Digital Dig...in the Cloud by Fiona Grant https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs When archaeologists excavate a site they are searching for objects to learn more about the past. The excavation site is also called a “dig”. en-us 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC 2026-01-23 21:36:47 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20150131/a34bee3fd173417b432eff5f8b89e2da/Screen_Shot_2015_01_31_at_3_39_42_pm.png Insert Web Image Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474793 Browse the Playlists on the Cybersmart site and watch the video - Google Image Search

Copy and paste the link to the video

On your Google slide highlight the title - Google Image Search

Ctrl - K to add a hyperlink and Paste the URL to the video - apply

Google Image Search https://images.google.com/

Find an image of a place you would like to visit. Use the search tool to find images you can reuse.

Drag and drop your image onto a Google slide. You will need to have you Google slide open on another tab.

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474793 Digital Dig Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474794 Your challenge is to explore websites on your Chromebook to learn smart tips for using your device for the future.

This is a “Digital Dig”... in the Cloud

Complete Tasks 1-4 first and record your finding in your Digital Dig Google slides. 

Open Cybersmart site http://goo.gl/8pkoVE

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474794 Omnibox Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474795 In the Chrome Browser you can enter your search words right in the address bar (also called the "omnibox"). As you type, you'll see suggested words or URLs. 

Type the following in your omnibox to find out what the word omni means

define: omni

Take a screen shot of your omnibox and the definition. Insert in your Google slide

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474795 Kawa of Care Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474796 Open The Manaiakalani Kawa of Care

http://goo.gl/KbcsMF

Use the Find Bar to search the Kawa of Care for the word - chromebook

How many times does the word chromebook appear on the page?

Locate the sentence where the word chromebook appears for the fifth time.

Copy and paste this sentence to your Google Slides

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474796 4.  Keyboard Shortcuts Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474797 Record these keyboard shortcuts on a Google Slide. Type the shortcuts or insert a screenshot for each shortcut.

Copy and Paste

Cut and Paste

Select All

Undo

Delete Text

Zoom in and out, reset zoom

Bookmark a webpage

Lock your screen

Find Bar

History - view the web pages you have visited.

Hint: http://goo.gl/ZglSif

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474797 Insert Video Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474798 Choose your top tip video from the Playlists on the Cybersmart page http://goo.gl/8pkoVE

Click the share icon and copy the video URL

Insert the video in your Google slide

Tip: Google slide - Insert - Video - pastURL

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474798 Top Tips Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474799 Choose three new top tips you have discovered during your Digital Dig. Record these on a Google Slide.

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474799 2. Screenshot Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474800 Find the instructions for taking a screenshot of your entire screen and part of your screen.

Take a screenshot of the instructions and insert into your Google Slide

Hint: http://goo.gl/ZglSif


]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474800 Profile Picture Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474801 Insert a picture of yourself in a Google Slide using your webcam.

Hint: http://goo.gl/d4fuvb

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474801 Picasa SlideShow Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474802 Images will be shared on your class or hub site in Picasa Slideshows. Images can be copied and used in your own blog, presentations and digital creations.

Find the Digital Dig Picasa Slideshow on the Cybersmart Site page. 

http://goo.gl/8pkoVE

Select an image to screenshot and insert in your Google Slide

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474802 Illustrations Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474803 Use the illustrating App on your device (e.g. Sumo Paint, Pixlr) to create a picture that illustrates something you are looking forward to learning more about this year.

Save your image or take a screenshot and insert it in your Google Slide

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474803 3. Chrome Tabs Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474804 Find the keyboard shortcuts for the following and record on your Google slide

Open a new tab,

Close the current tab

Reopen a recently closed tab

Hint: http://goo.gl/ZglSif

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474804 Right Click Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474805 Right click on a link, image or part of an app to see a pop-up menu of more tasks. This is handy if you are not sure how to perform a new task.

Find out how to right click on your device. 

What happens when you:

- right click a Google slide?

- right click text on a webpage?

- right click an image on a webpage?

Record what you discovered on a Google slide using text and/or screenshots

Hint: http://goo.gl/pMMQvd

]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474805 1. Find Bar Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474806 Use the find bar to find words on a webpage.

What is the keyboard short cut to open the find bar? Record on your Google Slide

Hint: http://goo.gl/Sw3Zeu


]]> 2015-08-28 01:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474806 Set your  home page in Chrome Fiona https://padlet.com/Fiona/y1kiajwxnwhs/wish/67474807 A page that you visit regularly. 

Blog, class or hub site

Hint: Find and watch the video in the playlists on the Cybersmart site

http://goo.gl/8pkoVE

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