Week 14 Tech Tip: Google Site Clean-Up

This week, I wanted to learn how to clean up my storybook Google site.

Since I just added a new page this week, I wanted to be sure to first disable the comments on the page. Next, I went in a took away the search bars that were once prominently featured at the top of my page. It looks so much more clean now without the bright white search bars in the middle of my carefully colored title bar! Finally, I did a once over to see that all of the images were sharp and fitting to the size of the template.

It feels great to look over the little details as I finish up my storybook! Check out the cleaned up version here.

Week 13 Tech Tip: Twitter Lists

Okay, I have been a twitter user for a long time. I have a tweet from 7 or 8 years ago that is equally embarrassing and too hilarious to delete. Over the years, my focuses have changed on the platform. At times, I've spelled out my thoughts, at others I've just scrolled through looking for news and funny cat vines. So, I thought I was a pro at twitter!

I was wrong. My twitter has been forever changed by lists!

I truly had no idea that twitter lists existed. I have seen the light. They are the most efficient, useful tool for when you are on twitter with a purpose.  Need funny memes? List. Only want hard-hitting news? List. I'm in love.

For my first list, I compiled a few accounts that I feel are essential to keeping up with the latest on the US Presidential election. The best part is, I can keep up with all of the news without necessarily following those who are not my candidates! Check out my list here. I'm off to make more!!

Week 12 Tech Tip: Google Reverse Image Search

Wow, what a useful tool! I have always wondered how to search using an image that was found online in order to find its source, and now I know! I learned this using the Google Reverse Image Search Tech Tip.

It's as easy as copying and pasting or uploading a saved image!

Here is my test image in larger format:

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Week 11 Tech Tip: Google Timer

Tomorrow, I begin to complete my final projects and papers for all of my final courses at OU. Further,  I am still making final decisions and waiting to hear back from plans for after graduation. To say that I'm getting nervous would be an understatement, but I am committed to preparing well and doing my very best!

In order to complete everything in the coming weeks, I must adhere to a strict timeline. Previously, if I needed to adhere to a strict time deadline, I had used the timer on my phone, but as we all know, phones also have way more fun features on them that can quickly become a study distraction! So, as I was browsing through the tech tips looking for some study help, I was thrilled to come across the Google Timer! I had no idea that it existed! Now, in conjunction with the SelfControl App, I can have my phone safely locked away and have no worries about scurrying off to look at cute puppy pictures on the internet instead of working on a paper or studying for an exam!

Hooray!

Week 7 Tech Tip: Pinterest Board

I have been a huge fan of Pinterest for the past few years. However, I recently decided that I had not taken the time to really use it as a proper curation space. My boards had become a random amalgamation of things I pinned years ago and a few liked items from more recent days. So, I decided to make a completely new page essentially by recreating more fittingly categorized boards filled with things I actually could use and enjoy. The problem is, I had not made a new board in over 5 years!

After using the tech tip and spending many hours curating, I have brand new boards and a much happier Pinterest page! Here is one of my new boards!

Tech Tip: Embed a Pinterest Pin

Today,  I will be doing a tech-tip within a tech tip! Well, sort of.

Last week, a friend of mine told me how helpful Microsoft One Note was for taking notes in her Powerpoint heavy class. I have always been one to take notes by hand, so taking notes in these kind of classes can get sloppy when trying to remember what notes go with what slides on the powerpoint. This semester, I am in an art history class that use exclusively powerpoints with pictures on them as lecture cues. So, I knew it was time to give One Note a shot.

Last semester in Indian Epics, I learned what a valuable learning tool Pinterest can be. So, I immediately went to Pinterest to search for a One Note how-to. I found a great one, but don't have time to fully delve into it quite yet.  So, since I come to my blog much more frequently than I go to Pinterest, I used this tech tip to learn how to embed it here! Hooray!