Extensions, Apps and Add-ons February 2018

Overview of Tools o Google Chrome Extensions (show up to the right on Chrome browser toolbar) o Google Chrome Apps (links to Google products – waffle next to your picture) o Google Chrome Add-ons (extra features inside , Sheets or Forms) o Log in to Chrome Browser vs. logging into Drive/ on website

Read and Write for Google • Floating toolbar available in Chrome as an extension • Free for teachers, speech only free for students • Features include text to speech, pop-up/picture , highlighter feature, and a vocabulary list for reading help. Writing supports include word prediction, speech to text, and pdf reader. Web features include removing all ads and pictures. • Download at Chrome webstore. Teacher registration for free subscription: https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/products/free-for-teachers/

Using to convert picture of text to digital text 1) Log into Google Drive 2) Select New – File Upload 3) Browse to the picture of paper sheet (usually a jpeg or PDF) and upload 4) In Google – right click on the jpeg and select “Open with – Google Docs” 5) The image and digital text are now in the document.

Google Extensions, Apps and Add-ons

ACCESSIBILITY BOOKS READING Click Free Browsing Extension Books Mercury Reader Extension Hover mouse over and will click Search book, changes in font, Simplifies webpage, no ads background Scroll to Top Extension Skimzee Extension Kindle Cloud Launcher Reduces the number of sentences on Changes in font, color, background screen.

Read Mode Extension Simplifies webpage, no ads SPEECH TO TEXT STUDY/ORGANIZATION STUDY/ORGANIZATION VoiceIn Voice Typing Ext Autocopy Original Extension Save to Pocket Extension Automatically copies once Saves selected webpages in one area VoiceNote II – Speech to highlighted in web Text Extension StayFocusd Extension Oh My Tabs Extension or Limiting amount of time on site Tools – Voice Typing in OneTab Extension Google Docs Save selected tabs Tab Scissors and Tab Glue Built in voice recognition Extensions LucidChart Ext/Add-on Cuts screen in half so can view two Mind mapping tabs and put it back together

Clock for Google Chrome Tools – Research in Google Docs Extension Highlight word, side bar has search/cite links Super Simple Highlighter Extension – right click on web text Thinkery Extension to highlight Web clipper and idea to do list TEXT to SPEECH UTILITIY WRITING Select and Speak Extension Awesome Screenshot Ext Google Dictionary Extension Speech only free Take a picture and drop in program; Web based, click on any word mark-up tools. Similar to Snipping Read&Write for Google tool on Windows. Grammarbase or Ginger Chrome Extension Extension - Grammar checker Speech only free Extensity Extension Place to easily control all your Kaizena Add-On for Docs extensions Leave voice notes in document

goo.gl URL Shortener Kami Extension or Extension - Makes URL small Add text to PDF

Panic Button Plus Extension Removes all tabs and webpages

Save to Google Drive Extension Saves website as a picture and automatically puts in Drive