Educational Technology Guy: google applications

Google Apps and Chromebooks App Recommendations and Substitutions

Here is a list of Google Apps and Web Apps to use. They are listed by category with some explanations.

Suggestions for extensions/apps to be preloaded on Chromebooks

Edmodo

Google Keep - notes and lists

Evernote Web ~~Adblock Plus~~

Evernote Web Clipper

WeVideo - Video Editor and Maker

GeoGebra math app

Read&Write - reading support

EasyBib

Desmos Graphing Calculator

UPDATE - I'm taking Adblock Plus off of the list - it causes issues with online testing and assessment systems.

A to Z of Google Services

https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B6dF7rWxc-5aMGMyanRsMW5DbzQ&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true

Find Apps for Chromebook - great resource to find apps to use with Chromebooks

http://support.google.com/chromeos/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1056325

A great list of Apps and Extensions for Education

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDrYNfAPlLY-2Y7kbL_ADBfVePYmREbNXXV_fyTh5LM/mobilebasic?pli=1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDsGwn7_Z38AYrvOtqqHbX_osrxxKIUpV1kRDiPL7bc/edit#heading=h.4c6x4p5qplh7

Google For Education Resources http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/google-for-educators_22.html

Google Classroom - new resource for teachers to manage classes, assignments, student work, and to communicate with students.

https://sites.google.com/site/dmagafeandchromebooks/How-to-Use-in-Classroom/google-classroom

Google Launches Google Connected Classrooms - take free virtual field trips with your students

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/google-launches-google-connected.html

Evernote: create and organize everything: clip content from websites, take written and audio notes, organize notes and files, share notes and more

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/evernote-for-education.html

There is a desktop app, mobile apps, web app, and extensions for Chrome.

http://pikemalltech.com/10-creative-ways-teachers-can-use-evernote/

Edmodo is a great resource for teachers, students, and parents, allowing communication, collaboration and sharing. It has forums, messages, files, calendar, and more to create an online presence for your class. http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/edmodo-first-year-using-it-with-my.html

Apps by Task you want students to do: Click to enlarge or right click to download.

10 Free Learning Websites for Kids

51 Great Tools for educators and students to use

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-epic-byod-toolchest-vicki-davis

Richland School District Two 1TWO1 Digital Starter Kit http://goo.gl/g3vnnR

Excellent collection of web apps, sorted by category, with lots of information and ideas for using the web apps in class. This district has been 1-1 with Chromebooks for quite a while with a lot of experience.

PreK-2 Digital Starter Kit: http://goo.gl/UGpPM7

Chromebook and Classroom Power-Tools, tips and extensions https://sites.google.com/a/musd.org/chromebook-and-classroom-power-tools/

Google Chrome Apps for Education http://kcsdtechzone.wordpress.com/google-tools-and-resources/google-chrome-apps-for-education/

Extensions for Chome: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G2mLmwi7py0XvFbca3ml1Q22BUWCcvyHj8tfo-zQrKk/edit

Google Drive 101 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LxgwO_-mIXfqB9NeOEwrI-42Sk-fadA8CGg4wjz0qNw/edit

Bloom's Taxonomy of Apps

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/06/bloomin-apps-apps-to-support-blooms.html

Effective Apps and Webapps for Education

http://www.edudemic.com/byod-classrooms-apps-tools/

CK-12 - free e-textbooks and more - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/ck-12-free-e-textbooks-and-more-updates.html

EduClipper

It's free and allows you to clip and capture anything from the web including articles, links, videos, lesson plans and more. You then create a clipboard to organize what you have clipped and then you can share the clipboards with students, colleagues, the public or just keep it for yourself. Students can use it too and the clipboards are searchable. You can also share your clipboards via different social networks.

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/07/educlipper-now-available-and-up-and.html

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2013/09/increase-teacher-effectiveness-with.html

read and fill in Interactive PDFs on the Chromebook using the cloud-based reader "PDF Escape": http://www.pdfescape.com/.

Seven Free Online Whiteboard Tools for Teachers and Studentshttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/seven-free-online-whiteboard-tools-for.html#.U3FRW_ldWhs

Chromebook Apps and Extensions for Elementary Teachers

http://technorookie.blogspot.ca/2014/02/chromebook-apps-and-extensions-for.html

3 Simple Ways to Zip and Unzip Files on a Chromebook

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-simple-ways-zip-unzip-files-chromebook/

Take Your Reading Offline With These 5 Chrome Apps

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/take-reading-offline-5-chrome-apps/

Geddit free web-based student response system for gaining valuable information about student understanding. Real time feedback from students for formative assessment. http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2014/08/geddit-web-based-student-response-system.html

Office

Word - Google Drive Docs
Excel - Google Drive Sheets
PowerPoint - Google Drive Slides
(Using Google Drive offline http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/12/how-to-use-google-docs-offline.html)
https://sites.google.com/site/dmagafeandchromebooks/How-to-Use-in-Classroom/drive-docs-sheets-slides

Notetaking

Google Keep http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2013/03/google-keep-note-taking-service-launched.html
Evernote notetaking and bookmarking http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/evernote-for-education.html
Google Drive Docs can also be used for Note taking
MoveNote - Ever wish you could hear what students were thinking or trying to develop when they wrote a paper or constructed a lab report? MoveNote makes that possible by giving students the ability to add video and audio descriptions to their products right in Google Drive. The process is so simple! Once you select the document, and open MoveNote, the camera will automatically launch. Students can then begin recording additional information or ideas to their documents or presentations. As MoveNote calls it, it is ‘Presentations with Emotions.’ All this for free on the Chrome Web Store. Teachers can use MoveNote to explain directions to individual students, making it easier to differentiate instruction. The possibilities are limitless – and the reasons why I have made MoveNote one of my top picks for the Chromebook classroom.For more information watch this short video from MoveNote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN8XY2Ouudk https://www.movenote.com/

Extensions for Google Chrome browser and Chrome OS

Evernote Clearly http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/08/evernote-clearly-for-chrome-gets-some.html
Evernote Web Clipper http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/06/evernote-updates-its-chrome-web-clipper.html
Goo.gl URL shortener http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/google-url-shortener-lots-of-great.html
Save to Drive http://goo.gl/X9oHF

Research/Web Search:

Google Search:

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/tips-on-better-searches-on-google-from.html

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/infographic-on-better-searches-using.html

Google Tips and Tricks every student should know: http://lifehacker.com/google-tips-and-tricks-every-student-should-know-1508121671

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/searchbetter/google-search-tips/full

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/intl/en-US/scholar/about.html

Curricular Materials:

PBS Teachers Activity Packs - free lesson resources for educators http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/pbs-teachers-activity-packs-free-lesson.html

100+ Free Internet Resources for Real Teachers in Real Classrooms http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/100-free-internet-resources-for-real.html
Mashpedia, the Real-time Encylopedia: excellent resource for research: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/04/mashpedia-real-time-encylopedia-adds.html#.U7P9YZRdXpU

Lots of free online courses and materials:

http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

Science

Biology web apps http://www.biocourseware.com/ (click on Web Apps)
Forensics http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/forensic-science-resources-for-teachers.html

and more http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2014/05/some-more-forensics-science-resources.html

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Resources http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/stem-science-tech-engineering-math.html
Lots of them http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/search/label/science
Top 10 Science Sites for Teachers and Students http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-10-science-resources-for-educators.html
Circuits lab https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/circuitlab/haghanbgfkfpmepoohpigmglbfejljoj?utm_source=plus
Two Sites for Safely Experimenting with Electric Circuits http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/two-sites-for-safely-experimenting-with.html#.UwzCE-NdWN0
PhET - free, online science virtual labs and simulations - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/phet-free-online-science-and-math.html
Virtual Chemical Reactions (free Android and iPad app) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/10/create-virtual-chemical-reactions-on.html#.U3oPmNJdUWI
Animated Science Tutorials - http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html
Medical Animation Library - http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/animationplayer/
Zygote Body - interactive human anatomy - http://www.zygotebody.com/#
Virtual Cell Animations - http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/
BioDigital Human - Science teachers everywhere rejoice! BioDigital Human brings a virtual 3-D human body to life right on the screen of a Chromebook. The program gives students the ability to study anatomy and physiology by looking inside the human body. With this amazing new Chrome app, students can see inside the human body and grab cross-sections of organs, peeling away layers at time. Students can isolate structures or body parts and get instant information about each. To add to the richness of the experience, BioDigital Human allows students to virtually conduct dissections and use the information to study and explore. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/biodigital-human/agoenciogemlojlhccbcpcfflicgnaak?hl=en

Math

Daum Equation Editor https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/daum-equation-editor/dinfmiceliiomokeofbocegmacmagjhe?hl=en
Geogebra - http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en/ (free software, Google Chrome web app)
Desmos graphing calculator - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/desmos-better-free-online-calculator.html
Scientific Calculator - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/free-online-scientific-calculators.html
Google as a Graphing Calculator http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-is-now-graphing-calculator.html
Wolfram - http://education.wolfram.com/
Microsoft Mathematics - math help and a graphing calculator http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/microsoft-mathematics-math-help-and.html
Google Geometry Calculator - Google has an interactive search widget that solves geometry problems. You can search for [solve triangle], [area of a circle], [volume of a sphere], [perimeter of a trapezoid], [area of a pentagon], [hypotenuse calculator], [triangular prism volume], [calculate the diagonal of a cube with 6mm edge], [volume of a cylinder with radius 4cm and height 8cm], [a^2+b^2=c^2 calc a=4 b=7 c=?] and more.

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-geometry-calculator.html

Pauls Online Math Notes, http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ online math tutorials and notes for Algebra, Trig, and Calculus.
Thinking Blocks - model math problems in your browser to help students understand http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/thinking-blocks-model-math-problems-on.html#.U-PQG-NdXpV

Photo Editing (Photoshop)

Pixlr Photo Editing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?hl=en
PicMonkey http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/picmonkey-free-online-photo-editing.html
Picadilo - A Robust and Free Photo Editing Tool http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/09/picadilo-robust-and-free-photo-editing.html#.UjmoHdLktsk
Sumo.fm - powerful, online image editing http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
iPiccy Photo Editor is only a photo editor and offers no image creation features. The app simply lists the available features in a column on the left of the screen, making navigation and editing much simpler for users who are unfamiliar with Photoshop’s layers and features. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ipiccy-photo-editor/imokeandodnlammaoenbgcnbhigjbpjh?hl=en

Social Studies

Google Maps - https://maps.google.com/
Go Social Studies Go - A Good Alternative to Social Studies Textbooks - Multimedia books about US History, World History and World Religions. Text, Pictures, Videos, links to more resources. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/02/more-than-100-new-topics-in-go-social.html#.U7F4PZRdXpU
WhatWasThere - historical photos linked to Google Maps - visit the past! http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/whatwasthere-historical-photos-linked.html
Teaching With ChronoZoom - A Timeline of Almost Everything http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/12/teaching-with-chronozoom-timeline-of.html#.U7vzuJRdXpU

ELL Resources

5 Good Apps for ESL / ELL Students: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/5-good-apps-for-esl-ell-students.html#.Ux75Qj9dWN0

Foreign Language

Mandarin Chinese - http://www.openculture.com/free_mandarin_chinese_lessons

10 Good Sites & Apps for Learning a New Language

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/05/10-good-sites-apps-for-learning-new.html#.VCVy45RdWAg

Video

WeVideo http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/wevideo-online-video-editor-announces.html
The Five Best Tools for Creating Videos Without Installing Software http://goo.gl/0cHk7

Screen Casting

ScreenCastify - A Screencasting Option That Works on Chromebooks http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/screencastify-screencasting-option-that.html#.UwSuIGJdWN0

Tech Ed

5 (five) 3D Modeling, Engineering, and Architecture Apps for Chrome (the rest on the site are for iOS) - great, free apps to use on Chromebooks - http://www.hansenslinktotech.com/2014/07/10-3d-modeling-engineering-and.html

Autodesk AutoCAD 360 - Autodesk® AutoCAD® 360 is a free, easy-to-use sketching and drafting app that enables you to quickly view, create, edit, and share drawings using your web browser. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autocad-360/dcjeclnkejmbepoibfnamioojinoopln

Music

Students can compose short songs using:
"UJAM - Make your music.": https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ujam-make-your-music/apdiogojbmdncjdpljocafnigiokgmci?utm_source=gmail

They can practice notation and ear training using:
"Music Notation Training": https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/music-notation-training/baflflhaeoafhbeiioodmdmjohkoalio?utm_source=gmail

They can learn the piano keyboard using:
"Color Piano!": https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-piano/ihmigmmflfcbhdpdgbkkeojchjhhphnh?utm_source=gmail

Online Guitar App
"ButtonBeats Guitar": https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/buttonbeats-guitar/mkcpeekapbmklcidenkpbjcpcicmjmnf?utm_source=gmail

Drawing

10 Excellent Drawing Tools for Teachers and Students http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11/10-excellent-drawing-tools-for-teachers.htmlGoogle Drawings - part of Google Docs

See "Tech Ed" for CAD

Computer Science

Codenvy IDE https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/codenvy-ide/lefigjbiimiemfhjmibbgemkpenelmag?hl=en
Google Code University - free computer science classes
Scratch - from MIT - great visual coding http://scratch.mit.edu/
Tynker: Computer programming for kids http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=5183

Audio

Virtual Labs and Simulations:

PhET - free, online science virtual labs and simulations - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/phet-free-online-science-and-math.html

Digital Textbooks:

CK-12 - free E-Texbooks and multimedia resources - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/ck-12-free-e-textbooks-and-more-updates.html

CK-12 web app to access all of their materials

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ck-12/ilmbnmigihncgeckjgmkehcgkdeohkhl

Boundless - Free, open source, digital textbooks - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2013/01/boundless-free-open-source-digital.html

Miscellaneous

Free Technology for Teachers: 13 Good Chrome Extensions and Apps for Students and Teachers
Alternatives to Inspiration: http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/6-free-mindmapping-appsservices-for.html
5 Useful Free Web Tools for Project Based Learning assignments http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/11/5-useful-free-web-tools-for-project-based-learning-assignments/
PDFEscape - edit and fill in PDF files https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdfescape-free-pdf-editor/gdefoklganepljiopdnglodohlgfikkl

Read Later Fast – This app lets you save pages to read later – online or offline, and fast. All you have to do is right click and save the page for later to avoid having too many open tabs on your browser.
Select and Speak lets you select text from almost any website and make it talk
Voice Recognition - Type with your voice. Dictation turns your Google Chrome into a speech recognition app
StudyStack – StudyStack helps students memorize anything with millions of flashcards that have already been added to the site or the ability to create your own. There are dozens of flashcard categories including foreign languages, math, LSAT and GRE.
Graph.tk - An app for math majors, Graph.tk is an app that brings the graphing capabilities of your calculator to the browser. It’s easy to use and good for plotting graphs based on equations.
WordReference - For anyone taking a foreign language course or studying abroad, this extension gets you the translations you need in a fast and easy way. Since it’s an extension and placed right next to the address bar, you don’t even have to leave the site you’re on for a quick translation.
The Chrome webstore - find thousands of free webapps to use https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home
Read-Write for Google Docs - accessibility app https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google-docs/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd
Open Educational Resources

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oer-commons/jpmacjdjgmmlaclcgeddepjkkeoojepm

List of web apps from another school district: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ap3z-8ofmQ4FdExMYVgwU2hDaGZzMXlJWFJWT28xU1E#gid=0

Typing/Keyboarding

typingweb.com – this site offers straightforward tutorials and typing practice games. It allows you to choose to learn in several different languages and if desired you can earn an official typing certification. However, you must register if you want to track your progress.
Sense-Lang’s Balloon Game – Once you get the basics down, this game is great for teaching you how to type without looking at the keyboard.
Typeonline -The typing tutorials on this site also include lessons on how to use a keyboard number pad for those who may need to enter a lot of numerical data.
Typeracer – You can improve your speed on this site by entering typing races with your friends or others from around the globe. If you are motivated by fun and competition then this is the site for you.