Did You Know? Must-Have Google Chrome Skills

Kasey Bell from Shake Up Learning has begun a series of blog posts on Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers with her first post focusing on Google Chrome.  Chrome is more than just a browser and it allows you to customize it in a number of ways.  Check out her blog post to learn more about Google Chrome.

Do you have a Chrome tip, favorite extension, or way you customize Chrome that is helpful?  Please share!

If you need help with customizing or using Chrome, just let KATE know.  We'll be glad to help! 

Did You Know? Managing Chrome Extensions

Extensions in Google Chrome let you do things quickly when you are working on the computer.  For example, when I need a password for a site, I use the LastPass extension to fill it in.  When I want to block ads, I use AdBlock Plus.  BUT, if you have too many extensions that are active, you can really slow down your computer.  Google now has a built-in manager for your Chrome extensions and it looks like a puzzle piece and lives to the right of the search bar.

Here's a great video on managing extensions and a couple Wakelet files with information on great extensions to try and some tips, tricks, and resources on Chrome.

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Have a great day!

Did You Know? Recover Last Closed Tab in Chrome

Have you ever been browsing the web and somehow you click and close a tab that you really need?  How do you quickly get it back?  There's a quick shortcut for that!

On a Windows computer - Control-Shift-T

On a Mac computer - Command-Shift-T

It's a life saver!  Here's a video on how to do it.

And use Control-T to open a new tab!  Command-T on the Mac.

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Did You Know? You Can Pin Tabs in Google Chrome

If you are like me, you have lots of tabs open in Google Chrome!  To keep yourself organized and make it easy to find the tabs you use the most, you can pin them and they will move to the left side of the Chrome window and stay there.

Check out how easy it is to pin the tabs in Google Chrome.

Did You Know? Continue Where You Left Off in Google Chrome

Did you know that you can continue where you left off in Google Chrome?  You can adjust your Chrome settings so that the Chrome Tab Groups that you created and other tabs you have open will reload after you restart Chrome.  This setting is a game changer!

To change your settings and see how this works, watch this video.

Did You Know? Group and Color Code Tabs in Google Chrome

Did you know that you can group and color code tabs in Google Chrome?  Believe it or not, I didn't know that you could do this until just now!  Check out this video to learn how to group tabs by topics and colors:

Name and Color Code Chrome Tab Groups

Happy grouping, y'all!