The Power of Using Google Chrome Extensions to Enhance Student Learning Sheila Slawiak Forest Park Middle School Springfield, MA January 19, 2017 Technology in Education Conference

Agenda What is a Google Chrome Extension? Seven (7) Easy Steps to Install! What are some examples and what do they do? Explore Time Install a few extensions Practice using them Share Out to Group

How to Access this Presentation? www.portaportal.com online bookmarking system Guest Access: researchprocess (all lowercase, no spaces) Look for the folder: Google Chrome Extensions Download the PowerPoint file

Facts about Google Chrome Extensions? An extension is a small software program that enhances your Google Chrome Browser experience. Extensions install in seconds! Located: Google Chrome Tool Bar There are over 100 free extensions for education Sample of my tool bar

Why Use a Google Chrome Extension? 21st Century Digital Tools One Click Environment Enhances Google Chrome Browser Improves Productivity: Speedier Makes the Task Easier: Less Arduous Minimizes Web Related Distractions: like ads Fun! Learning & Work should be Fun!

Seven Easy Steps to Install... Open your Google Chrome Browser Step 4 Type the name of the extension Step 2 Step 5: Find it in the list Step 6 Step 3 Step 7

Google Chrome Extensions What I use with My Students Daily...

Read &Write for Google Chrome Students Who Can Benefit Features Reading Challenges ESL Levels 1 & 2 Dyslexia Supports Google Docs & Web pages Highlighting Make a Vocabulary List Text to Speech Translation Dictionary & Picture Dictionary Make Predictions Speech Input Practice Reading Out Loud Note: Teachers can get a FREE premium subscription to Read&Write for Google Chrome. To register and activate your subscription, go to rw.texthelp.com/freeforteachers after installing the Read&Write for Google Chrome trial.

AdBlock ADHD Blocks all advertisements Students Who Can Benefit Features ADHD Easily distracted Blocks all advertisements Blocks video advertisements

Mercury Reader ADHD Blocks all clutter Students Who Can Benefit Features ADHD Easily distracted Blocks all clutter Adjusts typeface & text size Optimizes Printing

imTranslator ESL Levels 1 & 2 Students Who Can Benefit Features Language Learners

Grammarly Improve writing Spelling Checker Students Who Can Benefit Features Improve writing Avoid errors Blogging Writing web content Spelling Checker Grammar Checker Both in real time Works in Gmail, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, etc...

Cite This for Me Researchers One click Students Who Can Benefit Features Researchers Anyone who needs to give credit to their referenced authors. One click Cites the text, image, or video references MLA, APA, Harvard, & Chicago styles Expand references by using: http://www.citethisforme.com/

OneTab Researchers Organizers all tabs into 1 list Students Who Can Benefit Features Researchers Scavenger Hunts Use when class runs out of time Organizers all tabs into 1 list Can restore tables either individually or the entire list Saves memory

Tab Scissors & Tab Glue Researchers who need to collect information Students Who Can Benefit Features Researchers who need to collect information Scavenger Hunts Paraphrasing Scissors: Splits screen where indicated by tab Glue: Unifies the screen

Screencastify All who need to explain or reflect Students Who Can Benefit Features All who need to explain or reflect Math Visual learners Works with Google Drive Can work with another cloud based specified area like One Drive Works with your laptop’s camera & microphone Records your screen, edits, annotates, store & share video recordings

Alice Keeler SlideShot Students Who Can Benefit Features All who create presentations using web content Curation tool Works with Google Drive Automatically records 1 screen shot each minute. Click finish and it makes a Google Slide presentation. (Check “Recent”) Students can add a text box to add their own thoughts.

Teacher Productivity Extensions

1 Click Timer Can work off line Set sounds Set minutes per task

Bitly Shortens URLs Allows you to manage your URLS via your bitly account

Save to Drive Shortens URLs Allows you to manage media The Save to Drive Chrome extension adds a right-click context menu to: * Save media directly to the online storage of your choice * Edit and save an image * Save an entire web page as a PDF Page

Turn Off the Lights Allows you to view videos like in a cinema

Alice Keeler Gradebook Split Splits the screen so you can add grades from a cloud based application assignment. Exs: quill.org, everfi.com

Extensity Lists all of your Google Chrome Extensions and Apps Allows disabling & enabling of your listed extensions