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Month: May 2020

Chrome: Sync across devices

Chrome: Sync across devices

Posted on 23/05/202024/05/2020 by Emma Riddell

There is nothing worse than not remembering that cool/interesting/informative website you were looking at & forgot to bookmark for future reference. Was it on your phone, laptop or computer? Can’t be bothered tracking it down again because it took you ages to stumble across it in the first place?

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Chrome: History and Recently Closed Tabs

Chrome: History and Recently Closed Tabs

Posted on 23/05/202024/05/2020 by Emma Riddell

Had to go home right in the middle of something, but being the diligent employee you are, logged out of everything, and now can’t remember all the tabs you had open to finish the job? This hot tip will save your brain …

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Forms: Create a simple COVID-19 contact tracing register for your school

Forms: Create a simple COVID-19 contact tracing register for your school

Posted on 21/05/202017/12/2020 by Emma Riddell

Even with the Government backed Contact tracing app NZ schools are still required to keep their own register. Here is a simple free workflow to help speed up the process and meet the Ministry of Education requirements.

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Chrome: Separate Work & Personal 'Instances of Chrome'

Chrome: Separate Work & Personal ‘Instances of Chrome’

Posted on 12/05/202015/05/2020 by Emma Riddell

In our tech savvy world many of us find it hard to draw the line between work & personal life, particularly on our devices. Lines are good, here’s a hot tip about Chrome you may not be aware of …

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Google docs: Document security and integrity

Google docs: Document security and integrity

Posted on 12/05/202015/05/2020 by Emma Riddell

This weeks Hot-tip is how to check and secure a google doc for collaborators etc. When sharing docs the default is ‘editing’ rights (and default practice). This needs to change.

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Google calendar: Guest functions & adding another calendar as a 'guest'

Google calendar: Guest functions & adding another calendar as a ‘guest’

Posted on 12/05/202015/05/2020 by Emma Riddell

A really cool trick is to add another calendar as a ‘guest’ to an event. Perfect if you have parent and team calendars for your school.

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