Enjoy Your Chromebook More

 

If you're looking for ways to customize your Chromebook, check out this post from TECA. Keep in mind that students and staff cannot add stickers directly to their FISD Chromebooks. You can, however, purchase a thin case to cover with stickers if you'd like. Read more.

Google's Note-taking tool Cursive

 

Users with touchscreen devices running Chrome have access to Google's Cursive for note-taking! I think it's so super cool! Check out TCEA's post about it!

Chromebook Shortcuts

Want to save some time? Learn these handy Chromebook keyboard shortcuts! The list includes how to restore closed tabs, how to scroll with one hand, and several other helpful shortcuts and tips! Read more.

Chromebook App Hub

Google for Education has put together this awesome resource for educators: Chromebook App Hub. Filter ideas by idea category, age range, subject, and learning goal and filter apps by app category, age range, and language. I recommend you bookmark the site and visit often! 

How to use Chromebooks Offline

Matt Miller from Ditch That Textbook recently posted about using Chromebooks offline. This comes in handy for students who do not have internet access at home and for the rare occasions that our network goes down. He includes information about how to set it up, apps to use, and some lesson planning ideas. Check it out! 
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How well do you know Chromebooks?

Really. How well do you think you know chromebooks? Can you scroll without using the scroll bar? Can you locate files after they're downloaded? These questions and more are part of this Chromebook Quiz for Students. I recommend you give it a try yourself!
Make a copy of the quiz.

Getting to know your chromebook

Please check out this post from Holly Clark titled Getting to know your chromebook. There are TONS of great tips here!

Google Lit Trips on Chromebooks

If you are not familiar with them, a Google Lit Trip plots locations from a novel on Google Earth to create a 3D geographic tour of the story. At each location the Lit Trip can also include annotations, web links, images, videos, activities, and more, all related to that part of the story. This is a great way to put students in the story, helping them see where the events took place, and bring the story to life.

Google Lit Trips are now available on Chromebooks! Check out this article with screenshots and directions. 

150 Chrome Apps & Extensions

Kasey Bell's Shake-Up Learning has compiled 150 of the most useful Chrome apps and extensions for the classroom. Scroll down on the page and use the filters to find what you're looking for!

10 Ways to Create Videos on Chromebooks

Richard Byrne at FreeTech4Teachers recently posted a list of 10 ways to create videos on Chromebooks. I recommend you check it out!

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21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs

Check out this list of 21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs. There are several helpful Chrome extensions that you may want to investigate further. The list includes Test-to-Speech extensions, Readability extensions, Reading Comprehension extensions, Focus extensions, & Navigation extensions. 

3 Best Training Sessions for Educators using Google Apps

Google Gooru recently posted their 3 Best Training Sessions for Educators using Google Apps. The list includes (1) A Deep Dive into Google Classroom, (2) Automate the Grading Process with Flubaroo, and (3) The Benefits of Deploying Chromebooks. I recommend you take a look!

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Back to School with Google Chrome: The Complete Guide

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Chrome browser can be found here.

LucidChart's New Presentation Mode

LucidChart is a mind mapping tool that recently added a presentation feature.

Check out Richard Byrne's (Free Tech 4 Teachers) tips for educational uses.

To access LucidChart, 

- Click New à More à Connect more apps…

- Search for and add LucidChart

- Click New à More à LucidChart

- New documents will show up on your Drive list.

Chromebook Tips Every Teacher Should Know

Chromebook Tips Every Teacher Should Know

Chrome Extensions for Teachers

Here are a few handy Chrome extensions:

Time Warp kindly reminds you not to procrastinate when you need to get things done. 

SnagIt is a quick screen capture tool. With TechSmith SnagIt's Chrome App, you can screen capture, screen record, image edit and share. With TechSmith SnagIt's Google Chrome Extension, you can take screenshots or screen recordings of anything on your screen including your browser, desktop and applications you have running.  

For more ideas, check out this list: Chrome Extensions for Teachers

Chrome's Hidden Mute Feature

Don't you hate it when you have multiple tabs open and one of them starts playing music? Sometimes it can take a while to figure out which one you need to mute. This article explains how to activate Chrome's hidden mute feature, making it easy to mute tabs in the future.

Find apps for your Chromebook

To help support your classroom use of Chromebooks, Google put together this list of "Find apps for your Chromebook". 

It’s a list of “If you want to… On a Chromebook, you could use…” and includes things like making a presentation, organizing notes, edit a video, create music and much more.

Let me know if you would like help exploring any of these!

50 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers

If you're looking for ways to make life easier for you and your students, check out te@chthought’s 50 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers.

The list includes extensions and apps like Quizlet, Evernote's Web Clipper, Easybib, Lucidchart and more!

Google Keep

Google Keep is basically post-its for your Google Account. You can color code them, mark items off, share them with others and more! 

Check it out:

On the web http://keep.google.com

On Android http://g.co.keep

In Chrome http://goo.gl/pQvKtH