Educational Technology

As a Google Drive user you can download a variety of apps from Chrome Web Store to help you perform different tasks on your Drive. There are apps for editing images and videos, apps for digitally signing documents, apps for creating graphics and flowcharts and many more. This post features some of our favourite Google Drive apps for teachers, check it out to learn more. In today’s post we are walking you through the process of how to add, manage and/or delete apps installed on your Google Drive: 1- Here is how to install apps in your Google Drive To install apps in your Google Drive: Open your Google Drive Click on the Settings button in the top right corner Click on ‘Manage Apps’ Click on ‘ Connect more apps’ Click on ‘All’ and browse apps by categories Once you find the app you want click on ‘Connect’ 2- Here is how to Delete installed apps from your Google Drive To delete an app from your Google Drive: Open your Google Drive Click on the Settings button in the top right corner Clic...

The integration of Google Maps with Google Drive made it super easy for anyone to create and share maps with others. The process is simple and does not require any software installation. Using My Maps in Drive will enable you to design your own customized maps where you can add places, draw lines, add markers and layers, add directions, measure distances and areas and many more. Once your map is ready you can then print it, export it to KML, or embed it on your site using a generated embed code. Here is how to create or open a map A- to create a map in Google Drive: ‘Make sure you're signed in to your Google Account.  Open Google Drive. Click New and then More and then Google My Maps. B- To open a map you’ve already created in My Maps: Open Google Drive. Click My Drive. Double click the map you want to open. C-To delete a map in Google Drive: Open Google Drive. Find your map and click it once. In the top right, click Remove Remove. If you delete a map, it’s moved to the Trash folde...

Google Drive is one of a Swiss Army knife comprising some of the best productivity tools to use in your instruction. Besides being a cloud based storage system where you can save and access all of your digital content, it also embeds handy applications enabling you to write documents, design presentations, create spreadsheets, and make beautiful drawings. It offers several collaborative features to enhance team work and facilitate collaboration on joint projects. Our Google Drive section here in EdTech and mLearning provides you with the necessary resources to help you tap into the educational potential of Google Drive, check it out learn more. The purpose of our post today is to share with you this updated chart featuring some interesting keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.  You can access the full list from this page or you can display it in your Google Drive by pressing on Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows) or ⌘ + / (Mac). Click on the image below to access to the full ...