Typing delay in Gmail/Google Docs

We're seeing an increase in questions about typing delays in gmail/google docs. There are a couple of things to think about that will help you resolve the issue. The things below are recommendations if you want to fix this issue. If you are happy with the current performance, then just stop reading!!

First, restart your computer. Sometimes things get funky when your computer is on for days at a time...

Second, do you have a bunch of tabs open in your browser? If so, each tab is still talking to the internet

Check the extensions that you have... If you are using a Grammarly extension, that might seem great to make sure you type sentences that are grammatically correct, but it sends what you are typing off to a server somewhere that checks it then proposes fixes. This takes time to do, so a delay should be expected. There might be other extensions that you have that are similar to Grammarly, so I'd remove those as well. Here's how to remove extensions in Chrome, Firefox, Safari

If you have a bunch of tabs open, that can be an issue too. Each tab is talking to it's host site on the internet, so it's taking up you connection and can slow down traffic on your computer. I know many of us live with tons of tabs open, but also consider using bookmarks or a solution like One Tab.

In gmail, turn off Smart Compose. While this is a nice feature, this is sending what you type off to a google server and it analyzes what you type and tries to predict words based upon what you type. So, data is being sent off, then back again to your computer to do this. Here's a link about how to turn that off. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-gmail-ai-features/

Sometimes, things just run slow.. I hate to admit it, but some services like google have so much traffic that computers can only go so fast. Before you contact our tech department with concerns about slow google stuff, try some of these things first.

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Passwords - oh passwords!

We just recently sent this message to our staff: Greetings! In our continuing efforts to create a more technology secure environment, we are going to begin to enforce the following rules for STAFF passwords in Google. All passwords must be a minimum length of 12 characters. We recommend passwords that are passphrases, for example “ilovechipsandsalsa”. While we are enforcing a password length requirement, at this time we are not requiring complexity through special characters, or symbols, or upper case letters. All staff will be required to create a new password every 180 days. We will begin enforcing these policies on Wednesday November 16th. When you log into your Google account, you will be prompted to update your password. A few other items regarding this change. Infinite Campus passwords will not be affected. Teacher MacBook logins, office staff’s windows logins, any business office/HR logins, or other website logins will not be affected. Para tablets, chromebooks, or ot...

Campus update

We get new updates to Infinite Campus every couple of weeks. One of the newest updates now checks your password against known data breaches. If you password is one that is compromised, you'll get a notification like this when signing into Campus: In order to change your Campus password, you need to go to Account Settings in Campus Tools and select Edit your password.

Securly - how does it work?

I thought it would be good to post a bit about Securly, which is our web filter. We often get asked about this and sharing what it does and how it works around this time of year seems appropriate. This tool ensures that staff and students access appropriate content on the web. We filter in two ways. In our elementary buildings, content is filtered based up IP address. This is done to allow our young learners to not have to use a username and password to log into devices. The filtering is consistent with all devices in these buildings, no matter if staff or student. In our 5-12 buildings, staff and student sign into their Google accounts and filtering is done based upon their user group. We use Securly's certificate based dns filtering solution. This requires devices on our network to install a certificate or an extension to access the internet. Information about installing the certificate can be found at http://www.prairiepride.org/procedures/securly.php .

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