Now that summer has begun it is time to play! If you haven ‘t spent any time in the Chrome Web Store I HIGHLY suggest you do. There are tons of free apps and extensions you can use in your Chrome browser that are fabulous.
To get to the Chrome Web Store you can click on new tab in your Chrome browser and in the bottom right hand corner click on Web Store.
You will have to make sure you are signed in to the Web Store (check the upper left hand corner for your email address).
Spend some time in the Web Store exploring. There are backgrounds, games, programs, extension, helpful tools. Here are a few of my favorites:
Extensions will appear next to your address bar.
Extensions
Screen Capture – captures an image of what is on your screen quickly
Shorten Me – allows you to shorten an URL or create a QR code with one click
Announcify! – takes your webpage and read it to you
Key Rocket – helps you learn short cut to make your life a bit easier (think CTRL + C)
Read & Write – will read your Google Doc out loud to you
Ginger – spelling and grammar check
Apps will appear as icons when you click on a new tab.
Apps
These apps will allow you to access your Google tools quickly:
You Tube
Google Calendar
Gmail
Google Docs
Google Drive
Voice Comments (from learn.ly) – allows you to leave voice comments on a Google Doc
Dropbox – free cloud storage
Geogebra – online mathematical tool
Those are a few of my favorite but I am just skimming the surface. There are a wide variety of items from typing games, to a biodigital human, Angry Birds, ad blockers, and the list continues.
So now that it is summer take some time to play and see what you can find. I would love to hear what you come up with! Leave me a comment so our list of great apps and extensions continues to grow.