Apps are things like Google Forms, Google Classroom, etc. Your apps can be found using the colorful waffle in the top left corner, or the grey waffle/grid on the right. Extensions can usually be found in the top right hand corner of your Chrome window. You'll see in the screenshot to the right that I have a few extensions in the top right corner of my Chrome browser.
Meet the queen of Google: Kasey Bell @ShakeUpLearning
Visit her blog for a cornucopia of Google ideas and tips and how-to's!
She posted her TCEA presentation about Google Chrome Apps & Extensions for teacher on her blog...
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goo.gl URL Shortener
How to use this app & how to install it:
ShortenMe and Bitly are other URL shorteners extensions you can add to Chrome.
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Turn Off the Lights Chrome Extension - Greys out the rest of the You Tube window.
Naomi shared this extension:
How to use Evernote Web Clipper
Last Pass extensions: Saves your passwords.
OneTab and TabCloud are extensions that saves tabs as collections and opens them later.
Tab Hibernation: Sends your inactive tabs to sleep.
MOVE IT: Brain breaks! Add this extension to your browser, set the notification interval, and your screen will give you a random brain break and exercise idea.
TechSmith Snagit: This is a screen capture extension and app. Take and annotate, or add notes, to screenshots and save them to Google Drive. You can also use this took to create screencast videos and animated GIFs.
Read & Write for Google: hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with word highlighting. See the meaning of words explained with words and images. Translation available.
Whiteboardr: This is a collaborative whiteboard app!
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