Chrome Extensions

 

 

 

Installing Chrome Extensions	Managing Chrome Extensions

Efficiency Extensions (and Bookmarks)

	goo.gl URL Shortener	Shorten URLs and create QR codes with goo.gl URL shortener
	Google Mail Checker	Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.
	Tab Scissors	This extension splits a window into two at the selected tab.
	Tab Resize	Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows.
	Alice Keeler Gradebook Split	When grading digital work, use this extension to bring up your web-based gradebook side by side with the students work. (You can program any URL page to come up.)
	Black Menu for Google	The easiest access to the Google universe
	Save to Drive	Save images of entire webpages to your Google Drive
	Stay Focusd	StayFocusd increases your productivity by limiting the amount of time that you can spend on time-wasting websites.
	Google Tone	Broadcast any URL to computers within earshot.
	Chirp	Send text, pictures or links from Chrome to Chirp app!
	Simple Extension Manager	A simple menu to enable, disable and access options of extensions.

 

Security Extensions

	LastPass	A simple menu to enable, disable and access options of extensions.
	AdBlock	The #1 ad blocker with over 200 million downloads. Blocks YouTube, Facebook and ALL ads by default (unlike Adblock Plus).

 

Writing & Research Extensions

	Grammarly	Spell check and grammar check your writing when communicating online. Boost your productivity and credibility everywhere you write!
	Clearly	Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read. Save them to Evernote to read anywhere.
	Read & Write for Google	Boost reading and writing confidence. Offer support for Google Docs/web to students with learning difficulties, dyslexia or ELL/ESL. (Read aloud is free; more features, such as highlighting, for $$)
	Diigolet	A social bookmarking website which allows signed-up users to bookmark and tag web-pages. Additionally, it allows users to highlight any part of a webpage and attach sticky notes to specific highlights or to a whole page. (Bookmark)
	ImagineEasy Scholar Annotation	The companion annotation tool to the Imagine Easy Scholar platform ($4/student). It’s an investment, but I recommend all they have to offer.
	EasyBib Tools	Cite web sites with one click using the EasyBib Toolbar and receive advice on the credibility of the web site you’re citing.
	Blendspace	Curate your digital content into one place with a bookmark and drag & drop format (Bookmark)

 

Multimedia Extensions

	Awesome Screenshot	Screen capture for all or part of any web page. Add annotations, comments, blur sensitive info, and share with one-click uploads.
	Screencastify	Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software for Chrome.
	Turn Off the Lights	The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the videos as if you were in the cinema.
	Quietube	Video without the distractions.  Drag the bookmark to your toolbar.  That easy.

 

Fun Extensions

	Noisli	Improve your focus and boost your productivity. Block out annoying noises and create the right environment for working or relaxing.
	Google Art Project	Art Project masterpieces from Google Cultural Institute in your browser tabs