This is apps, add-ons, extensions for browsers and Google Drive.
- LucidCharts–add-on for MS Office
Annotate PDFs
- Kami–open PDF in Google Drive, then open with Kami (app)
- Lumin–open PDF in Google Drive, then open with Lumin (app)
Annotate Webpages
- Marker.to — highlight and more
Assessment
- Flubaroo–auto grade quizzes; add-on
- Kaizena–add audio and video notes to submitted assignments; add-on
- Superquiz
Classroom Management
- 1-click Timer
- Adblock–blocks ads, honor-ware–pay what you can afford once the extension is installed; even blocks ads at the start of YTs
- Certify ’em–for Google Forms: ask a few questions about training and auto-issue the certificate
- Checker Plus–notifies you when a doc in Google Drive changes; extension
- Check it Out–add-on for Google Forms; great for class libraries
- Doctopus–mass-copy (from a starter template), share, monitor student progress, and manage grading and feedback for student projects in Google Drive.
- Flippity–turn GA into flashcards; add-on
- Google Keep–keep track of notes and lists
- Hapara–quickly manage students and classrooms with CB; a bit expensive
- Task Timer–track how much time is spent on different tasks
Communication
- Bitmoji–add emojis to email
Device Management
- Add Block–app to block website ads (app)
Economics
- Time is Money–this add-on converts prices on a webpage to hours worked
Google Drive
- Save to Google Drive–save web content or screen captures direct to Google Drive
Grammar
Keyboarding
Math
Music
- Flat.io–compose music collaboratively
Note-taking
- Webpage Sticky Notes–attaches to the webpage and appears whenever you visit that page (extension)
Presentations
- Pear Deck–create a slidedeck; share it with students via class code; Q&A; assessments
Reading
- Action Story–improve English comprehension
- Read & Write–(extension) reads passages aloud; text-to-speech; include a dictionary; create voice notes; simplify and summarize text; free for teachers (maybe students)
- Readability–(extension) cleans up ads and clutter prior to reading
- Web-page sticky notes-(extension) add notes that appear every time you access the site
Screenshots and Screen captures
- Loom (extension)
- Nimbus (extension)
- Screencastify–records everything from your screen plus voice
Special Needs
- Open Dyslexic–(extension) open source font that improves readability for students with Dyslexia; changes font on pages (no download)
- Read & Write–(extension) reads passages aloud; text-to-speech; include a dictionary; create voice notes; simplify and summarize text; free for teachers (maybe students)
Video
- Soapbox–free Chrome extension to create videos; webcam and desktop side-by-side
- Spark video — works on Chromebooks and iOS; add personal narrative, images. Use a story template or start from scratch; creates as slides
Visual Learning
- LucidCharts–Google Apps add-on
Writing
- Cite This For Me–(extension) like EasyBib; saves time but not perfect
- EasyBib–Google Apps add-on
- Grammarly–(extension) get writing suggestions
- Storybird–app