Massac Tech Ed

Hey everyone, Hopefully you've all grown accustomed to our new e-mail, website, etc. infrastructure through the use of Google Apps for Education. This summer Google plans to roll out even more additions for our Massac Apps including the following: -Picasa (Find, edit, and share your photos) -Blogger (Share your life with an online blog) -iGoogle (For us, this is already available at http://start.massac.org . Just sign in with your Massac account to begin) There are other services that are planned additions, but those above are just a sampling. Stay tuned, there are some exciting features coming soon!

In one of the more recent Facebook updates it was announced that Facebook was collaborating with Microsoft to bring Docs.com to Facebook users. Right now it is in beta but has a fairly short wait time. All it is, is a watered down version of Office 2010, much like Google Docs. That certainly is not a bad thing as the new office is very polished. Take a look at a screen shot of the Docs.com in Chrome. The only complaint I have so far is that the Docs.com website doesn't look right in Chrome or any other browser I have tried. I had to highlight the top part of the page to be able to see where to click to upload or create a new document. So what do you need to try out this new service? You need a Facebook Account, then you can sign up for the beta and they will contact you when they are ready for you to login. If you are just now signing up for a Facebook account, be sure to take a close look at the privacy settings, so that none of your information is shared without your cons

Google has finally added the themes functionality to our e-mail. To access this, click the Settings link in the upper right portion of your Massac e-mail page. In the row of links under the word Settings, click the Themes link. You will see several different options for changing your background image and colors. Click a theme and watch the image/colors change like magic! Have fun!