Google Keep

Quickly capture what's on your mind and get a reminder later at the right place or time. Speak a voice memo on the go and have it automatically transcribed.

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We will...

Know how to use Google Keep.
Understand what it can be used for, both personally and professionally.
Be able to create and use Google Keep Notes.

Getting Started

Navigate to https://keep.google.com/ to use on the web. (Also available on Android and iOS)
Sign in with your Google Account.
Create a note by choosing an option:
- Tap Take a note and enter a note.
- Tap New List and add items to your list.
- Tap New Note with Image and add image and text if desired.
- Tap New note with drawing and add a drawing and text if desired.
Add a title (optional).
(Optional) Set reminder, add collaborators, change color, add label, add drawing.
Tap DONE when finished with note.
If you want a list note, select the list icon. The image icon allows you to create a note using an image. The pen icon allows you to draw. This icon is not available on the iPhone. On the iPhone, there is an option for a voice memo by selecting the microphone icon.

Chrome Browser Extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-keep-chrome-extens/lpcaedmchfhocbbapmcbpinfpgnhiddi

Firefox also has an Add-on - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-keep-1/

Edit Note

Change into a list

Delete Note

Tap on a note or list.
Make any changes.
Tap on DONE.

Tap on a note.
At the bottom, tap on the 3 vertical dots.
Tap Show checkboxes.

At the bottom, tap on the 3 vertical dots.
Tap Delete note.

Set Reminders

Share Notes

Tap the Set Reminder icon at the bottom of the note.
Choose when or where you want to be reminded. You can also set the reminder to repeat.
Click DONE.

Tap the Add collaborators icon at the bottom of the note.
Enter a person's name or email address. As you enter the text, you'll get suggestions to select.
Next to each name, click Done to add the person. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more people. Each person's profile picture will be added to the bottom of the note. To remove a person, click their icon, then click the X next to their name.
Click Save.

Add items to a note or list

Organize and find notes

Add images to notes
Add drawings to notes
Add web or app content to notes (mobile device only)
Add notes with your voice (mobile device only)
Send notes to other Google products

Organize your notes with color and labels.

Archive notes

Archiving notes helps you keep your page free from clutter. The notes stay in your account, so you can still find them and still get reminders for them.

Add to Google Docs

Have you ever had a "brilliant" idea but didn't have a way to jot it down? Now you can use Google Keep as an easy access to notetaking. Then easily convert the contents of the note to a Google Doc. Watch this video to see how it is done.

Digital Stickers

Take a picture with your phone

10 ways Google Keep can help streamline life at schoolGoogle Keep is like a bulletin board you can keep with you wherever you go. It's perfect for organizing ideas or quickly jotting down inspiration.

Ways to use in the classroom

Add to Google Docs

On those nights when you can sleep because you have too much on your mind, jot down your thoughts to clear your mind and add them to Google Docs later and hopefully sleep better!
Students can organize research paper or essay notes and drag into Google Docs later.
Checklist can be dropped into a Google Doc as a bulleted list.
Create common comments in a checklist form and you can easily highlight, copy and paste from Keep notepad and paste into comments in a student's Google Doc.

Digital Stickers

Add images that look like old school stickers to student's digital work.
Add images to a document you are sharing with another teacher.
Insert logo from your school for a newsletter you send home.

Take a picture with your phone

Organize photos you want to share with students (you can also annotate on the photo).
Take a picture of a paper with text that you want to transcribe. Printed text works better than handwritten text.
Take a picture of notes you put on the Whiteboard.
Take a picture of notes or a slide at a training.

Using the Chrome Extension