Google Docs - More Things You Can Do

1.  When using Google to search for Images, you will click on images once in Google. 

2.  Once in images, you will click on Settings at the bottom right hand corner of the page.

3.  Once you click on Settings, a box will appear and you will need to click on Search settings. 

 4.  You will see SafeSearch Filters at the top of the Settings Page.  Click in the box to check Turn on SafeSearch and then click on Save at the bottom of the Settings Page. 

5.  Next to Turn on SafeSearch, there is a link you can click on called Lock SafeSearch.  After you click on Lock SafeSearch, don't forget to click on the Save button.

When SafeSearch is on, it helps block explicit images, videos, and websites from Google Search results. 

How SafeSearch works in Google Links to an external site..

Alternatives to searching Google for Images:

1. Kiddle Search Links to an external site.Safe Image Search for Kids powered by Google.

2. Kid's Search Links to an external site.  (Safe Search Engine and Portal For Kids - Powered by Google SafeSearch)

3.  KidzSearch Links to an external site.Safe Search Engine for Kids.

2. Pics4Learning Links to an external site. (Pics4Learning is an image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting.) The best part about saving pics from this site is that pictures can be saved automatically into a student's google drive.

3. Utah's Online Library Links to an external site.  (In K-12 school libraries students, educators and staff have access to World Book Online, CultureGrams and other online resources.)

Importing and Converting Word Documents to Docs

1. In Google Drive, click the gear in the upper-right corner, choose Settings

2. Check the box next to "Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format"


3. From Google Drive, New file upload:

4. Select your Word document
5. Your uploaded Word document will be automatically converted to Docs format for easy editing.

Start voice typing in a document

1. Check that your microphone works.
2. Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome browser.
3. Click Tools  Voice typing. A microphone box appears.

4. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.

5. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace.
6. You can use these phrases to add punctuation to your text:

1. • Period
   • Comma
   • Exclamation point
   • Question mark
   • New line
   • New paragraph

7. When you're done, click the microphone again.