Seniors time to Remove Geo Sketchpad

Since we will not resume school this year if you are a senior you will need to remove Geo Sketchpad and throw it in the trash.  Please follow the instructions on the video and then empty your trash to make sure it is removed from your hard drive.

How to record your Google Meet

1. Open Meet and start or join a meeting.
2. Click More Record meeting.
   See also I can’t find the recording button.
3. Wait for the recording to start.
   Other participants are notified when the recording starts or stops.
4. Click More Stop recording when you finish.
   • The recording also stops when everyone leaves the meeting.
5. Click Stop recording again to verify.
6. Wait for the recording file to be generated and saved to the meeting organizer’s My Drive > Meet Recordings folder. An email with the recording link is also sent to the meeting organizer and the person who started the recording. 

Chrome browser extension that turns on a "grid" view for Meet

There is a Chrome browser extension that turns on a "grid" view, allowing you to see many more faces at once in your Google Meet. You can install the extension from here in your Chrome browser:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-meet-grid-view/bjkegbgpfgpikgkfidhcihhiflbjgfic/


Restart Chrome, then in your next Meet, you'll have a grid button to toggle it on and off:

How to embed video into FinalSite

1. Click to add a Resource, the window that opens up has many options.
2. Choose content, then one of those icons says Embed.
3. Choose that and then embed the source code.
4. To get source code from One Drive…right click on video and chose ‘View Online.’
5. A window opens in your browser.
6. Across the top, it has the option to Embed. When you click it, it gives you a window on the right to Generate HTML code.
7. Copy and paste it into the window on FinalSite.

How to install File Stream

1. Download the File Stream installer from here (scroll down to step 5 where you choose Windows or Mac): https://support.google.com/a/answer/7491144?hl=en

2. Run the installer by double clicking it, or running it from downloads.

3. The installer will walk you through a few steps, then ask for your Sayre Google login.

4. When complete, you should have a folder on your computer that shows your Google Drive and gives you access to My Drive and Shared Drives.

How to upate my operating system without upgrading to Catalina

As some of you know from experience there are applications that will not run on the current operating system that Apple released in the Fall, Catalina.  If you are prompted, please do not upgrade at this time.  You may do your updates for Mojave but do not upgrade your operating system to Catalina.

Organizing your Gmail account

 Begin by creating a label, then move an email into it

1.  On your computer, go to Gmail
2. On the left, scroll down, then click More
3. Click Create new label
4. Name your label ( I created one called test)
5. Click Create
6.  See the video below to see how I moved the email onto the label