30 Chrome Extensions You Can’t Teach Without

30 Chrome Extensions You Can’t
Teach Without

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Aimee Thalberg & Vera Weber
Montevideo Public Schools

What are extensions?

Extensions are small programs that
add functionality to Google
products.

Where do you find them?

Google Webstore

chrome.google.com/webstore

How are they installed?

Type the term
or name of the
extension into

the search
box.

How are they installed?

From the
results, look for
extensions that

have good
reviews from a
large number of

people.

How are they installed?

Click the
Add to Chrome

button

After installing the extension, it
will appear in your Chrome
browser toolbar.

Poll Everywhere Poll Everywhere is a website that
does polling.

By using this extension, it actually
adds a menu item to your Google
Slide presentations.

Create an account prior to using
the extensions

When creating the presentation, a
Poll Everywhere can be instantly
added into the next slide.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/poll-everywh
ere-for-googl/jeehnidbmlhpkncbplipfalpjkhlokaa



How are they disabled or deleted?

1 1. Use the three little
vertical dots in the upper
right corner of your
Chrome browser.

2 2. Select More tools

3 3. Click on Extensions

Click to check or
uncheck the Enable

box to place or
remove from the
extensions from the
browser toolbar.

Click the
Trashcan to

delete an
extension.

How are they disabled or deleted?

Or, simply right click in the
Chrome browser toolbar and

use the drop down menu
that appears to
Remove, Hide, or

Manage Extensions

Adblock for YouTube
Blocks ads before
YouTube videos.

Try it: Kid President

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-for-y
outube/cmedhionkhpnakcndndgjdbohmhepckk?utm_source

=chrome-ntp-icon

Adblock Plus Blocks all annoying
ads.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cf Blocks Youtube video
hdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon ads.
Blocks Facebook ads &
other annoyances.
Blocks Malware.
Blocks third party
tracking.

Announcify Allows the user to listen to
articles on websites.

Works best on a mobile
device or Chromebook

Try it out: MSN Article

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/announcify/mmiolkcfamcbpoan
djpnefiegkcpeoan?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Beeline Reader Guides a reader through online text by changing
the color of each sentence.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline Dims outside distractions.
-reader/ifjafammaookpiajfbedmacfldaiamgg?utm_sou Only a free 2 week trial period but you can delete it
and add it again.
rce=chrome-ntp-icon You can use BeeLine up to 5 times every day for
free, or subscribe to BeeLine Reader Pro for just
$2/month
Students and teachers can also apply on our
website for our free Student Pass (certain
limitations apply).
Makes reading substantially easier and faster
because it allows you to transition between lines
quickly and effortlessly.
It works on millions of news websites and blogs, and
you can even use read Kindle books, Google Docs,
and gmail with it.
You can also get the PDF extension, which works on
any text-based PDF.

Bitmoji Creates a personalized
animated cartoon of
yourself.
You can add it to your
webpages or email.
School computers may
block it or delete it.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeia
dkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig?hl=en-US

Cite this for me: Cites webpages into APA,
Web Citer MLA, Chicago, and Harvard.
Cites quotes from
webpage.

Go to page, click extension,
pick how you want it cited,
copy and paste it to your
assignment.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cite-this-for-me-we Try it out: MSN Article
b-cite/nnnmhgkokpalnmbeighfomegjfkklkle/related?utm_source=c

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Crafty Text Copy and paste text into the
Crafty Text extension.

Select Display

Text is displayed in large
print across the screen.

Click on the extension in the
browser toolbar again to
remove the display.

Adds an app to Chrome

Desmos Graphing
Calculator

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/desmos-grap
hing-calculato/bhdheahnajobgndecdbggfmcojekgdko?utm_s

ource=chrome-ntp-icon

Flat-Music Scores Ad❏ds an app to Chrome
and Guitar tabs
Provides music editors with
editor a score to easily create
music.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flat-musi
c-scores-and-gui/mgfkpiieempkmppimblkblmlcmbdkbcg Lot of music editing features
including scores,
instrumentation, ability to
add text...

Share to Google Links right to your
Classroom Google Classroom.
Provides options to
quickly move between
classrooms.
You can push whatever
you have on your
desktop to the students.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/share-to-classro
om/adokjfanaflbkibffcbhihgihpgijcei?hl=en-US

Google Dictionary View definitions as you browse the
web.

May be blocked by administration

With this extension, you can:

1) Double-click any word to view its
definition in a small pop-up bubble.

2) View the complete definition of
any word or phrase using the
toolbar dictionary.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-b 3) Store a history of words you've
y-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?utm_source=chrome- looked up, so you can practice them
later.
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Google Keep Right click on link and you
can save it to Google Keep.

Features:
• Save URLs, text, and
images
• Take notes on saved
content
• Add labels to your notes
• Automatically saves to
Google Keep

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-keep-chrom Try it out: MSN Article
e-extens/lpcaedmchfhocbbapmcbpinfpgnhiddi?hl=en-US

Google Tone Sends a website link using an audio
tone to other computers in the
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-t room.
one/nnckehldicaciogcbchegobnafnjkcne?utm_source=c
Pull up the URL on your computer.
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Click the Google Tone icon

Listen for the Audio Tone

Other computers with Google Tone
installed should get a message in
the lower right hand corner to open
a URL from _____

Once the message is clicked the URL
will open on their device.

Google Translate Highlight or right-click on
a section for text.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-translate Click on translate icon.
/aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb?utm_source=chrome-ntp-ic Translate a whole page
into a different
on language.
Over a hundred different
languages to choose
from.
Try it out: Apple

Grammarly Free tool to helps with grammar in
digital communications.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gramma
rly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen/rel Highlights misspelled words or
unnecessary punctuation and
ated?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon offers corrections.

Once installed, it works in email,
online forms, and documents.

Does not work in Google Drive at
this time.

Read&Write ReadWrite is an amazing extension!

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrit ● Text to Speech
e-for-google-chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphg ● Translator
● Text and Picture dictionaries
d?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon ● Voice typing
● Text Reader
● Simplify and summarize web

pages

To start, highlight the area where
you want the reader to begin.

Example: Periodic Table

Mercury Reader Simplifies a webpage into a
document for easy reading.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury
-reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi/related?ut Using the setting (gear) icon, you
can change the size of text,
m_source=chrome-ntp-icon background to black, and toggle
“Serif” or “Sans” font.

Mercury Reader example: Popular
Science website article

Save to Google Right click link, image,
Drive webpage, etc. and it will
save to Google Drive.
After your content is
saved, the progress
dialog allows you to
open the file, rename, or
view the file in the Google
Drive.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-google-dri Try it out: Apple
ve/gmbmikajjgmnabiglmofipeabaddhgne?utm_source=chrome-ntp

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Screencastify Easily create videos and
webcasts from your device.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-sc Shows your desktop, add
reen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn?utm_source=c microphone and webcam for
personal touches.
hrome-ntp-icon Pen tool to write on screen
and highlight information.
Crop and edit once finished.
Once added, click record.
Saves into Google Drive.

Turn off the lights If you don’t expand the video, this
extension will dim the area around
the video.

Click the extension to toggle on or
off.

Example: YouTube Video about
Biteable

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/turn-off-
the-lights/bfbmjmiodbnnpllbbbfblcplfjjepjdn?utm_source

=chrome-ntp-icon

Equatio

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/equatio-
math-made-digital/hjngolefdpdnooamgdldlkjgmdcmcjnc

?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Select and Speak Reads webpages outloud.
How to use:
- First select the text you
want it to read.
- Then click the icon to
start listening.
- To stop listening at any
time click stop

How to video

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/select-and-speak
-text-to/gfjopfpjmkcfgjpogepmdjmcnihfpokn

Whisper Allows teachers to send messages
to students within a Google
Classroom without disturbing
everyone

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/whisper-by-edtec Each message a teacher sends is
hteam/pmcialgbdmhkmfmacfhlgmadgdpmceca also sent to his or her email (and
automatically marked read and
archived) so that Whisper is
compliant with districts that
archive teacher emails.

Loom Screencasting video extension.
Takes videos of your desktop.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/loom-video-recorde Use microphone and webcam to add
r-scree/liecbddmkiiihnedobmlmillhodjkdmb personal touches.
Teachers use it for lesson recaps and
student presentations.
High-Quality Video
- Unlimited Storage
- Embed Anywhere: you can put it
anywhere on the internet you’d like!
- MP4 Format: The video is available for
download as an MP4. You can simply
download and use anywhere.
- Unlimited Recording: With no limitations
you can record for hours at a time if
you’d like. Feel free to use the
Pause/Start functionality as well.

QR Code Generator Instantly create a QR
Code from any website.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shout Simply go to the
key/doggebiamobffjeahijcmackhifbpien selected website and
click on the extension.
Avoids having to copy
and paste between
one website and the QR
Code Generator
website.

Alice Keeler’s Instantly change the sharing
Anyone Can View permissions of a Google
Docs/Sheets/Slides/Drawing to
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/alice- "Anyone with the link can view".
keeler-anyonecanvie/hdjklakffhgbjmenlcjcgagjlkbpmj
This will open the viewing permissions
cf to those outside of your domain or
school.

The link to the Google Doc is also
automatically copied to your clipboard.

This saves you from the extra step of
copying the URL after you changed
the sharing permissions.

Simply paste (Control V) the link where
you want to share the document and
have full confidence that others can
view the document. Ex: Doc

Alice Keeler’s Open This split screen extension allows you to right click
Side By Side on any link and open the destination URL on the
right side of the screen.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/alice-k
eeler-open-side-by/oohcehjlgohbhbljoepeoedbgcpcef This Chrome extension is useful to anyone needing
side by side windows.
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EDUCATORS: This extension is useful for teachers to
view student work side by side with the web based
gradebook.

Google Classroom users can use the extension by
right clicking on student work attached. Student
work is displayed to the right of the grading screen
in Google Classroom, making it easy to leave
students a score and a feedback comment.

Students can use the extension to view their work
side by side with the assignment directions.
Students right click on their Google Documents
attached in Google Classroom to open their work to
the right of the Google Classroom instructions.

Example: How to video

Extensions Manager See and manage all
your extensions at one
time.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/exten
sions-manager-aka-sw/lpleipinonnoibneeejgjnoeekm

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