Edmonds Digital Learning

Tidying up can feel awfully good. We all know what to do when it comes to cleaning a desk, countertop, or bookshelf, but when it comes to digital cleaning it can be hard to know where to start. One great place to begin is with your bookmarks in Google Chrome. So grab the nearest feather duster and follow these steps! First, every student and staff member in the Edmonds School District should have the 'Edmonds Bookmarks' folder. This gives quick access to some commonly used websites (see below). If you don't see the 'Edmonds Bookmarks' folder, right-click on the gray 'Bookmarks bar' and select 'Show Edmonds Bookmarks'. As you can see, it's great to have bookmarks organized in folders. Here's how you can organize the rest of your bookmarks. 1. Right-click on the bookmarks bar and select 'Add folder...' 2. Name the folder something that makes sense to you. Could be 'Instructional Resources' or 'Edu Blog

It's finally here! It's now possible to insert audio files into Google Slides so that music can accompany your presentations. Here's how to do it... 1. Open a Google Slides presentation. This could be a new one or one you've created in the past. 2. Click on the slide where you want the audio to begin playing. It can play through the entire slide show if you'd like. 3. Click on the 'Insert' menu and select 'Audio'. 4. Browse to find the audio file you'd like to insert. Google should show your audio files automatically. Click the file and then click 'Select'. 5. The audio track will display as a little speaker icon on the slide. 6. By default, the audio track will start playing once you click the slide and will stop playing once you move to the next slide. To change these settings, click on the speaker icon so it is surrounded by a blue rectangle and click 'Format options' near the top of the screen. 7. A me