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You can create a Chrome app in about 5 minutes, so this blog article claims. The article also explains in detail how to do this and how to add a Chrome extension to your chrome toolbar.

"There are millions of web resources you can access on any web-based device, but here are a few suggestions for web apps that you can find in the Google Chrome Web Store. These work on the Chrome browser on a desktop or laptop and on Chromebooks." A nice visual chart with the task needed opposite the app that could be used with Chrome.

This is a list of links with very brief notes on what the various applications do for those with learning disabilities or other accessibility issues.

This is a magic place where students can add to a drawing and write about it. One additional activity might be to explore some of the cultural assumptions expressed in the drawings. You will probably need Google Chrome to use all the parts of this wonderful creative site. See also http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design for similar creative art sites. Thanks to Martin Burrett at Diigo in Education.

This short video (7+ min.) explains what social bookmarking is and how to use Diigo for education. It starts with a walk-through of creating an account, selecting and using tags, installing a Chrome extension (also works well with Firefox) or diigolet on your browser, and how to actually bookmark a page. Other video tutorials explain the lists function and setting up groups.

R. Byrne discusses ScreenCastify, Snagit for Chrome, and Google+ Hangout On Air (when no one else is in your Hangout). With detailed instructions and several instructive videos showing how. Screencasts are often the best way to show students how to do something, and students can easily make them to show each other or to demonstrate their expertise in something. My 9-year-old granddaughter is making screencasts of her game play with Minecraft just for fun.

R. Byrne explains with a short video how to use Google Slides. The visual search in the sidebar next to each slide is an easy-to-use drag-and-drop feature (with Chrome or Firefox). The source of the image comes with the image. G Slides makes PowerPoint look clumsy.

"Step 1: Import your kindle highlights to your Diigo library. With the new Diigo chrome extension, it only takes one click to import all of your highlights from a book to your Diigo library. "Step 2: Organize highlights from a book in your own knowledge structure. "After Kindle highlights are imported in your Diigo library, it's easy to add them to an outliner where you can then organize these highlights in your own structure."

"Mote works through a Chrome extension that makes it easy for teachers to leave students voice-recorded feedback in Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Classroom. Students don't need the Mote extension or even an account to listen to recorded feedback. It's a real time-saver and a great way to provide effective feedback. " While Nick is right that voice annotation may be a good way to explain you thoughts on student writing, I think that MS Word has a voice annotation feature. And the written notes to students are still important if for nothing else than a reminder as the student re-writes. Mote requires uploading a document to Google Docs first, though that is no big deal. Worth a try, and Nick explains clearly how to run through the whole process.

A teleprompter for use with student productions. Type in or upload a script, which will show in large letters. Not for non-PC or Chrome. T/h M. Burrett

This tool opens up to a full soundboard where you can create your own audio and special effects. Should be fun for teen-agers, especially.