curate and organize like a ninja, in chrome
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This slide show was part of my #GAFE #gafesummit presentation, March 22, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Curate and OrganizeLike a
...with Chrome
http://bit.ly/chromecurateorganizeImage: animatedgifs.eu
What’s the difference between #beginning and #intermediate?
It depends on the project, the day, the hour, the upgrade.
Don’t get used to things, they will change. :)
It’s okay to be BETA. --Joyce Valenza, 2011
2011: the year to be fierce
Jetzt(extension under development, do not try yet)
Post & image by Nilesh Raghuvanshi
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Stats for 5 Top Desktop Browsers
Source
Things go better with Chrome
● Speed● Automatic updates
of Apps● Synching across
devices (bookmarks, apps, extensions, web settings)
● Incognito window● Seamless printing
of Google Docs● Offline editing of
Google Drive (only available in Chrome and Chrome OS devices)
Chrome = One-stop shopping!
1.Go to
Chrome MenuSign in to Chrome
to SYNC across devices.
2.Sign inhere
Check“Choose what to
sync”.
Choose what to sync.
Want to go incognito?
This is how you can tell
you are ...incognito
What can you edit offline?
as of March 2014
Enable offline access in Drive.
4. Enable Offline
3. Install the Drive
Chrome web app2.
Choose Offline
1. Go to Drive
Search smart!
Search history Related searches
Your bookmarks
Searchhistory
Relatedsearches
Your bookmarks
Create a shortcut to search often-used websites
1.CNTRL-Click (Mac)
Right-Click (PC)
2.Edit
Search Engines
Edit shortcuts
as you wish
Image credit: webstruck
For example, here’s a shortcut
to search your bookmarks
(bm)
“The Search bookmarks”
extension is needed for this shortcut, as well as for a Google
Drive quick search.
What about about:?about:appsabout:extensionsabout:pluginsabout:flags (experimental features, what’s coming out)about:histogramsabout:memory (for all running browsers, not just Chrome)about:cacheabout:stats (?)about:dns
Typing about: in the Omnibox is the same as
typing chrome://
Curate and OrganizeEVERYTHING
with Chrome Bookmark Manager
Using the Google Chrome Book Manager as a Curation Management System, School Librarian’s Workshop Feb-Mar 2041, p.6
Way 1: The Bookmark
Manager
You can manage your bookmarks in two ways.
Searchbox
Organizing Options
Way 2:The
BookmarkBar
Way 2: The Bookmark Bar
Which is the horizontal, pull-down version of the
Bookmark Manager
OrganizingOptions
How about a folder for
SOCIAL NETWORKS?
How about a folder
for aTOPIC?
How abouta folder for an
EVENT?
You canADD any info type
to your folder!
Emails
Maps
Websites
GoogleDocs
Sub-folder(s)
etc.
You canADD AN
ITEM,using the
Yellow Star.
Watch the video
You can “play” with your bookmarks.
How to Edit Google
Synched BookmarksUsing the Bookmark
Bar
Watch the
video
Sync across all of your devices.Best of all, your Chrome bookmarks are synched across all of your devices
If you’re signed into Chrome, of
course.
9 Great Apps and Extensionsfor Curating and Organizing
Besides these basic ones, that is
Points to Consider when choosing Apps & Extensions
Your personal needs# of usersReviewsWhether or not it’s a third party app (stability)
Where are the apps?
Appslauncher
about:apps
Window:Apps
As of March, 2014
Where are the extensions?
Window:Extensions
a.Chrome
Menu
b.Tools
c.Extensions
1
2
As of March, 2014
Multi-tasking with Window Tiler[extension] Add
But you might want to do this.
Researchingwith
EasyBib
Add
Hootsuite[app]
And don’t forget Twitter lists.
Add
bit.lyAdd
Feedly[Reader app] Add
Google Keep[Notes app] Add
Popout for YouTubeTM
[extension]
You can open as many videos
as you like, in separate windows.
Add
Print friendly & PDF[extension] Add
Curate with ...
Apps Diigo WebQuick Note
Read Later Fast
ExtensionsDiigo Web Collector
Awesome Screenshot: Capture & Annotate
Search Alllist
Add
Incredible Start PageAdd
2 Great Keyboard shortcutsfor Curating and Organizing
Googlehighlighted
text
Googlean image
Do a Google Search (etc.) of highlighted text or selected image
Ctrl-Click (Mac) / Right Click (pc)
Other options
available,depending
on what you have
installed
Save Your Tabs for LaterCmd-Shift-D (Mac) / Ctrl-Shift-D (pc)
Defaultsave Recommended
save:in a
designated folder
What does the future hold?
Crowd-sourced art with Chrome Unnumbered Sparks
Here’s an example.
Linda LindsayMiddle and High School
Librarian
Seabury HallMaui, Hawaii
GTANY12
BLOGS: mauilibrarian2 in Olinda / SEABURY READS
Share this presentation freely, with attribution.
Linda LindsayMarch 2014