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Direct Links and Short Links

For quite some time now, we've had fairly simple direct links to our websites. The following is a list for reference. Massac Unit School District #1 - massac.org or unit1.massac.org Massac County High School - mchs.massac.org Massac Junior High School - mjhs.massac.org Metropolis Elementary School - mes.massac.org Brookport Elementary School - brookport.massac.org Jefferson Elementary School - jefferson.massac.org Franklin Elementary School - franklin.massac.org Unity Elementary School - unity.massac.org Metropolis Primary School - primary.massac.org Massac Technology - tech.massac.org Massac Food Service - foodservice.massac.org Massac Forms - forms.massac.org There are some others as well, but I thought it would be helpful to list these here. We also have the ability to create short links for websites using our domain name. An example of this is with InformationNOW. The actual website for our InformationNOW is:  https://516471.stiinformationnow.com/InformationNo

Images in Google Forms

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Although it was already available with a little hardwork and scripting, now it is very easy to add an image to a Google Form. Once you are in the creation window of a Google Form, click Insert. At the very bottom of the dropdown you will see Image. (see picture below) Click Image to bring up the window that allows you to insert your desired picture, clipart, etc... This could be very handy in creating different assignments, assessments, or just unique surveys.

Google Search Calculator / Desmos Graphing Calculator

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One of the fun little tricks that Google Search can be used for is math. If you type a math problem into Google (i.e. 2+2), the following result is this screen: The Google Search calculator can be quite handy if you are in a pinch to do some number crunching. For a little more robust tool that has graphing capabilities, try Desmos Graphing Calculator . Desmos allows you to save, share, and print your graphs, as well as link to your Google Account. Best of all, both of these methods are free!