Interested in making  your life a little easier? Google came out with an app for your smartphone or tablets (iOS users) called Gboard.  It is a nifty keyboard that allows you to easily search for information from right inside the keyboard environment.  You do need to give Google permission to have full access to your phone or tablet – which all third party apps require – but Google states they only collect the information you search (like they always do whenever you use Google or any other search engine).  They will not collect your personal information (like credit card numbers unless you Google your credit card number, which, if you do, we need to have another conversation).  I don’t tend to add keyboards to my iOS devices, but I like this one.

For students it would be a great way to search for information or a picture or a GIF from inside of whatever program they are using.

Check it out and see what you think.