Let's get Chromified with new Chrome treats!

Weekly, I find myself asking - I wonder if there is something within Chrome that can do that? Though I've know about Pushbullet for a while and have even shared it with others, I didn't find a need to use it until this week. This week, I grew tired of responding to texts on my phone. Yes, a silly reason, but a reason, nonetheless. With Pushbullet, you can get all phone notifications on your computer - regardless of where your phone is. You can also send and receive text messages. If you have a habit of forgetting is phone, it doesn't matter - you can still send and receive your text messages. Pretty cool, right?

There's even more coolness to be shared. Don't forget to check out fennovation.org for all things Chrome, including an awesome table directory of resources.

Updates this month include:

• Copy folder App - similar to the script, but now an app that will allow you to make copies of your Google Drive folders. Hopefully, this will someday be an innate feature in Drive...
• Duplicate file finder and cleaner for Drive - this finds duplicate files and allows you to clean them. I can think of many who could benefit from this...
• All things PDFs - this list of tools will help you split PDFs, merge PDFs, compress PDFs and much more!

Let's get Chromified!

Coding programs to start your summer

It's getting to be that time again...that end-of-the-school-year time. And, with that, why not check out some great coding and gaming programs to indulge in for the summer?

I've created an ongoing list of programs, tutorials, and sites dedicated to teaching you a variety of coding languages and gaming programs. 

And, while your at it, check out fennovation.org for more STEM resources. Enjoy!

Learn to Problem Solve with Code

Resources by Christy Fennewald

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Applications, Games & Products

Learning & Teaching (How Tos and more)

Outreach

Articles

Applications, Games & Products

All Ages

• SXSWedu Gaming Activities
• Globaloria
• Programming Apps
• Zondle
• AppShed
• SparkFun
• Lure of the Labyrinth
• Playful Learning
• Chrome Cube Lab
• Girl Scouts Game Maker (for Girls)

Elementary

• Tynker
• Scratch
• Blender
• Play From Scratch
• Lightbot
• Bitsbox

Middle School

• Tynker
• Scratch
• Blender
• Extensionizr (code platform for extensions)
• Grok Learning
• Bitsbox

High School and beyond

• Cube20
• GameSalad
• Sublime Text
• Google Dev Art
• Mozilla App Maker
• Mozilla Web Maker
• Koding Chrome App

Learning & Teaching (How Tos and more)

All Ages

• Globaloria
• LevelUp! Scholastic
• Gamestar Mechanic
• Codeacademy
• Instructables
• Code.org
• Venture Lab
• Edutopia Game-based Ideas
• Minecraft Recipes
• Google Made with Code (for girls)
• Google CS First
• Computer Clubhouse
• Grok Learning
• Thinkersmith
• Microsoft Research

Elementary

• Scratch Games
• Scratch Cards
• Scratch Day
• BBC Coding Television Shows
• CodeSpark
• Kodable
• Hopscotch
• Bitsbox
• The Foos
• CargoBot
• Run Marco (Google Play, iTunes, Chrome Web Store)

Middle School

• Scratch Games
• Scratch Day
• Bitsbox
• Code Combat (MS & HS)
• Doctor Who (MS & HS) Free in iTunes

High School

• Code School
• Google’s Python Class
• Apps for Aptitude (Fight coding illiteracy)
• Udacity (from Stanford)
• Stack Overflow
• Code Wars
• Coding Bat
• W3Schools
• Mozilla Developer Network
• Team Treehouse
• Code HS
• Khan Academy
• Code Avengers
• Robomind Academy
• Quorum
• Code Fights
• Udacity
• General Assembly
• Dash for HTML

Outreach

All Ages

• Engineer Your World
• The Hour of Code
• Code Day
• UTeach Outreach
• National Robotics Week
• Google’s Maker Camp
• Google Made with Code (for girls)
• Coder Dojo Club
• Google Code-In (event)
• Code Club World
• Tynker After-school Coding Club

Elementary

• MakerKids
• Thinkery Programs and Camps

Middle School

• MakerKids

High School

• Google DevArt
• Google Computer Science Course for HS
• Apps for Apptitude
• Make School

Girls-only

• Girls Who Code Clubs
• Black Girls Code
• Girl Develop It
• Texas Girls Collaborative Project
• So She Did
• UT - WEP
• Girl Start (Austin, TX - based)
• Made With Code
• SciGirls (younger girls)
• Dot Diva
• Engineer Your Life (Engineering for HS Girls)
• Project Girls Competition
• Tech Girls
• She ++
• Roominate
• Girls Pushing Girls to Code

Articles

• Hacking School
• St. Hacktrick’s Day
• Google Entangles Minecraft and Quantum Physics
• Turning your school into a Maker Haven

Hack #gafe with these tips & tricks!

I've been keeping a running list of these "hacks" to make GAFE products even better for a couple of years. During that time, however, many of these "hacks" have become embedded features within GAFE products. Today's post features several of those one-time "hacks" that are now staple features.

So keep on, hacking on! And, let's see what features are added!

• Separate text in Google Sheets!
• Outline your Document
• Set expiration dates for Google Drive files

Check out fennovation.org for all other things Google. Enjoy!