Tutorials & How To's
Chromebook/Chrome OS
Have you or a student inadvertently turned on an accessibility feature that you would rather have turned off? Or is there an accessibility feature that you need turned on? This document will guide you through the process of accessing those features.
This video demonstrates how to clear your browser cache in Chrome.
Docking stations are now a standard piece of technology in all classrooms. This document provides details on what a docking station is, how to connect to it, best practices and how to troubleshoot common issues.
Unsure of how to set up extended screens, mirrored screens, or even how to rearrange your screens on your Chromebook when using it with a classroom docking station? This document covers that!
If IPEVO Visualiser is not working, these instructions should help you work around that and continue using your document camera.
Sometimes, certain extensions cause problems with other web applications, and having too many extensions running can slow your Chromebook down. This video shows you how to turn extension off and on as needed.
Early on, we found that the HP 11 G6 EE Model of Chromebook would start spitting out gibberish when typing instead of the intended letters. While in recent years this has been found to often be caused by water damage, early on we did find it to be a software glitch. This video goes over the simple steps to resolve the latter issue.
Need to type in a language other than English on your Chromebook? This tutorial explains how to.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to install and use some DYMO label printers with a Chrome device. While the printer used in this tutorial was working at the time of testing, your mileage may vary.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to enable Linux Apps on your Chromebook. NOTE: This feature may not be available to all schools.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to install Blender, a free and open source 3D modelling/animation suite, on your Chromebook.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to install GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) - a free alternative to Photoshop - on your Chromebook.
This tutorial demonstrates how to share a folder in Google Drive with Linux apps on your Chromebook. This allows you to access data in your Google Drive directly from Linux apps.
Steps for installing and getting started in Minecraft Education on a Chromebook.
Does your Chromebook suddenly refuse to view PDF files? This tutorial shows how to fix this!
How to delete old/embarrassing profile pictures from your account.
Details on the ins and outs of printing from your Chromebook/Chromebox.
Have some annoying pop ups that keep showing ads or other notifications no matter what website you are on or which app you are using? Read this guide to learn how to disable them!
When students need to return to learning at home, you may need to loan out school Chromebooks. This video shows how to do this with the lock and charge carts.
Sometimes (as a prank or by accident), the screen magnifier gets turned on. Or, sometimes, you want to turn it on to get a closer look at something on screen. This guide will show you how to do either.
Follett Destiny
This video covers the very basics of using Follett Destiny: from signing in, to checking books out and checking books back in again.
New to Follett Destiny and need to know how to add books to your catalog? This document will quickly walk you through the process. This document is intended for Librarians.
Google Workspace
How to set your Google Account up for multi-factor authentication.
How to delete old/embarrassing profile pictures from your account.
If you have been set up for it, this document goes over the process of resetting a student's Google Password.
How to use Google Calendar to create Appointment slots.
Some tips and tricks for using Google Chat.
Have some old MS Office documents that you need to work on in Google Docs? This document shares one method for converting those files!
This video will show you how to download a Google Doc as a PDF.
Need to back up a bunch of files from Windows to your Google Drive? This tutorial goes over the steps.
This tutorial demonstrates how to share a folder in Google Drive with Linux apps on your Chromebook. This allows you to access data in your Google Drive directly from Linux apps.
Need to back up a bunch of files from Windows to your Google Drive? This tutorial goes over the steps.
This document shows you step by step how to do a mail merge with GMail and Google Sheets.
This document will walk through how to access the Google Groups web interface to view all messages sent to an email group that you are a member of.
This document will provide some helpful tips and best practices so you can get the most of this video conferencing experience.
This document demonstrates how to use Google Meet as an advanced casting tool to allow you to share content from your personal device (via the guest network) on a Classroom Display.
Have a slideshow in Google Slides that you need to convert to a series of picture files - say, for display on an older model TV via a flash drive? This document walks you through that process!
Are you fond of how MS Publisher handles creating carefully crafted documents allowing you to get the formatting JUST how you like it? The good news is that Google Slides can be used in much the same way!
SIS - Student Information Systems
Streak - Mail Merge
Streak is a very easy to use Chrome app that will allow you to perform powerful Mail Merges. Better yet, it's free!
Note! Please read through and understand the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for Streak before installing Streak
Technology Playground Resources
For all slide decks from the presentations put on at the Technology Playground, please click here.
VoIP Phones & PA Systems
Phone Directory
Palliser Phone/Extension Directory (ONLY accessible from Palliser Facilities)
Polycom Phones
VoxPrime
YouTube
Sometimes you find a youtube video embedded in another website and occassionally you will get a "Blocked Domain" error as a result. This document explains how to get around this issue.
Want to host a live stream on YouTube with your computer's webcam? This document goes over the process.