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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...

While just about EVERYBODY’S using Google Docs these days, there may be some important features you’re missing out on, so if you’re having GDocs FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), read on... 1. Suggesting Mode This relatively new feature allows you to highlight a mistake in a document, type a suggestion on top, then lets other document editors choose whether or not to accept your suggestion. Writing teachers and peer editors: Don’t miss this feature! Read the rest at t he Synergyse Blog ---A GREAT RESOURCE, plus, the rest of this article is really awesome, and I don't want you to MISS OUT. Check out Suggesting Mode Below: