How to respond to incoming calls with a message on an iphone
Receive a call on your iphone.
You'll see the option to respond with a text message when you get an incoming call.
Tap the message button on the incoming call screen.

This looks like a message bubble, and can be found on the right side of the screen, above the slide to answer or accept button. Tap one of the preconfigured messages.

How to convince your parents to let you stay home from school
Ask for permission.
Don't assume you will always get your way. If you want to stay home from school, whatever the reason may be, ask your parents if it's okay.

Find a time when your parents are in a good mood. If you ask them at a bad time, they may not be as open to the idea.

How to cast from a chrome browser
Locate an empty hdmi port on your tv.
Look behind your tv and find the hdmi ports at the back. Your tv may have multiple hdmi ports, just select one.

Connect the chromecast dongle to a power source. Plug one end of the usb power cable into your chromecast and the other end of the cable into the power supply and then into a nearby power outlet.

How to make a bowling pin in sketchup using the follow me tool
Using the arc tool, create two arcs.
One going one way, and one going the other way with less of a curve. Note the second curves placement in relation to the first curve.
Create another larger arc to complete the side of the bowling pin. Be sure all of your arcs are tangent to each other.