The document provides tips and instructions for using various Google tools and applications. It explains how to use Delicious to bookmark and tag web pages, how to download YouTube videos using KeepVid, how to shorten URLs with Google's URL shortener, how to create and use Google Groups for emailing entire classes, how to sync calendars and emails with Google using IMAP, how to send calendar invitations, how to add headers and footers in documents, how to use Google Chrome browser, how to log into Google Apps accounts, how to create secure passwords, and provides some general computer use tips and shortcut keys.

2. You can ‘tag’ or index them to help you find things later. For example I might tag a link about Bladerunner with ‘yr12’ ‘dystopia’ and ‘bladerunner’.

3. Anyone can view your bookmarks – colleagues, students seeking extension etc.

4. Fancy stuff

5. You can ‘follow’ other people who are interested in the same stuff you are and see what they’re tagging.

6. You can send links to other users who you think might be interested in them.

8. If the video gets removed from youtube, you still have a copy.

9. It saves the school money on data.

11. Copy the url of the YouTube video you’re wanting to download into the box

12. You’ll need to enter your internet username and password into the Java box which pops up, and click Run when it asks you to.

13. Select how you want to download your video – MP4 is your best option.

15. Stops links breaking over lines in emails – no more complaints that “the link doesn’t work”

16. URLs in printed documents are much easier for people to type in

18. Check sign-in in the top right corner (optional)

19. Paste the url into the box

20. Click shorten

21. Ctrl-C to copy

24. Select Create Group

25. I suggest you use a format for your group names (I didn’t start out doing this, but think it’s a better idea. Eg. YR12MEDWB2011)

26. I reckon Restricted is the best idea for privacy settings.

27. When you come to add members on the next page, make sure you click on Add members directly.

28. Start typing a students name in the box, and their school email will automatically come up.

30. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars

31. Tap Add Account...

32. Tap Gmail

33. Enter your account information, being sure to use your full Google Apps email address

34. Tap Next

36. In the To field, enter all the people you are inviting.

37. Click on Insert Invitation (next to the insert file icon).

38. Fill out the form with all the details.

39. Click ok, and click send.

41. Ctrl-R (this is me being obsessive, but I like the name on the top right – it’s easier to flick through a pile of papers. Plus my typing teacher used to make us do it this way).

42. Type your name (or whatever else you’re wanting to put there)

44. On the toolbar click Footer (it’s about halfway across)

45. Select the Blank option (the first one)

46. On the toolbar, select Quickparts (left hand side) then Field

47. Choose FileName in the column on the left then make sure the box Filepath is ticked on the right hand side of the dialogue box. Click OK.

48. The field should populate with your filepath. If you change where the document lives, this will automatically change too.

50. When you download something, it pops up in a footer at the bottom of the browser so you can easily see where it’s saving to. No more wondering where you’ve saved something to.

53. Your user name is as it always was

54. Your password is your old one, plus an extra letter back.

56. A favourite song or poem with a number attached – iceicebaby1990

57. A historical date or person – Versailles28619, Presley77, Archimedes3.141

58. An old address – 28EsplanadeSecure passwords for real geeks<br />It is good practice to have different passwords for different things. That way if a password is compromised, the miscreants don’t gain access to your whole life.<br />I use a password management system so I have different passwords for different things, but can remember them all. It’s made up like this:<br />Word I remember + # + favourite number + first 3 letters of thing being passworded.<br />For example for Facebook, my password would be: cat + # + 29 + Fac or cat#29Fac<br />Secure passwords for super geeks<br />Use the above format, but type the letters the row above on the keyboard. So cat#29Fac becomes dq5#29Rqd<br />3650506-19093300Possibly teaching your grandmother to suck tips<br />Use a file naming protocol with students that has them putting their name on all their documents surname first. Eg. Webber, Melanie. That way when you file them in a folder it’s super easy to check whose is there and whose isn’t.<br />Word underlines all spelling mistakes (or things it thinks are spelling mistakes). Rather than running a complete spell check on a document, you can just right click on the underlined word and select the correct spelling.<br />When sending a group email out, if you BCC recipients and just put your name in the To box, people will only reply to you, stopping any irritating accidental reply alls.<br />If you Alt-TAB on a computer it cycles through all the open windows. Really quick way to check if students have something open that they oughtn’t.<br /> No matter what program you’re in, if you hold down the Windows flag key (by the spacebar), and E, an explorer window opens.<br />When you’re using the netbooks in class and you need to give instruction, get the students to turn them round to face you. <br />Useful shortcut keys<br />Ctrl-XCutCtrl-VPasteCtrl-CCopyCtrl-PPrintCtrl-IItalicsCtrl-SSaveCtrl-BBoldCtrl-RJustify rightCtrl-ASelect allCtrl-[Make selected text smallerCtrl-]Make selected text smallerTABMoves you between fields in a form (brilliant on the internet)SHIFT-TABMoves you backwards between fields in a formAlt-TABCycles you through your open programmesWindows key+EOpens file explorerCtrl & click on linkOpens link in new tabCtrl-TOpens new tabCtrl-WCloses windowWindows key + DCloses all windows and shows desktopWindows key + DHides desktop and restores all windowsWindows key + LLocks your computer<br />More?<br />Things you could have tried by the end of today’s workshop -<br />Downloaded a video from YouTubeTried out some new shortcut keysSet up your school account on your iPhoneInvited someone to a Google Calendar eventInserted a header or a footerDownloaded ChromeCreated your own Delicious and tagged your first websiteShortened a url (internet address)Created a Google Group for one of your classes (or your department)Added the WSC public calendarAccepted a Google Calendar invitationInserted page numbers or file path name in a Word document<br />Finally, my mother said that I had to tell you that if you’re on the internet and you’ve lost your toolbar you should try pushing F11.<br />