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

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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

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My most used/favorite Apps and how I use them

I have a few apps and resources that I use on a daily basis. I thought this might be a nice way to end the year.

Here they are and how I use them:


Email - I use Google's Inbox for most email, and Outlook at work. In Outlook, the Evernote Clipper is my main tool to get things out of Outlook and into Evernote where I can use it. I love Inbox for email as I can create reminders, add reminders to emails, more easily categorize and organize them.

Evernote - I use this for everything. Here are some examples:
 http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2014/12/examples-of-using-evernote-as-teacher.html

Google Apps, especially Drive, Classroom, Chrome browser, Calendar, Blogger, and Sites - use Drive for all of my files that I use with classes and all of my legacy files (most new things are in Evernote). Classroom for assignments and communicating with students, Calendar for organizing, Blogger for this blog, Sites for technology resource sites and classroom sites.



Social Media - Google+, Twitter, and Facebook - Google+ is my go to for education and technology resources, connections and sharing. I love that you can have longer posts and discussions than on Twitter. I also use Twitter for education and technology resource finding. Facebook is just for personal connections.
Google+ is a thriving community and I find some great discussions and resources on it.


Feedly - I subscribe to a lot of sites and blogs and use Feedly to organize and read them, as well as easily share them to Google+, Twitter and even Evernote. This is where I find a lot of resources for use in my job, life and for this blog.



Pocket - I use this to save articles and blog posts for later reading/action, including reading them offline later.



Tech & Learning - great resource for educators and administrators on educational technology. I go subscribe to the site and blogs and magazine.



Hardware- HTC One Android Smartphone, Nexus 7 tablet, Chromebook
-- access every app and piece of data on any of my devices, anywhere.
My smartphone comes with me everywhere. I use my tablet for browsing social media and watching Netflix and my Chromebook is my main work horse.




Related:


My Favorite Resources for Teachers and Students

Technology I'm using daily as a School District CIO

Technology I use on a Daily Basis - updated for 2011

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