Useful Tools for Learning

Read & Write for Google Chrome

You can find this as a tiny icon in the top right of your Google Chrome page.

It is a very useful tool when you are reading something a little challenging. With Read & Write for Google Chrome you can:

• have the text on the screen read out to you

• simplify pages of lots of text

• highlight text when researching and collect the highlighted text

The following videos can tell you how to use Read & Write for Google Chrome:

Google Translate

You can also find this as a tiny icon in the top right of your Google Chrome page.

If you are reading something that uses words in another language you can type these words into Google Translate to understand their meaning in English.

Most importantly, if you want your parents to help you, and they might usually speak another language, you can use Google Translate to help them read some information or instructions with you.

The following video can tell you how t use Google Translate:

Pomodoro Timer

Pomodoro means 'tomato' in Italian. So this is a Tomato Timer.

This technique is great for adults and children. All you do is set a timer, focus on the task for the length of the timer and then have a brief break after the time goes off. You then repeat this 3 or 4 times before having a longer break.

Watch the video for how to do this to help you get a lot done in a short amount of time!

Screencastify (Older students)

This is another tiny icon in the top right of your Google Chrome page.

Some of the videos we make for you are made using Screencastify. It is an excellent way to share your screen with everyone and show your learning to your class and your teacher. You can record this and post it straight your Google Classroom.

The following videos tell you how to use Screencastify. They are designed more for teachers so onl