Lesson 4

Web Browsing

Customize your default browser so your Google apps and educational websites are easy to reach. The goal is to make the browser feel like a calm school dashboard instead of a giant pile of tabs.

Project: Customize your default browser to easily get to Google web apps and the educational websites you will be using for school. Skill: Practical computer use

Your project

Customize your default browser to easily get to Google web apps and the educational websites you will be using for school.

Steps

  • Open the browser you use most often.
  • Visit Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Drive and bookmark them.
  • Add your educational websites to the same area.
  • Arrange bookmarks so the most-used tools come first.
  • Remove old bookmarks you never use.

What to practice

  • Keep the bookmarks bar visible.
  • Use short bookmark names.
  • Group similar tools together.
  • Clean up the browser a little at a time.
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