Google Chrome: Apps and Extensions for Education Presentation by Tiffany Arends

Why Chrome?  All preferences saved and synced  Apps  Extensions  Bookmarks  Design  Each user can manage their own

Omnibar allows URL or search Extensions Customize and control Bookmarks bar

Apps and Extensions  Web apps: websites accessible from your browser. Do not require downloads  Extensions: affects browser globally. An example: ability to perform text to speech functions

Click ‘New Tab’ to view apps Apps

Chrome Toolbar  Manage your bookmarks  Open ‘Incognito’ window’  ‘Tools’: manage your extensions  Chrome settings

Chrome Web Store  Click link at bottom right  Search ‘Apps’ or ‘Extensions’

Apps  Speech Recognizer : speech to text, also offline access  VoiceNote : speech to text in word proc  Magic Scroll : use to read ePub files on desktop or laptop, no internet needed  Remote Desktop App : allows your computer to be accessed by another with app-generated code from you  Study Stack : generate flashcards or choose from those already created

Apps (cont’d)  Blackboard: use your monitor as you would an actual blackboard  Periodic Table of the Elements : Handy reference guide for students  VoiceThread: Recorded cloud conversations include voice, text and video.  Planetarium: Check out the night sky in any location in the world  Typing Test – Key Hero: online typing tests and skill builder

Extensions  Evernote Web Clipper: allows you to take a screenshot – all or portion - and add it to your Evernote files  Evernote Clearly: removes sidebars and other data from a webpage. Allows you to highlight, add text, print, and add to your Evernote docs  EasyBib: evaluate websites for credibility, add citations to EasyBib acct. To use: type ‘easybib’ then TAB, then search  Select and Speak: Highlight text, click icon and listen

Extensions (cont’d)  Announcify: text to speech. Click on icon, page is read to you. Removes sidebars and enlarges text  Dualless: allows you to split your screen. Students can see two websites at once, or a doc and a website, etc.  Google Dictionary: select text on any webpage, click to get definition.  ImTranslate-Google Translator: select text on page, choose language and receive text and speech translation.

Extensions (cont’d)  Awesome Screenshot: screen capture, annotate, save  A Cleaner Internet: Allows your students to view YouTube videos without all the side content, comments, etc. Not available in Chrome store, do search.  Oweb Voice Input: allows voice input on any web pages with textbox

Bookmarklet  Printliminator: works in Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Select only the elements on the webpage you wish to print.