Chrome Extensions

Chrome Extensions

Chrome extensions are small software programs that can modify and enhance the functionality of the Chrome browser. You can find Chrome Extensions in the Chrome Web Store. There are many extensions available to improve your workflow. Here are some of our favorites:

• Save to Google Drive: The Save to Google Drive Chrome extension helps you save web content or browser screenshots to your Google Drive. - Imagine you find a great lesson plan - you can click the save to drive extension to send a screenshot of the webpage to your Google Drive.

• Clipboard History 2: The Clipboard History Chrome extension helps you to retrieve previously copied content. Imagine you are giving students digital feedback and you find that you find that you are repeating the same feedback - you can copy the content and then access any copied content in the clipboard history to use again. 

• Awesome Screenshot Capture and Annotate: The Awesome Screenshot Chrome extension helps you take screenshots and annotate them. You can save the annotated screenshots to your Google Drive. You can screenshot selected regions of your screen with this extension.

• Google Calendar: The Google Calendar Chrome extension is a button on your browser toolbar that you can click to see upcoming events from your Google Calendar and add events to your Google Calendar, without ever leaving your page. Imagine you need to check what time your next meeting begins or you need to quickly add a meeting with a student to your schedule - you can quickly add this event to your calendar without leaving your current page. 

• Google Tasks: The Google Tasks Chrome extension helps you easily add and manage your tasks from Chrome in one of three ways: 1) Simply type "t Your new task" into the Chrome Omnibar to add a task from whatever web page you're on. 2) Click the Tasks icon to add a task, see your tasks and task lists and mark a task as completed 3) Highlight text on any web page, right click and add that text to a new task.

• Bookmark Manager: The Bookmark Manager Chrome extension makes bookmarking easier with the smarts of Google Search and a new modern interface. With this extension you can utilize a one-click save feature and add images and notes to your bookmarks to make them more helpful. Also, Google will suggest a folder if it seems like it could be a fit. You can share bookmarks with your friends and family. This extension provides an improved search and your bookmarks will automatically be organized by topic, like “Tokyo” and “Photography,” but you can still organize them into folders yourself.