

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

🔥🔥🔥

[@stuartmclaughlin2956]

I think there is so much good information. But. Too quick and missing processes.

[@Pauohana]

Can you please slow down?

[@NewEdTechClassroom]

Hey Colleen. Thanks for the feedback. Will for sure keep it in mind in upcoming videos.