Extensions are a part of the Chrome browser that provide added functionality to the browser.
Chromebook Apps can behave as independent tools installed on the Chromebook (some work offline, for example) or can simply be a link to the tool’s website.
A great app to capture any items you see on your computer screen. You can add annotations, comments, blur sensitive info, and share it with one-click uploads.
Customize the app launcher (waffle) and add more than 250 Google shortcuts. And it is not limited to these 250 Google shortcuts; the extension also allows you to create custom shortcuts to every website you want.
Automatically create website citations in the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles at the click of a button.
Word prediction that is grammar smart and inventive spelling aware. Speech recognition allows you to speak it, and we'll write it.
Bookmark, Archive, Screenshot & Markup - All-In-One Web Collector, must-have research tool.
Disable Extensions temporarily
Temporarily disable all your extensions with one click. Click again and you re-enable all your previously disabled extensions.
Draftback lets you play back the revision history of any Google Doc you can edit. It's like going back in time to look over your own shoulder as you write.
Adds an EDpuzzle button next to YouTube™ videos to quickly start editing them in EDpuzzle
The emaze Chrome extension provides a daily live stream of fresh new emaze presentations right in your browser.
Tired of having too many extensions in your toolbar? Try Extensity, the ultimate tool for lightning fast enabling and disabling all your extensions for Google Chrome.
Eye Dropper is open source extension which allows you to pick colors from web pages, color picker and your personal color history.
When you find something in Chrome that you want to view later, put it in Pocket. It automatically syncs to your phone, tablet or computer so you can view it at any time, even without an internet connection.
To be used in tandem with the Doctopus Add-on for Google Sheets, the Goobric web app enables flexible, efficient rubric-based grading of Google Drive resources.
Shorten url with goo.gl, the Google URL shortener, and share with many different service!
The Google Cast extension enables you to find and play content on your Chromecast device from your Chrome browser.
Views definitions easily as you browse the web.
View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Easily save the things to Keep and have them synced across all of the platforms that you use.
Broadcast any URL to computers within earshot.
View translations easily as you browse the web.
Check your spelling and grammar as you type.
Mic Notes Voice Recorder & Notepad
Easily record audio & set it up to save as Mp3 in Google Drive.
Video without the distractions. To watch web videos without the comments, just drag the button below to your browser's bookmarks bar.
Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.
Padlet mini allows you to bookmark the best of the web by adding items to a collaborative digital canvas.
Point is a quick way to share and discuss what you find online.
Poll Everywhere for Google Slides
Poll Everywhere allows you to transform one-way presentations into a lively conversation with the entire room. Using the smartphones and devices people carry every day, participants can submit live responses straight to the Google slide.
Readability is a web and mobile app that zaps clutter and saves web articles in a comfortable reading view.
Offer support for Google Docs/web to students with learning difficulties, dyslexia or ELL/ESL. Hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting, see the meaning of words, and hear text translated.
With this extension you can simply drag and drop files from your desktop or file manager right onto the board. You can also take screenshots of websites in your browser and instantly save them into your RealtimeBoard library.
Save web content or screen capture directly to Google Drive.
Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software (aka. screencast recorder) for Chrome. It is able to record all screen activity inside a tab, including audio. Just press record and the content of your tab is recorded.
The extension allows you to push webpages to your any of your Classroom classes, so they open instantly on your students' computers.
Symbaloo is a visual way to navigate the Internet. Touch or click on icons to get quick and easy access to your daily personal online life or simply use it as a kick start to find knowledge from experts on any subject you can think of. You can create pages yourself with all your bookmarks, or websites you use for a specific subject.
Tab Cloud allows you to save any window session and restore it at a later date or on another computer. Effectively allowing you to sync open tabs between multiple computers.
Draw shapes, lines, and add text to live web pages and take screenshot.
Citations
Johnston, Kevin. (2017, 3/22). Co:Writer Universal. Video. retrieved from link.
Smith, Ileane. (2017, 3/22). How to Use the Diigo Extension for Google Chrome. Video. retrieved from link.
Atwood, Jay. (2017, 3/22). Goobric Web App. Video. Retrieved from link.
Poll Everywhere. (2017, 3/22). Introducing Poll Everywhere. Video.
Parkington, Johnathon. (2017, 3/22). Chromebook 101: Screencastify, Screen Recording Made Easy. Video.