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Apps, Extensions and More Dan Herlihy - [email protected]

Apps: from the online Web Store - Natural Reader - online word processing (or open docs from multiple places such as Dropbox, , etc.) with Text to Speech, change voice, speed - Readium - eBook Reader and Bookshelf - Readiator - eBook Reader, plays multimedia in eBooks - Books - ePub reader and bookshelf (does not support multimedia content such as audio/video in eBooks) - Evernote - note taking, add images, record voice - OneNote - full scale create and share multiple notebooks, works across all platforms - Notebook - simple to use notebook, attach files, add images, video links, - Files - search Downloads folder and Google Drive - Dropbox - online file storage - WeVideo - http://www.wevideo.com/ - online video editing - Kami (formerly Notable PDF (extension and app) will open PDF, convert JPG to PDF files, annotate, highlight, type on page, more - Wunderlist - ://www.wunderlist.com - task manager - Conceptua Math - www.conceptuamath.com - working with fractions - Socrative - www.socrative.com - online quiz program - Nearpod - www.nearpod.com - online quiz program - add video, use draw tools, - OneDrive - www.OneDrive.com - Microsoft tools - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, plus - Google Drive - free online storage & office apps - Padlet - create interactive "class notes" wall, students can interact with or view later - add images, notes, video, files, PDF, more - Kaizena - Add voice comments to - ScanQR - QR code scanner for built in camera - Number - Number Line, by the Math Learning Center - Mic Note - Voice Recorder and Notepad - Speechnotes - Speech to Text Notepad - Instagrok - concept based researching and search tool - Stopmotion Animator - create stop motion video - LabCamera - accesses connected document camera's and web cams (such as Hovercam, iPevo document cameras or Logitech and Microsoft web cams) with 7 different lab experiments including time-lapse, measurement, more - Hovercam for Chrome, iPevo Presenter, Ladibug - apps for these specific document cameras - Air Parrot - use with companion program Reflector 2 that you install on a computer to broadcast Chrome screen to computer - Clicker Docs, Clicker Sentences (subscription) writing supports including text to speech, word prediction, word banks - Movenote - record video of yourself presenting with side by side PowerPoint or imported images

Dan Herlihy [email protected] www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com 1 - Newsela - leveled news articles (free) - Sway - easy to use, create video from images, record narration, add transitions - ScanQR - QR code reader - Sketchpad - drawing program - Voice Recorder - record voice, save as MP3 to Downloads folder - - translate selected text

Extensions (add additional functionality to the Chrome Browser): - Read&Write for Google - adds TTS reading, highlighting of text in Google Docs/Drive, web page reader, much more (subscription) - Screenshot Reader - activates this functionality in Read&Write for - Readability - extract article from web pages, clearing out advertising and other extraneous info on page making it easier to read,save as ePub eBook - Just Read - extract article from web pages clearing out advertising and other extraneous info on page making it easier to read - Read Mode - extract article from web pages, clearing out advertising and other extraneous info on page making it easier to read - Evernote Web Clipper (clip article to Evernote account) - &Read Universal - simplify text, read selected text (subscription) - Read the Web - opens reading toolbar for - need kurzweil 3000 + firefly log in to activate (subscription) - Voice Search - add mic to search field in browser for Voice Recognition - SpeakIt! - TTS for selected text - Chrome Speak - TTS, right -click (Control-Click) on selected text- highlight and have the text read to you - Extensity - turn extensions on/off from dropdown list, launch apps from listing - Chrome Virtual Keyboard - onscreen keyboard - Loderi - on-screen keyboard, copy and paste from keyboard - Google Input Tools - on-screen keyboard, multiple languages - TransOver - hover over text to translate to another language - Speech recognition online - Speechpad.pw - voice recognition - Beeline Reader - adds color variations to text making it easier to read - Bookshare Web Reader - TTS for Bookshare books online - ChromeVis is a extension designed to make it easier for people with vision impairments to read the content of webpages, allows you to highlight the text on any webpage and have it enlarged and placed on an easy-to-read background. - Zoom- screen magnifier - Kami (formerly Notable PDF (extension and app) will open PDF, convert JPG to PDF files, annotate, highlight, type on page, more - AppWriter Cloud - word prediction and TTS in documents - subscription based - Co:Writer Universal - word prediction, text to speech in an account accessible on iPad, computers and Chromebooks - Save to Google Drive - save web content, browser screenshots to Google Drive - Save Text to Google Drive - save text on page to Google Drive - Resize split screen layouts

Dan Herlihy [email protected] www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com 2 - Skimzee - web article summarizer, can adjust summary level - My Homework Reminder - quick, easy to use add assignments with dates due - Stick Notes - Just Popped Up! - add quick on the fly notes, can export - options at bottom of window - Read the Web - extension for those with a Kurzweil3000/firefly account log in, text to speech for text on web pages, dictionary - - send/broadcast content to a device or mirror to a PC running Reflect 2 or AirParrot (http://www.airsquirrels.com/) - Premier Chrome Toolbar - TTS, summary tools, dictionary, voice recognition - OpenDyslexic - converts fonts on web pages to OpenDyslexic font - DyslexicReader - converts fonts on web pages to OpenDyslexic font, can turn fonts on/off on the fly

As you add more and more extensions you can collapse (to view from a dropdown >> list) or expand the list by moving your cursor to the end of the address bar, when the cursor turns to a double arrow hold the mouse button down and drag left or right.

Turning on Accessibility Features The has many basic accessibility features. To access and turn them on click in the taskbar in the lower right of the screen, then choose Accessibility. For more Accessibility settings open the Chrome Browser, choose the Customize and control Google Chrome menu at the top right (the three horizontal bars). Choose Settings, scroll to the bottom of the screen and choose Show Advanced Settings.

Using Document Cameras - Computer in Chrome Browser or on Chromebooks

Hovercam T3 or Solo 8 (www.thehovercam.com) Use with online drivers at: https://www.hovercamflex.com or https://www.thehovercam.com/livecam Allows you to use Chrome extensions listed below to read text in documents displayed in live window - Snap&Read Universal (www.donjohnston.com) - Chrome extension, can be used to select text in the live video feed window and it will read aloud highlighting word by word - Screenshot Reader (add-on to the Read&Write for Google toolbar) Chrome extension, can be used to select text in the live video feed window and it will read aloud highlighting word by word - On a computer can also use Image Reader - accessory to kurzweil 3000, to select text in the live video feed window to be read aloud

Dan Herlihy [email protected] www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com 3 - You can use the Hovercam with the LabCamera app for Chrome as well as use the Hovercam for Chrome app to use the document camera to simply display or take pictures of what is under it iPeveo Ziggy HD Wireless - www.ipevo.com - creates its own WiFi network. Connect to live camera feed (in browser window) via provided I.P. address. If using Snap&Read - In viewing window go to Full Screen mode, then open Snap&Read Universal menu and use the select text tool to select text in viewing window to be read aloud with highlighting. Snap&Read will hide the live window if you do not toggle to full screen first.

iPevo Ziggy HD - can connect to Chromebook using the iPevo Presenter app, opens in a separate window, cannot utilize extensions from the app. Can use with Camera app found on also.

Mirror Display to Projector - Broadcast Screen

On a Chromebook: To mirror your display, press Ctrl and the key on your keyboard. You can toggle Mirroring and Extended Desktop using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Maximize key.

If there is no common resolution, your Chromebook won't mirror the external and internal monitors. To adjust the resolution settings in your Chromebook if the projector cannot match and display your current resolution click on the time in the status bar at the bottom right of the screen and choose Extend screen to: then choose the device the Chromebook sees itself connected to - this is only visible if you are connected to a projector for example.

HDMI Port - there are HDMI to RGB converters to connect a Chromebook via the HDMI port to a projector. They can be found on Amazon as well as other online stores.

Dan Herlihy [email protected] www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com 4 Broadcasting Chromebook screen to a computer (both need to be on same Wi-Fi network)

First install and launch Reflector 2 on the computer - www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/

1.) Install and launch AirParrot app (found on chrome Web Store) on the Chromebook, use Quick Connect code given by Reflector 2 to connect

2.) Or install the extension Google Cast. Launch Reflector 2 on the computer. On the Chromebook choose the Google Cast extension.

A window will open allowing you to choose the computer running a program such as Reflector, to then mirror the Chromebooks screen to.

Apple TV - Broadcast all devices to a Projector - Can use Air Parrot app to broadcast Chromebook screen to an Apple TV device connected to a projector or flat screen TV. iPads can also broadcast to it using AirPlay. - To mirror a PC screen to Apple TV use either Air Parrot (http://www.airsquirrels.com/ ) or AirMyPC (http://www.airmypc.com/)

How to Add Bookmarks - and show the Bookmarks bar in browser: - Choose Customize and Control Google Chrome panel, Settings - Check - Always show the bookmarks bar - Go to a web page, click the Star at the end of URL window - Choose to add to folder or Bookmarks bar (under Appearance)

Edit Bookmarks - choose the Edit Bookmark button at the end of the URL field (where you type in web addresses) - you can then edit the name and choose where to store the bookmark by clicking on the drop down field next to Folder.

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Accessibility - Switch Access & More - Accessibility with a switch is limited to keyboard commands in the app you are using. No formal scanning integrated into the Chromebook. - Don Johnston Switch Interface Pro - USB connection, no drivers required, provides switch access to pre-set lists of keyboard commands in programs such as Page Up, Page Down, Space, Enter, etc. (www.donjohnston.com) - Tracker Pro - USB connection, no drivers required, head mouse and switch connection to a plug on the device allows switch access to any function on the Chromebook (http://www.ablenetinc.com) - Applicator - (Bluetooth) ability to set each of 4 different switch ports to preset keyboard commands - space, enter, arrow keys, volume up/down, home and others not related to commands in most apps that don't have switch access built in - such as ~1, ~3 - www.inclusivetlc.com - Blue 2 Bluetooth Switch - (Bluetooth) 3 pre-set modes (Space/Enter for example) with the ability to program three other modes - for either the two onboard switches or the 2 switch ports on the device - to any keystroke, or up to a 4 keystroke combination for each switch. Examples would be Tab for port 1 and Enter for port 2, or keystroke combinations such as Ctrl-P (to print) for switch port 1, etc. - www.ablenetinc.com

Online Switch Accessible Activities - these activities can be accessed using the Freehand Glove (plug into USB port), Don Johnston Switch Interface Pro (plug into USB port), Tracker Pro (plug into USB port), Applicator (Bluetooth) or the Blue 2 (Bluetooth).

Most of these online activities are flash based. Since the Switch Interface Pro, Tracker Pro and the Freehand Glove connect directly to the Chromebook, I have found that the Flash-Based activities accept the switch input from them without any problems. When using Bluetooth switches my experience has been that on occasion you may need to close the device from the Bluetooth connection list and reconnect it. - TarheelReader - www.tarheelreader.org - online books for low incidence - Sen Switcher - online switch accessible games for low incidence - Space Bar/ Left Mouse Click for switch settings www.northerngrid.org/resource/sen-switcher - papunet - online switch accessible games - http://papunet.net/english/ - hiya.net - http://hiyah.net/online.htm - accessible games and learning activities - Doorway Online - http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/movingtargets.html - online switch accessible games (Flash Based) - http://switchclimber.com/ - online subscription based switch activities - http://www.mothergoose.com/Games/flashGames/mmPartOne.swf - http://www.switchedongames.co.uk/bowl.htm - Sensory House - http://www.sensoryworld.org/sensory_house.html - Shiny Learning - http://www.shinylearning.co.uk/freegames

Misc Bookbuilder.cast.org - online eBook creator http://udlstudio.cast.org - online eBook creator

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