Author: Kristie Hughes

Google Certified Trainer

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As some of you might have heard, Google recently released a new version of Google Sites. It is so slick!  You have the Edit panel that allows you to put all of your items in your site.  Then, you simply drag and drop the items to where you want them on your page.


To create new pages, click on the Pages tab of the edit panel and create your new page. Then, just drag it and drop it wherever you want it in your navigation.


Select a theme to add some color and choose an image for your header background. Google will also automatically adjust your background image and text for readability.


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To get started with the new Google Sites, go to your apps launcher and select Sites, then select the New Google Sites.




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It is helpful to create shared files in Drive so that multiple people can view, comment, and/or edit them. It is even better to create shared folders. The difference between a shared folder versus just a shared file is that you can set the permissions to the folder to be view, comment, or edit and then anything (doc, slide show, sheet, drawing, etc) that you move into that folder will automatically assume those permissions.


To create a folder:Click on the Blue New button and select folder. read more

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by Kristie Hughes

When you start to create folders in Drive, you will notice that they all have a gray color to them. You can change the colors of your folders to help organize your information and make it easier to find the folder you are looking for. 

Step One: Create your Folder – Click on the Blue New button and select Folder.  Then, name your folder. read more

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By Kristie Hughes

Goodbye Research Tool, Hello Explore Tool!

You may have been familiar with the Research tool in Google, where you could search for an image or article, bring it over to your document, and the citation for the image or article would automatically plant itself at the bottom of your page.

Starting on October 13th you will notice that the Research tool is no longer available! It has been replaced with the Explore tool. The Explore tool works similarly to the research tool in that you can research on the web, but it does not add the citations at the bottom of the page. read more

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