I’m always on the hunt for fantastic web apps that allow students and creatives to flourish without having to buy software or install anything. That being said, they normally come with a hefty monthly subscription. Take, for example, Soundtrap. I absolutely love this service, and in my personal opinion, it’s one of the best web-based […]
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YouTube creates ad-free player for students, brings courses and quizzes to educational videos
Whether you’re a student working on class assignments, studying a foreign language, or exploring new career opportunities, YouTube has content for you. Unfortunately, that content isn’t always perfectly tailored or appropriate for all audiences, and when it comes to young learners, YouTube’s autoplay feature often tosses something entirely unexpected onto the screen at a moment’s […]
Continue ReadingBack To School 2022: Top Chromebook tech for teachers & students
If you are a teacher, student, or parent looking for quality back-to-school tech that is fully-compatible and optimized for a Chromebook, you’ve come to the right place! Whether you are a teacher returning to the classroom or a student preparing for high school or college, here is a round-up of my favorite back-to-school tech gear […]
Continue ReadingChromebook-friendly Kapwing Pro video editor now free for Education
Content is King and creating video content has become the biggest thing on the internet since, well, the internet. Short form video, how-tos, tutorials, ASMR, and the list goes on and on. These days, anyone can pick up a smartphone and start the latest TikTok trend if the algorithm deems it to be. There are […]
Continue ReadingHow to teach your children the basics of logic and programming for free with Scratch
As I continue my series about creating games on your Chromebook, we leave Godot behind and move on to something that the younger ChromeOS audience and students can get into. Today, I’m going to show you how to get your children to learn logic and programming in a fun way while creating something playable right […]
Continue ReadingRead Along by Google is now available as a web application for your Chromebook
Google used to sell a Frozen II-themed Google Home Mini that came bundled with a few bedtime stories that you could activate via a kid and family-friendly service called ‘Read along’. Truly, this was available for all Home speakers, but having the brand partnership with Disney helped the company sell more units, naturally. Still, it […]
Continue ReadingOutlier joins the Chromebook Perks lineup to give you a professional education from home
If I had to recap all of the wonderful Chromebook Perks that you’ve been able to get over the past two years – especially for those of you who are trying to use your device to create art or to run a business, then I’d be here all day before I get to today’s news. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle to remove ‘Goals’ from Calendar, leaving you without a good way to track your habits
As a Bullet Journal enthusiast who wants to meld my digital and analog life together efficiently, I relied on Google Calendar quite a bit for things like recurring tasks, collaborative events, and more. One of the best features I’ve found to balance my life and realign after a hard week was the Goals feature in […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Duo receives banner notifying users it will begin its transition into Google Meet soon
Duo fans may simultaneously be upset and excited to know that all of Google Meet’s features will be storming the gates and taking over their favorite personal video calling app. Last month, we reported on this transition, and how Google stated it would be occurring ‘later this year’. Today, I received this banner at the […]
Continue ReadingAdd-ons for Google Classroom are (finally) available
Starting today, add-ons for Google Classroom will allow teachers to browse and assign learning content from 18 popular edtech applications.
Continue ReadingSamsung is paving the way for better stylus support in Google Chrome on Android 13
Thanks to no other than Samsung, Google’s Chrome web browser may soon have stylus hand-to-text input on Android 13 soon according to XDA Developers alumni Mishaal Rahman on Twitter. After poking around in the Chromium commits, he spotted code changes referencing Android T and stylus functionality for Samsung’s DirectWriting feature. Support has apparently been toggled […]
Continue ReadingYou can now share your Google Play Books annotations with others via Collections (Beta)
It’s no secret that I’m absolutely in love with Google Play Books. I don’t even use Kindle because I’ve dedicated myself to buying books on Google’s ecosystem when and wherever possible. You not only have a more gorgeous user interface but also own your content and can export it in universal formats when and if […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Cursive users can now manually rename notes and enable “Scroll lock” to prevent zooming
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have all sorts of incredible applications across Google’s apps and services. One such instance is text automatically being grabbed from the first line of a Google Doc in order to magically name the file if a user does not specify one ahead of time. Google’s new notetaking app Cursive did […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Books web app finally worth using thanks to 10th anniversary Play Store redesign
I love Google Play Books. In fact, outside of Google Keep, the company’s books app is probably my favorite service it provides. Anything related to note taking or reading are core to my daily life, and I think Google does a great job at both. Well, mostly. For years now, the Play Books website for […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Workspace apps on Android12L are getting drag and drop support for split screen, more
Tablets are not dead. This is a fact that Google has made abundantly clear over the past few months. Android 12L seeks to restore the former glory of these middle-ground devices with particular use cases, and I couldn’t be more excited. Today on The Keyword, the company announced that it would be introducing new ways […]
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