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Have you ever looked closely at the capabilities and features for the camera app on a Chromebook?   In this post I'm going to share some of the many ways that you can use the features of the camera app in the classroom. TAKE A PICTURE Obviously, you can open the camera app and take a picture. The picture will automatically save in the "camera" folder in your Files app for you to access at any time. USE A GRID You can use a grid by  clicking on the settings gear to help to set up a photo using the   rule of thirds . Once you choose a grid, then you can toggle the grid on and off while capturing your photo. FLIP A PICTURE The flip feature lets you flip a photo vertically.  This is nice if you want a character or image to face the opposite direction. USE A TIMER There is a 3 or 10 second timer. This is handy so that you don't need to be within arm's length of your laptop to take a picture. Choose if you want the 3 second or 10 second timer in the settings gear and ...

Here are four useful tips for using a Chromebook more efficiently. #1 - Did you know that a Chromebook has a built in screen recorder? The Chromebook screen recorder works similarly to the screen recorder on an iphone. You can capture a snapshot or a video with or without sound. You can choose to capture your entire screen, a window, or select a part of your screen. Here is a how-to video .  *Note: I like to use the shortcut shift + control +  show windows keys to open the screen recorder on a Chromebook #2 Perhaps you are looking for a way to save all of your open tabs to be able to reopen them later. Here is a quick and efficient way to bookmark all of your tabs.  #3 Save any webpage as an icon to the shelf on your Chromebook. I use this for quick access to any site that I tend to have to open quickly several times a day. It saves me so much time! Follow these three steps. #4 Have you ever started to enter the name of a website into the omni box (the area where you type...