Tech Tools for Learning Differences
What is the difference between an extension, app, and add-on?
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Accessibility Training
Google for Education:
Twelve short (2 mins) videos for Accessibility Training
Google Education: Teacher Center
Using Chromebooks in Classrooms with Diverse Learners (PD@home course)
With this add-on, you will have free access to a large icon database for your Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Spreadsheets and Google Forms.
Use this Google docs add on to Use highlight key areas of your document to collect, group, and learn from later.
Extensions
It is super important to turn off any extensions you are NOT using. Otherwise, when you login to your Chrome browser, it may run really slow and lag. Click on the link to watch a video to learn how to manage your extensions.
Beeline Reader Extension
Adding this Google Chrome Web extension uses color to guide eyes and allows readers to fuzz out parts of the page not necessary for reading. In the free version, it can be used five times per day.
Use this extension to turn every web page into a MagicScroll book. This scrolling system lets you scroll web pages, making it easier to read without being distracted.
This extension allows you to listen to background sounds to mask annoying noises and help you focus while you work.
Adding this Google Chrome Web extension needs to be added by teachers and students in order for students to hear their teacher's voice feedback.
Colorblind Extension
This Google Chrome Web extension may support students who are color blind.
Mercury Reader Extension
This Google Chrome extension that removes ads or other distractions on a web page.
This extension can zoom based on tab/origin/path.
This extension allows the user to annotate a document or PDF.
Grammarly Extension
A Google Chrome Web extension that checks spelling and grammar.
Natural Reader Extension
This chrome extension reads Google docs or web pages to students.
This extension is a screen dimmer and reading aid that may help with fluency, eye-strain, concentration and comprehension while reading.
Use this extension to easily create mathematical equations, formulas and quizzes.
When you install this extension, all pages are "inverted", so black becomes white and white becomes black.
This extension overrides all fonts on web pages with the OpenDyslexic font and formats pages to be more readable.
With the Voice In Chrome Extension, you can use speech to text to dictate in ANY textbox on ANY website.
Use this extension to turn every web page into a MagicScroll book. This scrolling system lets you scroll web pages, making it easier to read without being distracted.
Chrome Web Apps
This app is an online whiteboard app.
The Voice Recorder is a simple online tool that can be used right in your browser. It allows you to record your voice using a microphone and save it as an mp3 file.
Reading Strategies in English & Spanish
This reading resource is geared to elementary students in both English and Spanish. Eight research-based reading strategies can be worked on here (using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, evaluating and synthesizing).
Use this free software to create and share diagrams to organize ideas. You can also input these diagrams in Google docs.
This app allows the user to annotate a document or PDF.