Evernote Clearly is going away - here are two alternatives

Evernote Clearly is a great browser extension that cleans up a web page so that jus the article is visibgle for viewing, eliminating distractions like ads and other links. It is a great tool for students to use to help them focus on what they are reading. Unfortunately, Evernote is not going to support it anymore (to focus more on their core app) and you won't even be able to download it after tomorrow.


Here are two options you can use going forward:

1. Evernote Web Clipper - the Evernote web clipper can perform a similar function. Click on it while on the site you want to clean up, click "simplified article" and then read it. When done, just close out the clipper window and it goes back to the original site.




2. Readability - Readability is a web and mobile app that zaps clutter and saves web articles in a comfortable reading view.The official Readability extension for Chrome provides a better way to read online, turning any web page into a comfortable reading view right in your web browser. Features: • "Read Now" to disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter • "Read Later" to save content to your personal reading list • "Send to Kindle" to send any web page to your Kindle in a comfortable reading view • Tagging to help you keep your reading list organized • Automatically sync your reading list to your Kindle every day with Kindle digests • Printing • Sharing through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Configurable content appearance: font color and size





Both options work well and provide a useful tool for students.

There are other options also, but these are the two I like.



Related:

Evernote in Education Resources



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Evernote Tips and Tricks Series - #13 - Clearly - clean up what you are viewing

I'm a huge fan and user of Evernote, and lots of people ask me for tips on using it, so I'm starting a series of blog posts on Evernote Tips and Tricks to share some great tips and ideas for using Evernote.

Tip #13 - Clearly

Evernote's Web Clipper allows you to clip a "simplified article" when clipping from a website. This feature gets rid of the side bars, ads, etc and just copies the article (occasionally it doesn't work depending on how the site was built, but it works most of the time.) It's a great way to just clip the article and not the distractions, making it easier to read, as well as taking less time to clip and using less storage space.



Evernote also has a stand alone browser extension that does basically the same thing, called Clearly.
Evernote Clearly is a browser extension that allows you to read online with less distractions. You simply click the extension and it hides all the distractions from blogs and articles, allowing you to read with less distractions and more easily. It use it a lot, especially on sites that have a ton of ads or side bar items.

This is great for students who have issues with distractions and makes things easier to read. 

Simply install the extension and click on it when in an article. From there, you can clip it to Evernote, highlight, annotate or even print. 

Related:

Evernote for Education Resources (includes more tips)

Evernote Tips and Tricks Series

Tips on Getting Started with Evernote

Examples of using Evernote as: teacher, student, admin

Great Tips, Resources and Ideas for Going Paperless

Get Organized - tips and resources for students, teachers, admin and more

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Chrome (Browser and Chromebook) Extensions - my favorites and recommendations

I am a heavy user of Google Apps including Chrome and Chromebooks. These are the extensions that I use and feel are some of the best and most useful and consider a must have for all Chromebook users. Title of extension links to Google Play store. Link at end of entry is to other articles on how to use it.



Clearly - Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read. Save them to Evernote to read anywhere. - great for students as it eliminates distractions on the web pages and makes it easier to read and understand. Evernote Clearly



Evernote Web Clipper - Use the Evernote extension to save things you see on the web into your Evernote account. - save web sites, online files and more. A must have. Evernote for Education Resources.



goo.gl, the Google URL shortener - shorten URLs, and share with many different services! - Very useful for sharing links with others, especially if you want them to write it down. Google URL Shortener Features



Google Docs, Slides, Sheets - create, view, edit and share documents, presentations and spreadsheets with others. Another must have. Google Apps Resources for Education



Google Keep - notes and lists - Quickly capture what's on your mind and share those thoughts with friends and family. - great for quick notes and reminders.  Google Keep Features



Google Translate - View translations easily as you browse the web. Excellent for ELL students and Foreign Language classes. Google Translate features and languages.



Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides - View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides - another must have. Who needs Office anymore?! Google Docs Editing for Office



Pocket - save articles, videos and more to read later. I save things from my Feedly account here to read later and then can save from here directly into Evernote. Pocket is one of my most used Apps.



Save to Google Drive - Save web content or screen capture directly to Google Drive. Great for saving online files right into your drive account.



Screencastify - simple video screen capture software for Chrome. Use to record lessons and classes for students to access later. 

Webpage Screenshot - The most powerful and freeware app for capture entire page, Save & Edit & Annotate & Print & Share - I use this to capture screenshots for blog posts.



WeVideo Next - video creation and editing tools using HTML5. Great tool for using videos on a Chromebook. WeVideo Online Video Editor

Related:

My most used/favorite Apps and how I use them

Contact me if you would like help with deployment, setup or training in Google Apps and/or Chromebooks.

Resources to get Started With Google Apps and Chromebooks

Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!

Google App and Chromebooks Resources - learn how to better use them

Chromebooks - definitely awesome for education

Google Classroom resources for Educators

Google Drive and Docs, Sheets and Slides Resources for Educators

Google Sites Resources for Educators

Google Hangouts Resources for Educators

Google+ Resources for Educators

Tips and Resources for Using Chromebooks offline

Suggestions for apps/extensions to Block on Chromebooks and Google Apps

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Evernote Clearly gets Text-to-Speech - premium only

Evernote is one of my most used apps, ever. I'll be sharing the apps I use, and how I use them, in my new job as CIO shortly.

Evernote has a very cool product called Clearly. Evernote Clearly is a browser extension for Google Chrome (other browsers will be added soon) that allows you to read online with less distractions. You simply click the extension and it hides all the distractions from blogs and articles, allowing you to read with less distractions and more easily.It use it a lot, especially on sites that I want to clip to Evernote (it keeps all the junk from getting clipped too).

This is great for students who have issues with distractions and makes things easier to read.

It has a great new feature also. Clearly now has Text-to-Speech for premium account users. Premium accounts are only $5 per month, or $45 per year and are well worth it, adding some great features.

Words are highlighted as they are read and users can pause and skip. This is a great feature for ELL, early readers, and struggling readers. It supports 12 languages.



Source: Evernote Blog

Evernote Clearly for Chrome gets some great new features!

Evernote, one of my favorite web apps (along with Google's many apps), has a great product, Evernote Clearly which is a browser extension for Google Chrome (other browsers will be added soon) that allows you to read online with less distractions. You simply click the extension and it hides all the distractions from blogs and articles, allowing you to read with less distractions and more easily.

It use it a lot, especially on sites that I want to clip to Evernote (it keeps all the junk from getting clipped too).

Evernote has just announced some great new features for Clearly. It now has related notes and highlighting. 

Related notes is just like it is in the Evernote web clipper. When you visit a page and click on Clearly, it will show you related notes to the site you are viewing. 

Highlighting allows you to highlight sections of the site you are viewing and when you clip it to Evernote, the highlighting remains. This is great for calling out important parts of something for yourself, or for people you are going to share the note with.

Read more about Evernote Clearly for Chrome.