Transcript google chrome apps and extensions

GOOGLE CHROME APPS
AND EXTENSIONS
Kayla McAlister, M.S. Ed.
http://tinyurl.com/ChromeApps1
Overview
• Introduction to Google Chrome
• Explore Chrome Apps and Extensions
Google Chrome
• Chrome Web Store
• https://chrome.google.com/webstore/
• Sign into Google Chrome to access
your apps and extensions on any
device.
• To view apps: chrome://apps/
• To view extensions:
• Click on right corner of browser
• Go to “About Google Chrome”
• Click on extensions
Apps vs. Extensions
Apps
• Applications you can run
inside your browser.
• Run standalone, like any
regular website.
Extensions
• Extend the functionality of
your browser.
• May add a button to your
toolbar,
• Run inside Google Docs.
• Can work across websites
READING SUPPORTS
Bookshare Web Reader
• Extension
• Access Bookshare
books
• Select “read now”
option instead of
downloading book
• Text-to-speech and
highlighting
Kindle Cloud Reader
• App
• Sync across devices
• Customize appearance
Readability
Before
After
Too Long Didn’t Read (TLDR)
• Extension
• Creates
summary of any
web page
Newsela
• App and website
• Daily articles at 5 reading levels (3-12)
• Quizzes
WRITING SUPPORTS
Read&Write for Google
• Extension
• Appears as toolbar in Google Docs and
icon on address bar
• Word-prediction
• Text-to-speech
• Speech-to-text
• Videos:
• http://www.texthelp.com/north-
america/support/videos/#Google
Read&Write for Google
Ginger
• Extension
• Spell checker and
grammar checker
• Can use in Gmail,
Facebook, etc.
Voice Recognition
• App
• Speech-to-text
• Copy and
paste into
Google Doc
MATH SUPPORTS
Khan Academy
• App
• Online graphing calculator
://chrome.google.com/webstore/