Subtract the Ads

Welcome to my blog!  Here you will find helpful information about Google, Chromebooks, iPads, Promethean and SMART boards, and many other education technology tools.  As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need any help with them.  Here's the first one - and some may already know about this.

First, if you haven’t made Chrome your default browser, you should because it will make using Google for Education applications and other Chrome products much better.  If you haven’t installed Chrome, please click here to download and install it.  Once it’s installed, here’s how to make Chrome your default browser:

1.  Open Chrome.
2.  Click on the three vertical dots in the upper right (Chrome menu).
3.  Click Settings.
4.  Under the “Default browser” section, click “Make Google Chrome the default browser” button.

For my first post, I thought it would be a good idea that it be something everyone, staff and students, can use.  It is the AdBlock Chrome Extension.  AdBlock helps to protect privacy, improve Chrome browser performance, increase webpage loading speed, and clear away distracting (and sometimes inappropriate) ads across the Internet.  Also, it removes ads in YouTube videos.  Finally, it's free!  Here's how to install it in Chrome:

1.  Open Chrome and click this link.

2.  Click the blue "Add to Chrome" button in the upper right.

3.  The extension will install.

4.  The extension icon will appear in the upper right of Chrome as a red stop sign with a hand in the center.

5.  Click that icon and click Options.  Uncheck the box that reads "Allow some non-intrusive advertising".

6.  Close and restart Chrome, and you'll be good to go.

Enjoy the wonderful world of zero ads! It's a true addition by subtraction!