12 Google Search Tricks You Probably Didn't Know Search is Google’s main business and they take it seriously. Features are constantly released that enable it to better display the information that is most relevant to you so you don’t need to scroll through multiple pages of results to find what you need. If you can’t remember song lyrics that are on the tip of your tongue or need to review your spending habits from last month, you can do it with Google Search. Check out a few of our favorite little known search tricks that can take your searches to the next level. 1. Deciding between two similar items for your next purchase? 2. goo·gle: ˈɡo͞oɡ(ə)l/, verb, search for information about (someone or something) on the Internet using the search engine Google. Google can serve as an online dictionary. 3. If your searches turn up results that are too general, try using quotation marks to limit your search to an exact term. 4. Searching my flights will bring up your itinerary for any upcoming trips. 5. 6. 7. Can’t remember all the words? 8. 9.
12 Important iPad Tips Every Teacher Should know About August 31, 2015 iPad is radically transforming education and revolutionizing the way we teach and learn. With over 80,000 educational apps created specifically for iPad, both teachers and students are empowered with endless possibilities and learning experiences that were up to the very recent past beyond imagination. From apps to create interactive content and simulated experiments to apps that allow you to virtually explore the human body or navigate the wide universe and galaxies, iPad brings a world of knowledge and learning opportunities right to your fingertips. Given the burgeoning importance of iPad in education, we deemed it important to share with our readers some interesting resources to help them tap into the full educational potential of this versatile device. 1- Organize your apps in folders You can easily create a folder where you aggregate different sets of apps. 2- Make text bigger 3- Recover deleted mistakes 4- Look up Words 5- Spotlight Search 6- Type Accented characters
10 Great iOS 9 Features for Teachers October 13, 2015 iOS 9 is the newest release of Apple’s operating system. iOS 9 comes with a bunch of powerful features and enhancements to improve your productivity and performance.We have been experimenting with some of the features embedded in this update and decided to share with what we think are the best things in iOS 9 for us in education. 1- Picture in Picture While using FaceTime or watching a video, press the Home button and your video screen scales down to a corner of your display. Tap to open a second app, and your video continues to play — even while you use the other app. So keep watching your favourite TV show while you reply to the email that just came in 2- View a desktop version of a website If the mobile version of a website does not render well on your iPad, you can hold the refresh button in address bar for a couple of seconds and you will be prompted to check the desktop version of that same website. Source: Apple Image credit apple.com