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Guest Post by friEdTech Technical Guru Michael Wallace  reposted from Mike's blog here . Synergyse is Free! Synergyse is now free. For those of you who are not familiar with Synergyse, it is a Chrome extension that can supplement Google training. There are hours of videos that cover basic tasks a person new to Google would want to learn about. They also cover a few in depth topics. At The Village School we purchased Synergyse for the entire staff. I did find the price a bit high, but now that it's free I would recommend it to any organization. There are two ways to install Synergyse, individually, or by Google OU,  I'll cover both. The first way is to install it for your self. In Chrome go to the Chrome Web Store  and search for Synergyse. You should see an extension that looks like this: Click the "Add to Chrome Button" and you should get a pop up like this: Click "Add Extension" and that's it. Now when you go to Gmail, Drive, or a host of other Go...

Can't see the image via email? Visit the blog here . Try it out! Click this link to take a copy of the file . This technique also works on other Google filetypes (Sheets and Slides). Original URL: https://docs.google.com/a/friedtechnology.com/document/d/1CqUbWOHedWr9WiLO7M4aM9IIDPple1HhDGSx23tzerA/edit?usp=sharing Edited URL (the Force Copy URL): https://docs.google.com/a/friedtechnology.com/document/d/1CqUbWOHedWr9WiLO7M4aM9IIDPple1HhDGSx23tzerA/copy

More Add-Ons for Edu can be found at http://goo.gl/0YJ8Og and http://goo.gl/Yj8WoM Can't see the image via email? Visit the blog here . How to get Add-Ons: Open a Google file Click Add-Ons Search for or Choose the Add-On you Want Click the Blue Button that says +FREE  Use the Add-On by clicking "Add-ons" from the menu bar in your file

More Add-Ons for Edu can be found at http://goo.gl/0YJ8Og and http://goo.gl/Yj8WoM Can't see the image via email? Visit the blog here .

Hope you enjoy this list of the top Add-Ons for Educators. I didn't think of it alone! Here are some sources and some more add-ons for you . . . http://goo.gl/0YJ8Og http://goo.gl/Yj8WoM

In this THREE MINUTE video, learn to do ALL THIS: Switch to the New Google Drive, Move Multiple Files at Once, and ADD (not move) Files to a Secondary Folder I know, that's a lot for 3 minutes, right?!? Direct Link to Video

As you may have heard, Google Apps for Education recently released Google Classroom. While it is NOT a Learning Management System (LMS), it does simplify procedures for teachers sharing files with students. Most notably, it automatically creates a copy of a specified file from Google Drive for each student within an organizational structure then allows students to "turn in" those files virtually, which changes the permissions of the file from student-owned back to teacher-owned. Students retain view rights. If you're looking for a tool to simplify and save time when using Google Apps for Education with your students, it's arrived! Hope you enjoy this hastily made video. Please leave comments if you have questions, and I'll do my best to get back to you.

You may have noticed some pretty significant changes to Google Drive lately, but if you haven't, no doubt you will as you begin the 2014-15 school year. Here's a great overview from Alice Keeler's blog and here's one in video form from me. Hope these help you get started on the right foot!

If you're just switching over to the Chrome Browser or getting started with Google Apps for Education, this series is for you. Become a Chrome expert in no time starting with the first video in what will soon be a series. Hope you enjoy it!

Create a staff development project using stickers and clouds and motivate your staff to attend after school trainings. Enjoy! Materials: http://goo.gl/ZbecY

Introduction to Google Drive presentation. Please comment and let me know what I should add! Also check out this doc from my Twitter friend Rae: Google Docs Basics Rae Fearing @ RaeFearing Ed Tech Coordinator, Former Bio Teacher, Leading Edge Certified, M.S. Science Education Crescent City, Ca  ·   http://edtechyness.blogspot.com/