The "New" Google Drive - the good, bad and ugly

Hello!

Firstly... thanks to all for the feedback on my previous post.  It seems that I made a mistake and sent my opening dissertation for my "doctoral thesis" instead of blog post!!!  I will keep things much shorter from here on!!

Now for the post.....

Do you back up your Google Drive and Calendar?  NO??  Then get to it!  There are multiple ways to get this done - some paid, some free.  Why back it up?  Read the attached PDF (albeit from a company that does Google Backups) and it explains all.  ebook-googleappsadminguide.pdf (562K)

Google Drive has released a bunch of new apps that makes using Google Docs sooooo much easier.  Here are my two favorites for schools (I have more that I will talk about sometime later.....)

Track Changes

This works like "track changes" in Word - but fully interactive in Google Docs. Fantastic for collaborative writing! 

( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/track-changes/pgjeblaieehjmmahlikmifaggjckpcnp?utm_source=permalink )

Easy Bib

Writing a major (or minor) paper (kind of like my last post!!!) and need to insert citations, etc.?  Then this app is a must!!!

( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/easybib-bibliography-crea/dnhomniofbmbomomggjpkakilbbgfkhc?utm_source=permalink)

As always, please feel free to share this email and your feedback is most welcome....

Oh, speaking of sharing, here is a "must read" written by Hillel's own director of technology - Michael Cohen.  The Invisible Ipad

http://thetechrabbi.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/the-invisible-ipad/

Regards....

Yossie

Yossie FrankelDirector - Consortium for Information and Academic Technologies
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