Meadowbrook has licensed this software for use by all faculty & students. Here is a video explaining how to use Snapverter with Google Chrome to convert photos of documents into a PDF so that it can be a read/write document. Installing Snapverter 1. Go to the Chrome webstore for Snapverter and click on Add to Chrome 2. Click Add app 3. It will be added to your Chrome Apps. You can click on the checker-box on the top-left to see them. 4. When you click on the Snapverter app the first time, you'll be asked to give it permission to run. Click on your Meadowbrook account. 5. Now you'll see the snapverter home page where it will show you the status of your documents that have been converted. Converting Photos to Documents 1. Open a new tab (command-t) 2. Go to drive.google.com 3. A new folder has been automatically created, called Snapverter. 4. Open that folder. The general idea of how to use Snapverter: 1. Take a photo of your document 2. Upload it to google drive 3. Put the photo into the "Drop here to convert" folder. Techniques for doing that are explained, below: Three Techniques for Taking and Uploading Photos: 1) Use the Google Drive App on your iPad or iPhone to take a Photo. Open the Google Drive App. Click the + at the bottom-right corner Click Use Camera After you've taken the photo, click on it to open it. Click on the three dots in top-right. Click on Move. Click on these folders: MyDrive -> Snapverter -> Drop Here to Convert Once you're in the folder, click Move here. 2) Use the Camera App to take a Photo and upload it to your Laptop via AirDrop After you snap the photo, use the up arrow at the top of the page to export it. Click on the photo you want to transfer and click on the AirDrop icon. (Your Laptop also needs AirDrop Turned on in order for this to work.) Select your laptop from the list and the photo will transfer to your Downloads folder on your laptop. 3) Use the PhotoBooth App on a MacBook to take a Photo. The image looks backward when you preview it in the app. After you snap the photo, it reverses automatically. Make the orientation of the paper match the camera (it's ok if it's sideways). Center the image on the screen and click the red button. Flip the PhotoBooth Photo to Portrait Using Preview Use the Spotlight on the top-right of the Desktop to Open the Preview App: 1, Scroll down to Photos 2. Click on Photos 3. Click on PhotoBooth 4. Click on your Photo 1. Click on the icon to Rotate Left 1. Click on the pen icon to display the edit tools. 2. Use the box to draw a crop box around the image to remove the extraneous parts. 3. Click Crop. Preview saves the document changes automatically. Uploading a photo from your Laptop to Google Drive Open Chrome Go to drive.google.com Open your Snapverter Folder Open your "Drop here to convert" folder Click on + New button Click on File upload... Find your photo you want to upload from your computer. Click Open. If it was uploaded via AirDrop, that photo will be in your Downloads Folder: If you used PhotoBooth to take your photo, you will find it there: Completed PDF Documents You will locate the completed documents in your Google Drive -> Snapverter -> Finished Folder. These files can be used in TextHelp PDF to read or write on them. Here are directions on how to incorporate them into Schoology Assignments.

Here is a link to the google support instructions for updating Google Chrome. How to see if Chrome is out of date Open Chrome. Look at the menu on the right side of the web address bar at the top of Chrome. If you see an arrow or exclamation point, instead of the usual three dots, it needs updating. The color of the icon will depend on how old the update is. If it is red, as in this example, it has been at least a week since the update was available. How to Update Chrome 1) Click on the menu 2) Select Update Google Chrome If you can't find this menu option, your version of Chrome is up to date. 3) Chrome will open a window on their website. Click Download Chrome 4) Click Mac with Intel Chip 5) When download finished, you will see the file googlechrome.dmg at the bottom of your Chrome window. Double-click on it to run the installer. 6) Wait for the opening and verifying to finish. Don't click anything here. 7) When finished opening and verifying, this installer window will appear: 8) Before you do the next step, Quit Chrome: 9) Drag the image of Google Chrome Installer to the blue folder. This will move the new version of Chrome into your Applications Folder. 10) Click Replace If you get this error, you forgot to Quit Chrome. Go back to the Chrome application window (step 8) and click Quit Google Chrome (command-Q). Then do step 9 again. 11) If Chrome asks you for an administrator login and password, you will need to enter it. If this is a student laptop, email help@meadowbrook-ma.org for assistance.

Who Must Have Two-Factor Authentication at Meadowbrook? If your job role requires extra security you will be required to set up 2 factor authentication for your Meadowbrook email account. Anyone at Meadowbrook may opt to do this for added security. With Two-Factor authentication, each time you login from a new device, you will be required to enter your password and then a secondary confirmation via your cell phone or an app on your smart phone. Below are the instructions for setting up two-factor authentication - you must start by setting up your cell phone for two-factor. (You will need to be in an area with good cell reception! Some areas in the school may have limited cell coverage). Please follow this article to first set up your phone to receive text messages and then install/set up the smart phone app called Google Authenticator (setting up your cell phone is a pre-req for Authenticator app). The benefit of Google Authenticator is that it will work even when there is NO cell coverage! Open Chrome and login to gmail NOTE: Keep in mind that the typical method for 2 factor authentication is text message through your cell phone and at Meadowbrook there are areas where cell service is limited. This guide will show you how to set up two methods for 2 factor authentication, text messages through your phone and the authenticator app which does not require cell service. Go to the following page and click on the GET STARTED button. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/signinoptions/two-step-verification/enroll-welcome and click Get Started Enter your phone number Google will send a code to the number you provide Confirm the phone number Enter the verification number receive. Click Turn On 2-Step Verification is now On. Add a Second 2FA method Occasionally you may need to access your 2FA google account in an area where you cannot receive a text message. Adding a second method will allow you to receive a code even when you are offline. Click Set Up under Authenticator App. Follow the prompts to setup the Google Authenticator App Open your phone's camera and point it at the screen so that your phone will automatically read the bar code. Then a link pops up that will either prompt you to download the authenticator app or say "Open in Authenticator" (shown below) if the Authenticator app is already installed on your phone. Click Yes to add a token. Now you will see the account is added to the authenticator app. Using the Authenticator App Now that you have the authenticator app installed, you should click next on the screen below. Logging in with Authenticator

What actually gets transferred? You can copy and transfer these kinds of files from your Meadowbrook account to another Google Account: Email in Gmail (not contacts, chats, or tasks) Documents that you own in Google Drive (except files in the "Google Photos" section of Drive) Documents in My Drive The original files stay in your school account. Any changes you make to the copied files don't affect the originals. A file in My Drive won't be copied if either of the following are true: You're a viewer, not an editor or owner The owner has turned off download, print, and copy options for commenters and viewers When the copy process is done, you'll be notified by email about any files in My Drive that weren't copied. Navigate to Google Transfer Open a browser, navigate to https://takeout.google.com/transfer and login with your Meadowbrook Google account. Enter Destination Account Specify the Gmail account that you would like to transfer your Meadowbrook content to (if you don't have one already, you'll need to create one at gmail.com) and click the "Send Code" button to begin the verification process. Verify Your Account Retrieve the verification email from your personal Gmail inbox and click on the "Get confirmation code" button. Copy Confirmation Code Copy the confirmation code to your clipboard to use in the next step. Finish Verification Paste the confirmation code into the appropriate field and click the "Verify" button to complete verification. Verify and Begin Transfer Verify the source and destination accounts Select which content you would like to transfer Begin transfer Confirmation Where do I find my transferred emails? Your Meadowbrook emails will be added as a new label in your personal Gmail inbox. The label will be titled "Moved" and then the date on which the transfer was initiated. Where do I find my Drive content? A new folder will be created in your personal "My Drive" with a label that includes the name of your Meadowbrook account and the date on which the transfer was initiated. Inside this folder you will find all of the copied content from your Meadowbrook account.

If you ever notice odd behavior in Chrome or Safari, you should check your extensions. Extensions are small programs that change the way you browse the web. Often they are very helpful, but occasionally extensions are installed unintentionally. Follow these instructions to check and remove unwanted extensions in Chrome or Safari Removing Extensions in Chrome Click the settings menu in the top right, then settings Open Extensions Click extensions in the left menu. Review the Extensions LIst Review the extensions list, and find any extensions you aren't 100% sure you use and understand what they do. In this case we'll remove extensions by clicking the trash icon. Click Remove Click remove to remove the extension. Check Settings Click Settings in the left menu. Review the Following Settings Malicious extensions often change the default homepage. Check that On startup is set as you'd like, and your search engine is set to Google. Removing Extensions in Safari Click on Safari in the top menu bar, then Preferences... Open Extensions Open the Extensions area Review the Extensions List Review the extensions list, and find any extensions you aren't 100% sure you use and understand what they do. In this case we'll remove extensions by clicking Uninstall. Click Uninstall Click Uninstall to remove the extension. Continue Removing Extensions Until Only Those You Trust Remain Continue removing untrusted extensions. Then click General Check the Following in General Malicious extensions often change the default homepage. Change this to your desired homepage. http://google.com is a good choice if you are unsure.

-Go to https://www.google.com/drive/download/ -Choose Drive File Stream -Agree to conditions/ open Installer/ drag to applications -Sign in to your Google account (May require 2-factor authentication) *Needs to be enabled by the organization -Will add “Google Drive File Stream” as a drive on your computer (G: Drive) -Inside there will be a “My Drive” and “Team Drive” folder -All the files and folders will be stored offline by default and streamed to that folder. But you can right click them and select “Save for offline” to be available offline as well.

Google has announced that it is discontinuing the Google Drive app for Mac/PC as of May, 2018 and has replaced it with two options: Drive File Stream or Google Backup & Sync. Rest assured, all your files are safe. Drive File Stream & Google Backup & Sync are very similar to the soon-to-be-retired Google Drive application, with minor differences.  Read this for our recommendation.. 1. If you do all of your work within the Chrome browser (or on a Chromebook), stop here: this doesn’t apply to you. 2. If, in addition to working with Google’s native document file formats (e.g. Docs, Sheets, and Slides), you also edit non-Google document types (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint; Adobe PDF and Photoshop; Apple Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and save them in Google Drive,                        Either email us at help@meadowbrook-ma.org and we will help you out OR 3. Proceed with these instructions to remove the old Google Drive app and download and install the new Google File Sync application:           a. Run one final sync of your drive documents using the Google Drive app for Mac/PC that is already installed on your computer           b. Confirm there are no sync errors           c. Sign out of the Google Drive app           d. Uninstall the Google Drive app           e. Delete your old Google Drive folder from your computer, and           f. Download and install Drive File Stream [ Download for Mac ] [ Download for Windows ]  About Google File Stream: File Stream works in conjunction with Google’s Chrome web browser to give you the ability to find and open files saved in Google Drive using your computer’s desktop environment. File Stream also gives you the ability to automatically keep your recently edited documents and to make documents available offline manually (i.e. when you don’t have an Internet connection and still need to work). Here’s how: After installing File Stream on your computer, you may want to enable offline access to files. If so, follow these instructions to enable the offline access feature in Chrome, and then go here to enable offline access for your documents. If for any reason you have questions about File Stream or offline access to documents, or if File Stream doesn’t quite meet your needs, please let us know and we can discuss other options.

Click on the Share Button in the Top-Right of iMovie Click on File Click on Next Save it to your Documents folder iMovie will take a long time to export your movie This circle, in the top-right will fill up with white as it is working. While it is exporting, do NOT quit iMovie. Instead, use the yellow circle to minimize the window Click on your desktop. Use the Go menu to open your Documents folder. iMovie tells you when it is complete. Close this notification. In Documents, you will have a file called xxx.mp4 where xxx was the name of your movie. This is what you will upload to Google Drive. Open Chrome Type in the URL: drive.google.com Open your folder on Google Drive On the left, click on the red NEW button -> File upload Click on Documents and find the name of YOUR movie. Click Open At the top of the screen, click on the name of your folder. Click Share Share your folder or file with the specified user. Click Send

This section is dedicated to Google Docs, and help with doing anything on it. If you would like us to write a guide on something we haven't already written one on, please request it in the comments section below. All about comments Creating and Sharing a Doc Summary of a Google Doc (skip this part if you just want to make one): Google Docs is short for Google Documents. It is a document creation program similar to Microsoft Office Suite, except it's on the Internet. It does not have quite as many features as Microsoft Office does, but it does have some that Office doesn't. Most notable is its sharing function. One document can be shared with anybody who has a Google Account (meaning everybody at Meadowbrook and everyone else with Gmail). Also, it can be shared to the web so anybody can see it. You can selectively choose who can make changes to it and who can just view the document. The best part is that up to 50 people can edit it at once, making it a great platform for class projects. Creating a Doc First, go to the website, at docs.google.com. If you are already signed in to Gmail, you should log in automatically. Otherwise, enter your e-mail address and your Gmail password. Click "Log In". If you have never used Google Docs, your document list may be empty. To make a new document, click "CREATE" on the left. A drop-down menu will appear.  Document: like Word or Pages Presentation: like PowerPoint or Keynote Spreadsheet: like Excel or Numbers Form: a questionnaire you can send out (answers come back in a spreadsheet) Drawing: like a one-page PowerPoint or Adobe Illustrator or Paint Collection: a folder for documents Most of the time, you will use a "Document", so we'll use that as an example. Create a document and you should see something like this: Renaming a Doc First of all, you probably want to name your document. A whole lot of "Untitled document"s may get annoying. Click the name and a box should appear in the center of the screen. Enter whatever you want to name the document in the box and then click "OK". Great! We have a document! It has a name! But the problem is, it's lonely. Sharing a Doc Right now, only you can edit it, so it is just your document. Let's share the document. Click the Share button, which will probably have a lock on it right now. (The lock means only you can edit it). You will get a pop-up window (it may take a few seconds sometimes). The "Who has access" part indicates who can view the document. It can be configured so that anyone on the web, just people at Meadowbrook, or just the people you add can view it. To change it, click the "Change..." link. If you keep it private, you can enter the e-mail addresses of people you want to be able to view or edit the document in the input box. The group of people can either edit or just view the document depending on whether it's set to "Can edit" or "Can view". You can also choose whether or not to send the people an e-mail. If anyone isn't on Gmail, they can edit only by going to the document website directly. If you start typing the address of anyone at Meadowbrook, suggestions will show up. Click "Share" and then add any more groups of people you want. Close out of the popup to get back to the document.