Since we rolled out email for students, we are aware that there has been some confusion over the names. We have several instances of students and staff with the same name. In order to help clear up some of the confusion, we are implementing pre-appending Student: to...
Interesting "bug" Did you know that if you share a file privately with a known collaborator and they open the file twice, it may appear as if an external anonymous user is accessing the file? When we found this strange behaviour, we reported it to Google and got...
Every once in a while, life provides opportunities to test our patience, our learning and our trouble shooting skills. We've discovered another of these opportunities. Essentially, we had a database file go asunder. This file syncs with our Google Groups. We were able...
Please note that if you have updated to iOS 9, there is a calendar issue with Google Calendar. The issue involves items created on an iOS device. The new events will NOT sync to the Google Calendar. The fix is relatively simple. Follow the directions below. On your...
Beginning this fall, users who are signing into Chromebooks will have the @dearbornschools.org part of the sign in pre-populated. This will make it quicker to login, easier for our younger students, and less likely for users to sign in to the wrong account. Please...
Previously, we have had some issues with names being changed in Google+. A couple of times, this has happened as a result of multiple Gmail accounts. Beginning today, names in Google+ for all staff members will be set to the official name from Human Resources. This...
Disable downloading, printing, and copying of any Google Drive file This new option is available for any file stored in Google Drive, including documents, spreadsheets, and presentations created with Google Docs. To enable this feature, open the sharing dialogue from...
Google Drive Sync You can sync your Google Drive documents with your computer. This makes all of your Google Drive documents available even if an Internet disruption occurs. Thus, your documents are always available. If an Internet disruption does occur, you can...
You can now merge cells in tables in a Google Document. This has always been a feature in Spreadsheets, but it is now available in Docs as well. This launch adds the ability to merge the cells of a table in Google Docs. Merged table cells can span more than one row...
One great feature of Google Calendar is the ability to create Appointment slots. This allows a user to create a block of time and then allow individuals to "sign up" for a appointment during that time frame. For example, if a teacher wants to have students sign up to...