If you need to take a photo or create a short video on your Chromebook, you can use the Camera app that is already installed.  The tutorial below walks you through finding the camera app, pinning it to the taskbar, migrating your photos to your Google Drive (if needed), and finding your photos.  The second tutorial walks you through how to insert a photo into a Google Slides presentation using your Chromebook.

🔴  VIDEO:  Short tutorial on opening and using the Camera app

🔴  VIDEO:  Insert a photo into a Google Slides presentation using the camera on your Chromebook

With your WeVideo account (free) you can create up to 5 minutes of video for a project.  You will need to remove (offload) videos when complete to make room for other projects.  Once completed, you can download, or you can upload to Youtube for safe keeping. Note a few of these videos feature the older interfact, but the features still work the same!

🌎LINK:  WeVideo

🔴VIDEO: Detailed Walkthrough and Tutorial (16 minutes)

🔴VIDEO: Quick Start Tutorial

🔴VIDEO: Cut out a part of a video

🔴VIDEO: Add motion titles

🔴VIDEO: Create slow motion in a video clip

🔴VIDEO: Create rolling credits  

With the Screencastify Chrome extension, you can record your own screen, add yourself picture-in-picture in the corner, or record yourself/your project full screen. Videos save directly to your Google Drive.

🔵 RESOURCE: Student guide to installing and using the extension

🌎LINK: Chrome Web Store to install Screencastify in Chrome

There are a couple of options to consider. Neither need a login or password, but one seems to have more options than the other.  There is also a link to an online audio mixer you can use to product podcasts:

🌎 LINK: Online-voice-recorder

🌎 LINK: Vocaroo

🌎 LINK:  https://twistedwave.com/online 

Capturing screenshots on a Chromebook is a little different than on a Windows computer.  Below is a set of instructions.

🔵RESOURCE: Step-by-step instructions

You can also install one of two Chrome extensions that do a pretty good job of screen captures. 

🌎 LINK:  Chrome Capture

Google Slides is one of the best tools for basic presentations.  When you are done building your presentation, you also use Screencastify to record yourself presenting it, and then upload the movie of you giving your presentation!

🔵 RESOURCE:  Intro to Google Slides

🔵 RESOURCE: Slides Carnival Themes

🔴 VIDEO: How to insert voiceover narration

🔴 VIDEO: How to insert audio/music

🔴 VIDEO: How to apply a theme downloaded from a website

🔴 VIDEO: How to insert a hyperlink

🔴 VIDEO: Slides Add-Ons to add more functions to Slides

There are several photo editing options online.  One of the most feature-rich is pixlr.com.  It requires no account.  Below you will find a link to it along with  links to YouTube tutorials. Follow the links for Pixlr X for quick touch-ups like cropping, adding text and filters.  Follow the links for Pixlr E for a more advanced version of Pixlr that is similar to PhotoShop.

🌎 LINK:  Pixlr X (Fast and fun photo editing)

🔴 VIDEOS: Basic Tutorials for Pixlr X

🔴 VIDEOS: Tutorials for Pixlr X

🌎  LINK: Pixlr E (Advanced Photo Editing similar to PhotoShop)

🔴 VIDEOS: Basic Tutorials for Pixlr E (Advanced)

🔴VIDEOS:  Tutorials for Pixlr E (Advanced Photo Editing)

We have integrated almost every online product that we use now with Clever.  By going to clever.com/in/wv students can login using their badge or their Google account.  Once logged in, they can access all other digital products with no additional logins needed. 

🔴  VIDEO:  Help from your teacher if your badge PIN isn't working

KAMI is Chrome Extension that can be used to mark up a PDF worksheet on your Chromebook.  Below is a link to the Chrome Extension and a video showing you how to use it.

🔴  VIDEO:  How to use KAMI in Google Classroom

🌐 LINK: Download KAMI Chrome Extension

If your teacher has created activities for you using Khan Academy Mappers (to help fill gaps in math based on your MAP scores), use the handout below to help you get in and navigate.

🔵  RESOURCE:  Student Guide to Mappers

Many students grades 2-12 will be using GoFormative this year.  You can login using your Google Account, and join your teacher's class using a code.  

🔴 VIDEO: Student view instructions

🔴 VIDEO: How to submit a photo of your work

This handout helps students access and log into their student portal app.

🔵  RESOURCE: Student Guide to
IC Portal App 

🔵  RESOURCE:  Student Guide to
IC Web Portal

This handout helps students access and log into the IC portal page on their Chromebooks.

🔵  RESOURCE: Student Guide to
IC Login with Microsoft 

If you have a mobile device, getting your school email onto it can be quite simple.  Start by downloading the Outlook app and use the instructions below. You can also acess your mail directly from the WV website.  

🔵 RESOURCE: Step-by-step guide

HelperBird is a super useful Chrome extension that you can install to help students who have certain obstacles to learning.  This extension features to help with dyslexia, color blindness, distracted reading, and also features a dictionary, speech-to-text and more!

🔴 VIDEO: What is HelperBird?

🌎  LINK:  Install HelperBird on Your Chromebook

Read and Write Chrome is a Chrome extension that you can install.  It creates a text-to-speech screen reader on your Chromebook.  

🌎  LINK: Install 

🔴 VIDEO: How to Use It

Cover Overlay is a Chrome extension that can support dyslexic readers who find color overlays helpful.   

🌎  LINK:  Install Cover Overlays on Your Chromebook