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.
