Web+Tricks


 * W e b T r i c k s ! **

** When using Google Chrome… **

** “inspect text” : Highlight text on any website. Then, click ‘inspect text’. The html of the page shows up, and it’s fairly easy to find the text you highlighted. Then, change the words highlighted previously to whatever! It’s temporary, but can be pretty interesting… **





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Other Google Chrome tips:

 * Multiple pages can be opened upon the startup of the computer


 * The “omnibox” can be used to calculate (type in ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything for that calculation as well)


 * Textboxes on websites can be resized by dragging the corner

** Websites for Teachers You Could be Using ** *(our own box of tricks)* ** [|Rescuetime.com] ** [|Here]’s a more helpful explanation from Youtube.com ** [|5min.com] **
 * Decide what activities you consider productive and unproductive on the computer.
 * Rescue time tabulates how much time you spend on each of these things during the week.
 * At the end of every week you get a weekly report telling you where you spent your time and how productive you were.
 * Only instructional videos and DIY project videos
 * The videos are under 5 minutes to keep attention
 * There are 20 different categories to choose from

** [|Privnote.com] **
 * This site lets a person create a note/email, that will self-destruct after being read- removing all evidence.
 * Go to the homepage, write a note, and the site generates a link that can be pasted into an email or instant message.
 * After the message has been opened by however it was sent to, the message “self-destructs” and is no more!



** [|SnaP.com] **
 * This site will allow the user to create screen shots of the destination to any link they may put on their site or blog (helpful for your teacher/class website!)
 * When someone hovers over a link that has a “snapshot” attached to it, a bubble will pop up next to the cursor with a screen shot of where that link goes to.

** [|spyPIG.com] **
 * Allows you to know when your email has been read by the recipient.
 * Email tracking system that sends you and email when the sent email has been opened.
 * FREE and works with Outlook, Eudora, Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, AOL, etc.
 * Now you can know when parents and/or students or even other faculty members have opened emails you’ve sent them!



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