chrome extensions

What are Chrome Extensions?

Extensions are installed in your Chrome Browser and give you added features and options to customize your browser.

straight up fun (creative?) extensions

BitmojiUse your personal emoji in Gmail!

MakeGIF Video CaptureCapture HTML5 videos in your browser and turn them into GIF animations.

ORGANISE YOUR LIFE WITH A CLICK...

Google Keep Chrome ExtensionSave to Google Keep in a single click!

Pinterest Save ButtonSave the things you find on the Web.

Save to Google DriveSave web content or screen capture directly to Google Drive.

TrelloQuickly create Trello cards and access your Trello boards from the Omnibox.

Screen capture, screenshot share/saveCapture a region, visible content of a tab, or a horizontally/vertically scrollable page as a searchable image & bookmark it.

Like Windows 'Snipping Tool' or Mac ' Capture' but only for your browser.
Hit 'Alt' twice to clip anything from your browser.
Saves to your online (free) clipular account to access from any browser.
Further cropping/editing/sharing options within Clipular.

'DAD' EXTENSIONS. PRACTICAL - NOT FLASHY....

AdBlockThe most popular Chrome extension, with over 40 million users! Blocks ads all over the web.

Grammarly for ChromeCheck your spelling and grammar as you type. Boost your credibility everywhere you write!

Undo Recently Closed Tabs ButtonAdd a toolbar button onto any toolbar to undo closed tabs

DuallessDualless - For those who don't have dual monitor.

G-Suite (GAFE) iNTEGRATION tOOLS

DriveSlides by Matt Miller and Alice KeelerCreate a Google Slides presentation out of a Drive folder of images.

Anyone CanViewInstantly change the sharing permissions of a Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Drawing to "Anyone with the link can view".

Boomerang for GmailAllows you to schedule messages to be sent or returned at a later date.

Send from Gmail (by Google)Makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email

Share to ClassroomGet your class on the same (web)page, instantly.

The 'Share to Classroom' extension can be used 2 ways.

1) Quickly add a link to an assignment, post etc.

2) Push any website URL to all students in your Google Classroom (that also have the Extension installed) to instantly open that website on their device. Students can also share URLs with teachers using the same method.

The Share to Google Classroom Chrome Extension! | Shake Up Learning

practical and flashy

URL Shortener & QR GeneratorShorten url with goo.gl, the Google URL shortener, and share with many different service!

The goo.gl extension automatically creates a shortened URL and/or a QR Code for quick reference to any website.

ColorZilla

This extension allows you to hover over anything on a website to find the exact colour that has been used.

Within Google Drive (and heaps of other tools) you can then copy and paste the colour code that ColorZilla produces to replicate the exact same colour (see below).

record your screen + make a video with your own narration

Nimbus Screenshot & Screen Video RecorderScreen Capture FULL Web page or any part. Edit screenshots. Record screencasts - record video from your screen.

Similar tools, you only need one. Nimbus (left) is easier, looks nicer. Screencastify (right) has better Google Drive integration.

Screencastify (Screen Video Recorder)Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software for Chrome.

references (thanks)

Chrome App and Extension Database | Shake Up LearningSearch for the Best Chrome Apps and Extensions to Use in Your Classroom! There are now 150+ Chrome Apps and Extensions in this database. I have put together a Google Chrome App and Extension Database for Teachers (also at the bottom of this post) that is loaded with apps and extensions for productivity and classroom integration. …

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