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 ExtensionsWeb 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

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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.