The document discusses various Google Chrome apps, extensions, and add-ons designed to enhance educational experiences for teachers and students. It outlines the differences between apps and extensions, provides management tips, and highlights specific tools such as Snagit, Adblock Plus, and Evernote Web Clipper, among others. Additionally, it emphasizes the benefits of using these tools to streamline tasks, support learning standards, and improve productivity in educational settings.

1. Google Chrome Etensions, Apps and Add-ons for the Super Educator!
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7. Agenda
Learn the difference between Apps and
Extensions
Learn how to add either/both to
your Google Chrome account
Discover, and then share out, your favorites
apps/extensions for education!

8. Apps Extensions
Applications you can run
inside your browser with a
dedicated user interface (Ex.
games, photo editors, video
players, etc.)
Think “bookmark” -- links to
the website.
Extensions are usually in
effect across all websites
(though some are site-
specific). You can get a better
idea of what extensions can
do by browsing the
Extensions Gallery.

9. Apps: Browser or Desktop
Access from your bookmarks
bar
Or from your desktop with
Chrome App Launcher (“For
Your Desktop” collection):

10. Managing Extensions
Extensions can be “turned on or off” and customized or
deleted in the Extensions window:
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11. Managing Extensions
Extensions can be “turned on or off” and customized or
deleted in the Extensions window:
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12. Let’s Go Shopping!
“Hover”
your mouse over the tile to
reveal info about the app or
extension -- click for full
info

13. Snagit
Screen capture, screen
recording, image editing, and
sharing. Collaborate and show
what you know. PLEASE
NOTE: This is a packaged
app. You must also install the
Snagit Extension (http://goo.gl/
zr8ror) in order to capture
images and videos
goo.gl/SRahHV

14. Save to Google Drive
The Save to Google Drive
Chrome extension helps you
save web content or browser
screenshots to your Google
Drive. * Adds a browser action
to save the current page. *
Adds a right-click context
menu to save hyperlinks and
media. * Configurable through
an options page.
goo.gl/SRahHV

15. Tab Scissors
This extension glues windows
together.
goo.gl/ZZksvI

16. Tab Glue
This extension glues windows
together.
goo.gl/jijyfr

17. One Tab
Whenever you find yourself
with too many tabs, click the
OneTab icon to convert all of
your tabs into a list. When you
need to access the tabs again,
you can either restore them
individually or all at
once.Gklt.dpuf
goo.gl/OktET7

18. goo.gl URL Shortener
goo.gl url shortener is an
extension which allows you to
shorten the current website
URL with the Google URL
Shortener service http://
goo.gl/...and generate a QR
code!
goo.gl/NGF3Lc

19. Adblock Plus
The free adblock tool for
Chrome: Blocks annoying
video ads on YouTube,
Facebook ads, banners
and much more.goo.gl/TndxfU
goo.gl/TndxfU

20. Boomerang for Gmail
Boomerang allows you to
schedule messages to be sent
or returned at a later date. Write a
message now, send it whenever,
even if you're not online. Track
messages to make sure you hear
back, and schedule reminders
right inside Gmail.
goo.gl/B72NGw
goo.gl/B72NGw

21. Boomerang for Calendar
This smart calendar assistant for
Gmail can help streamline
scheduling team meetings and
so much more!
goo.gl/B72NGw
goo.gl/B72NGw

22. Draft back
Draftback lets you play
back the revision history of
any Google Doc you can
edit. It's like going back in
time to look over your own
shoulder as you write.
goo.gl/1wyCny

23. dotEPUB
Convert any webpage into an e-
book
dotEPUB allows you to convert
any webpage into an EPUB or
Kindle e-book.
Download webpages to any
device: e-readers, tablets,
smartphones, netbooks, desktop
computers...
goo.gl/xccZYN
goo.gl/xccZYN

24. Send from Gmail
Discover data and charts relevant to
the pages you visit. Works like
magic!
World Data Finder extension is your
"always on" companion helping you
to find data and charts relevant to
the pages you visit. It can be used
for fact checking, data discovery
and analysis by pretty much anyone
like analysts, journalists, students
and teachers.
goo.gl/FBQDdT
goo.gl/FBQDdT

25. Cite This For Me: Web Citer
Automatically create
website citations in the
APA, MLA, Chicago, or
Harvard referencing styles
at the click of a button.goo.gl/Pmo04j

26. PopOut for YouTube
This simple organization tool puts all
of your Chrome tabs together into
one window with a single click.
The new window has your tabs
arranged in the same order your
windows were, and makes the
selected tab in your current window
be the new selected tab, so you
won't lose track of where your tabs
were or what you were doing.
goo.gl/xGoGJE
goo.gl/rZmtRE

27. ShortenMe
Quickly shorten links with goo.gl,
copy them to the clipboard, and
generate QR codes
ShortenMe allows you to shorten
URLs with goo.gl, copy them to the
clipboard, and generate QR codes
of them all in one click.
goo.gl/8TFOwS
goo.gl/8TFOwS

28. Save as PDF
Lets you download web pages as
PDF in one click.
This extension lets you easily save
web pages to pdf. It uses https://
pdfcrowd.com html to pdf online
service.
goo.gl/s2EEiY
goo.gl/s2EEiY

29. SpeakIt!
Tired of reading? Select text you
want to read and listen to it. SpeakIt
converts text into speech so you no
longer need to read.
SpeakIt reads selected text using
Text-to-Speech technology with
language auto-detection. It can read
text in more than 50 languages.
goo.gl/3YbKhX
goo.gl/3YbKhX

30. CleanPrint
Print or PDF only what you want with
CleanPrint
CleanPrint puts you in control of
saving paper, ink and money when
printing from the web. You can edit
content before saving articles to
Print, PDF, Google Docs, Google
Drive, Dropbox or box.net.
goo.gl/Uzyeff
goo.gl/Uzyeff

31. ChromeVox
The free adblock tool for
Chrome: Blocks annoying
video ads on YouTube,
Facebook ads, banners
and much more.goo.gl/WQCyeZ

32. Clearly
With one click, Clearly
makes blog posts and
articles clean and easy to
read. Clearly eliminates all
distractions from your
online reading experience,
and even allows you to
browse multi-page articles
in one, seamless view.
goo.gl/Cke3Ba

33. Crafty Text
Type very large text across
any website! Great for
sharing shortened urls,
and to get the attention of
your students.goo.gl/PbR9fy

34. Movenote
Add your favorite content from
whatever source you want, and
record video alongside to it with your
computer, tablet or smartphone.
With this extension you can use
movenote directly through your
Gmail™, without ever leaving your
inbox!
goo.gl/ECS5Qu
goo.gl/ECS5Qu

35. Evernote Web Clipper
The Evernote Web Clipper is
the easiest way to save, mark
up and share anything you see
online. From clipping pages to
taking and annotating
screenshots, the Evernote
Web Clipper lets you capture
everything, then access it from
anywhere.
goo.gl/24R2Lb

36. Google Input Tools
Switch to typing in a different
language with the click of the
mouse, and switch back just
as easily. (90+ Languages)
goo.gl/4SGI9j

37. EdPuzzle
EDpuzzle empowers
teachers to make any
video your lesson. Crop a
video, explain it with your
own voice and embed
quizzes at any time!
goo.gl/hDI2ch
http://goo.gl/hDI2ch

38. Apps for Common Core
Overwhelmed by all the Common
Core Standards? Apps For
Common Core gives you quick
access to all Common Core
Standards by grade level while
saving you time by suggesting
apps that solve those standards!
Teachers and parents will no
longer have to search for apps
that help their children learn a
particular standard.
goo.gl/CX0qlf
goo.gl/CX0qlf

39. World Data Finder
Discover data and charts relevant to
the pages you visit. Works like
magic!
World Data Finder extension is your
"always on" companion helping you
to find data and charts relevant to
the pages you visit. It can be used
for fact checking, data discovery
and analysis by pretty much anyone
like analysts, journalists, students
and teachers.
goo.gl/4cnvAl
goo.gl/4cnvAl

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M A R T I N
R I C A R D O
C I S N E R O S
A C A D E M I C T EC H N O LO GY S P EC I A L I S T
E: mcisneros@sccoe.org
Web: sccoe.org/edtech
G+: google.com/+MarInCisneros
@TheTechProfe
@sccoetech
Google SuperPowers for Your School Library with Awesome Apps & Extensions!