The task manager or "to-do list" feature in Gmail can be a handy mechanism for keeping track of the things you need to get done. The only problem with it is is you have to be in your Gmail account to see the list. Yesterday's episode of Tekzilla Daily offered a solution to that problem in the form of a Google Chrome extension called New Tab to Tasks. New Tab to Tasks opens your Gmail to-do list every time you open a new tab in Google Chrome. It's a little reminder of what you need to do before you open Facebook for the tenth time in eighteen minutes. Watch Tekzilla Daily to learn more.


Applications for Education
If your students are using Gmail to manage their to-do lists and Chrome to browse the web, New Tab to Tasks could be a helpful tool to keep them on task.

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On Monday, September 20 as a part of the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting President Clinton will be recording an interview for YouTube's CitizenTube. President Clinton will answer a selection of questions submitted by YouTube users. You can submit your questions by recording them as videos or submitting them as typed messages. Submit questions and vote on questions here.

Learn more about the interview from President Clinton himself in the video below.


Applications for Education
One of the questions that my Civics and US History students often ask is, "what do Presidents do after their time in office is up?" The interview with President Clinton could provide an opportunity for students to get an answer to that question. Now that I think about it, perhaps I'll turn finding the answer to that question into a research assignment.

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