This page has been designed to collate and share our favourite Chrome apps - so far! It will grow as the pilot progresses. As we use them we will add our anecdotes and feedback below. Apps can be installed by a user themselves or they can be installed en masse, by a forced roll out to groups, so they are automatically in their launch icon on their Chromebooks, just like the image to the left, it literally takes seconds to install an app for a group of users. Google Apps can be found in the Chrome Web Store you can also create your own 'store' for your organisation in your GAFE console.
The ones below are all free apps, some will also work offline. Where a file is ‘saved’ after being created e.g Online Voice Recorder, files will be saved to the user's Google Drive. The apps are in the browser and not device dependent, so if a learner logs on to the browser from any device all the apps will still be there.
Many educators are sharing online about the apps they use, here are some great examples - 13 must have apps for Music Teachers and the best 3 apps for art and drawing. We will aim to create resource guides for every subject too. This example is focused on the 'how to' 60 ways for Maths Teachers to use Google Classroom again something we'll develop over time.
We are also exploring Data Loggers and equipment for Science that can be used on the Chromebooks using ideas from Vernier and Pasco
Creativity and Collaboration
Google Classroom Details
Google Drive Details
SpeakIt! Details
MindMeister Details
feedlyDetails
Gmail Offline Details
Socrative Student Details
Openclipart Details
Speech Recognition Details
MindMup - Free Mind Map web site Details
Padlet Details
Office Apps Details
Tag Cloud Generator Details
Formula Editor Details
Google Keep - notes and lists Details
Camera Details
Goo Create Details
Noteflight Details
PowToon Presentations Details
Gliffy Diagrams Details
Trello Details
Pupil Pref Details
PDF Editing tools
PDF Escape details
Adobe PDF creator details
Graphic Communication
Autodesk Force Effect https://forceeffect.autodesk.com/index
Autodesk 123D https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autodesk-123d-design/adcpobnhinigjfgdjponlboohbhigoml
3D Tin https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/3dtin/algoakekcdmbbikdjgjdahbfihboglmi
Gimp details
Computing Science
Python Editor V4 Beta http://editor.codnex.net/v4/index.php
MIT App Inventor http://ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/
Balsamiq Mockups details
Art and Picture Editing
PicMonkeyDetails
Pixlr Editor Details
The apps provide a wide variety of built-in tools such as brushes, shapes, texture stamp, spiral and paintbrushes, effects and many more.
1- Sumo Paint
“Sumo Paint is a full featured painting and image editing application featuring an active art community of over 570 000 registered members and over 2 000 000 images. The app has the web's most versatile collection of image editing features blurring the line between desktop applications like Photoshop or Gimp.”
2- Sketchpad
“Draw, sketch, create with Sketchpad….You can experiment with photos by painting new elements into the composition, add notes, manipulate graphics, overlay text on anything or go backwards and forwards in time infinitely through changes you make.”
“deviantART muro allows users to create complete works of art in ways never before realized by digital drawing programs… Providing superior function, speed, and flexibility compared to other Web-based drawing applications, deviantART muro is offered free to everyone. With full-blown layer capabilities, pressure sensitivity, and over 20 uniquely programmed brushes, deviantART muro is advanced enough for expert artists, yet simple enough for novices and everyday doodlers. ”
Science
Interactive Periodic Table Details
ChemReference: Periodic Table Details
Geography
Earth View from Google Maps Details
Music
Soundtrap - Make Music Online Details
Modern Foreign Languages
Duolingo Details
Maths
Mangahigh - Making Math Irresistible Details
g(Math) Details
GeoGebra Details
Business Studies
TypingClub Details
Audio and Video Editing
DetailsWeVideo - Video Ed
Audio Cutter Details
Voice Recorder Details
To be grouped...
Thesaurus Details
GravitInherited Details
VideoNot.es Details
Socrative Teacher Details
Sketchpad Details
BrainPOP Featured Movie Details
goo.gl URL Shortener Details
Keywords Details
Scribble Maps Details
Clarisketch Details
Kaizena Mini Details
Visual Aids
Dark Reader details