Chrome Extensions & Apps
Exploring Extensions & Apps in Chrome
Learning to use extensions and apps can open a whole new world for you! Extensions and apps, along with themes (background designs) and games, can be found in the Chrome Web Store. The features available through Chrome are literally endless.
Chrome Extensions are programs which extend the power of the Chrome browser. The icons for extensions will appear to the right of your Omnibox (URL bar) after they have been installed and can be managed from their own page in your Chrome Settings menu.
Chrome Apps are independent applications which will appear in your Chrome apps launcher and will open in a separate window when activated. Notice that your Chrome Apps Launcher is colorful, while your Google Apps Launcher, which holds the default apps provided by your district account, is black and white.
Below you will find information on:
- Extensions & Apps
- Educator Favorites
- Screencastify
- Additional Information
Below is a copy of an EdTech Google Summit presentation used with permission from Google Education Trainer, Michelle Armstrong, whose information is on the last slide. She does a great job of explaining the difference between Extensions, Chrome Apps, and Google Docs Add-ons and giving a few examples of each. Enjoy!
This video provides a nice introduction to adding Chrome Extensions with a few educator favorites as examples.
Screencastify
One of your assessments for this module includes creating a screencast using the Screencastify extension. Below is a video which shows how to use the Screencastify extension once you have added it to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store.
Explore this article for more Screencastify tips and for student video project ideas!
For a list of recommended Chrome Extensions & Apps, I have created an abridged version of an EdTech Nut presentation, as always, used with permission.
This is a rather large file and tends to bog down the site,
so please open in a separate tab to save or copy by clicking HERE.
A little more information about Chrome Apps is provided in this video.
Read this great article from EdSurge.com, "Extensions, Add-Ons and Apps, Oh My! How to Utilize Google in Your Classroom."
New for Summer 2016 - "Google Cast for Education" App
For more info, read this article from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Google Releases New Educational Tool to Wirelessly Share Computer Screens in Class
All of these tools and more can be found in the Chrome Web Store. Start exploring today!