Chrome Apps
To view apps on a Chromebook: click the search button in the lower left then All Apps
To see your apps on a computer in Chrome: chrome://apps/ or in a new tab click Apps in the upper left
The Chrome Webstore: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps
EDpuzzle: EDpuzzle empowers teachers to make any video your lesson. Crop a video, explain it with your own voice and embed quizzes at any time.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/edpuzzle/aibecpgimejiilcodkhopfpbelohhppf?hl=en
eduCanon: Transform video content you find online (YouTube, Khan Academy, LearnZillion, TeacherTube, Vimeo, etc.) into an interactive learning experience for your students.
Animoto: Easily turn photos and video clips into powerful, professional videos. Also an app for android.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/animoto-video-maker/cambaldalpopjjmpfogbpikpbhembepl?hl=en
Build with Chrome: Now you can build with LEGO® bricks using Google Maps as your baseplate. Imagine. Explore. Build online in Chrome.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/build-with-chrome/lbbbhbjeecagnlfgggogfclkdjamoapf
RoboCompass: Teach geometry using 3D realistic straightedge, compass, protractor, set square and pencil.
Pixlr Editor: Pixlr Editor is an in browser photo editor for all your editing needs. Have full control over your images, including layers and effects.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?hl=en
Awesome Screenshot: Capture all or part of any web page. Add annotations, comments, blur sensitive info, and share with one-click uploads. Now with free desktop capture!
My Study Life: My Study Life is a cross-platform planner for students and teachers designed to make your study life easier to manage. My Study Life allows you to store your classes, homework and exams in the cloud making it available on any device, wherever you are. Apps for ios, android and chrome.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/my-study-life/mnjdjjiobjicmlhnjlogfgbibihjhkeo?hl=en-GB
Desmos Graphing Calculator: Explore math with Desmos! Plot functions, create tables, add sliders, animate your graphs, and more -- all for free.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/desmos-graphing-calculato/bhdheahnajobgndecdbggfmcojekgdko
CK-12: CK-12 is an app to help students, and teachers improve K-12 learning by providing self-paced learning content & tools. Learn over 5,000 math and science concepts at a student’s own pace.! Also includes SAT prep.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ck-12/ilmbnmigihncgeckjgmkehcgkdeohkhl
Present.me: Record video or audio voiceover with your slides. Great for flipped classrooms! Also integrates with Google Drive.
Chrome Extensions
To enable or disable Chrome Extensions: chrome://extensions/
Extensity: 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. Just enable the extension when you want to use it, and disable when you want to get rid of it for a little while. You can also launch Chrome Apps right from the list.
AdBlock: AdBlock is the best Chrome extension ever. It blocks any and all ads, whether they be banner ads, pop-up ads, or even adds in YouTube videos.
Tab Resize: Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows. w/ Multi Monitor Support.
Clearly: With one click, Clearly makes blog posts and articles clean and easy to read. Clearly eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience, and even allows you to browse multi-page articles in one, seamless view.
Screencastify: Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software for Chrome.
OneTab: 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.
EasyBib: Cite web sites with one click using the EasyBib Toolbar and receive advice on the credibility of the website you're citing.
Stay Focused: Stay Focused increases your productivity by limiting the amount of time that you can spend on time-wasting websites.
Bit.ly: This is a simple extension that just generates a Bit.ly link for the page you’re currently on. It also grabs the title of the page as well.
Google Dictionary: View definitions easily as you browse the web.
Announcify: Announcify is a great text-to-speech extension that will read any webpage aloud. It also clears the clutter on the page while blurring the text in surrounding paragraphs so the reader can stay focused. Great for struggling readers and ELL.
Tab Cloud: 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.
TLDR – Too Long Didn’t Read: TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) is a free extension that creates a summary of any web article without leaving the original page.