Tech skills, new products, how-to’s, digital citizenship
Let’s talk about some famous women in both past and modern history! But before we do that, did you know that Women’s History Month started as just Women’s History Week? It started as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California when the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County created…
Who: When the words, “space,” “innovation,” and “technology,” are mentioned, you probably think of Elon Musk. A strong pioneer and catalyst of technological advancements and innovations in space (and on Earth, of course!), Elon Musk has forever revolutionized the world. As a renowned entrepreneur, Musk has founded many popular companies…
Roughly 11 years ago a teen who made stop motion animation reached out to musician Bryant Oden after Bryant had posted a simple lyric video on YouTube and this viral video was born. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q Chances are that you’ve heard this one before, but it had to show up in this…
Looking towards the internet of yesteryear and some of the sites, videos, and quotes that defined a generation, we present for your viewing enjoyment: a retrospective on early 2000s internet subculture in the hope that you can take up the gauntlet and ensure our laughs are not lost to time……
Need a high-quality photo instead of cartoonish images? Need a black and white image? Use the Google image search tools. You can narrow down your results by image size, type, color, and more. Watch my tutorial here Start your image search here Remember to always adhere to copyright laws. Google…
Google Search Tip 5: Use two dots to define a number range You can define a number range for any type of number such as the year, miles per gallon, or price by placing two dots between the numbers. There is no space before or after the two dots. For…
The minus sign (aka the dash) will eliminate unwanted search results. Let’s say you want to see information about a hurricane that was a harbor. If you search “hurricane in harbor” you will get results from the amusement park Six Flags! We don’t want that, so instead we can type:…
Need a high-quality photo instead of cartoonish images and icons? Use the image search tools. You can narrow down your results by image size, type, color, and more. This is also a great tool to find images that can be free to use without copyright infringement. Here’s a video tutorial…
Looking for a PDF in your search results? How about a PowerPoint? Use this shortcut to filter your results to only specific filetypes. For example, if you want your search results to be exclusively downloadable PowerPoint presentations about the American Revolution, type: american revolution filetype:ppt Notice there are no spaces…
Using quotation marks can really change your Google Search Results! Placing your search terms in quotation marks will force Google to search for that exact phrase. The search results for cupcake warehouse are different from search results with the exact phrase “cupcake warehouse” . Watch this video tutorial to see…
