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This article is about the 27 of the best Chrome extensions that we should check out today. It is an interesting read because it is a good way to really see whats out there. There are also instructions on how to use each one provided in the article. 

I found this article to be very interesting as well as informative. I really liked the fact that it tells you the instructions on how to use each of the extensions mentioned. The instructions are very detailed and specific for each extension and I consider that this would come in handy for not only future teachers but everyone. In addition, it also tells you if its free or if there is a cost to have it.

Google Chrome is the most-used Web browser worldwide, according to Stat Counter. But this browser also benefits from plenty of useful extensions available on the Chrome Web Store. Here are the 40 best extensions. This article has many good extensions that are useful for educational reasons.

I really like the readability extension they offer. Its nice to not be distracted by flashing ads when all you want to do is read an article on the internet. It is probably even tougher for high school students or younger to concentrate. It is a nice feature to keep them productive.

This is a great list to use as a resource for Chrome Extensions; not only does it give you 100 examples from simple to complex, they vary in use as well. I liked "Grammarly Lite," which spellchecks your grammar and spelling on the internet, super helpful for future teachers who would like to avoid looking unprofessional in an email when their proofreading simply was not on point that day. "Panic Button" is also good for parents (or teachers, if they prefer to keep their emails and such private), as it hides and locks whatever tabs are on your screen at the time with the click of a button.

This is a really comprehensive list. I'm going to have to go back after the semester is over and try some of these out. Great article, thanks for sharing!

This article highlights some great Chrome extensions that might be useful in the classroom. The author discusses everything from the Duam Equation Editor -which allows you to write and save equations - to Printliminator - which allows you to "highlight a webpage and select only the elements you wish to print".

This ins interesting because Microsoft is planning to integrate Skype within Outlook.com, Excel, Word, OneNote Online and PowerPoint.This will give users the option to collaborate with other people on a shared document. This will help a lot with students in a classroom setting or for online or hybrid courses. 

This is a very interesting article. I liked the options it has to collaborate with other people on a shared document. I think it would be very helpful in the classroom setting.

This article I found extremely informative because it shows teachers 50 of the best google chrome extensions to use. The top 1 extension was google drive because teachers can easily save all of their information to it and even share it for their students to see.

I use my google Drive for everything! If didn't have it I would be one disorganized person. I have a personal Google Drive and a school one and it has been a life saver. I wish that I had this years ago. I feel like I have only really had my google drives for the last 2 1/2 years, I am unfamiliar when it would have come out, though.

SpeakIt! lets you highlight any text from a website and converts it into speech. With latest text-to-speech abilities added to software, reading through lines of text may now become optional for those who prefer a faster, more accessible alternative. The technology extension can detect over 50 languages. In addition to US and UK English, the extension can also translate text into Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian and Russian, to name a few.

I think this is a very cool extension. It will also become very popular in the world of assistive technology for special needs students I think. Some students may have problems reading especially from computer screens and this will help with those issues both in the classroom and at home.

Google Chrome's extension One Tab can be helpful to not only teachers, but people who love to have multiple tabs open at one. This extension allows the user to compile their tabs into a single list clearing up their computer screen making it easier to navigate and sort through the multiple tabs they have open. One of the cool functions this extension performs is allowing a person to export and import their tab list as URLs. It can also allow one to create a webpage from their list of tabs. If a teacher had a bunch of websites they wanted their students to look at they could use this function to send it to them instead of simply listing each website individually. 

I found this post really interesting because this would be something I would definitely use! I get so confused when I have a million tabs open at once, I always click on all of them until I can find the right one. This extension would definitely benefit many students and teachers and keep their lives more organized!

There's a new Chrome extension called "Shove" that lets you drop a web page onto your friend's browser, and vice-versa. Unlike skeevier apps like Peeple, however, it's strictly opt-in. Both parties have to agree to this, the friends can open up any links in their friends browser at any time. It will open up that page immediately and put it as the center tab on the friends browser. There are some security defaults to this, but this extension can be very useful. Students can use it when they are having discussions, and it is an easy way to access a page.

Use the Hightlight extension to highlight important text on specific web pages in different colors! This would be extremely helpful in classrooms, especially when teaching students how to research and find important words and phrases in text!

This definitely seems like a useful tool, not only for teachers but for people who want to share certain parts of an article. I always feel like sharing certain parts of article or stories with friends is tricky to achieve online, but this seems like it would make it much easier, and the fact that there are multiple different colors to choose from makes it that much better

Quickly create a new Google Doc. It's just a single click from your menu bar. I found this really cool because it's an easy way to access your google doc without going into your drive!

I love google docs and found this article taught me a few things that I did not know about it!

Does what its suppose to do. The extension is a good time saver for people who use google docs more often than everyone. I hate waiting for docs to load in order to create a new document.

This article peaked my interest: Within the next ten years, de Blasio is requiring all of the city's public schools to offer computer science for all students.These courses will only be offered as electives. The main concern for this is finding enough teachers that are properly trained and training others. Computer science jobs are among the fastest growing. They are also the some of the highest paying jobs.  Computer sciences are primarily dominated by white or Asian males. With these courses being available to all students in elementary schools, hopefully the number of minorities and girls who will be interested will increase.

This article is useful because it compares and contrasts the use of technology and technology integration. Which I think is so often misunderstood.

I think this article is very helpful on how to bring technology and art together. It gives many examples on how to use technology and art such as the iPad green screen videos the class made and the Art and Technology night they host at the school. I would definitely use the examples in this article in my class room.

This article is great because it provides insight into how art and technology can be helpful to each other. Unfortunately art is often overlooked in education but this article explains how it can be salvaged through the use of educational technology.

This article suggests the 4 Cs of technology and how they can be helpful when it comes to integration in the classroom!

I enjoyed this article, it descriptively broke down the 4 C's and their contribution to educational technology. Education has come very far in terms of technological advancement and this article should prove very helpful to current and future teachers.

This article provides helpful tools or "life hacks" for fellow teachers to help them with their instructional technology lessons. Ed tech teachers are always looking for easier and more effective ways to communicate with their students as well as help their students with an understanding of educational technology. This article simply provides an aid for those educators in the pursuit of better tricks to improve everyday life.

What a wonderful article! Teachers, Principals, parents, and students need to read this article. Our 21st century learners are quite different than they were 15 years ago. Technology integration in the classroom is a proven fact that students will be critical thinkers, higher order learners, and be competitive in the real world. Love it.

This article discusses the shift we are seeing in the classrooms as more and more technology is integrated. It is helpful because it shows us how we, as future teachers, must use technology with our students. We must trust them with the technology. We are no longer going to be in classrooms where we have more access to technology than our students. It is going to be universal. We will be using technology  interactively with the students and the students will have a better understanding of the subject, and technology they're using.  

This article discusses the technology movement we are currently experiencing all around us. Technology is everywhere and this is what todays children are being brought up on. This is the normal to them unlike students who were learning even just 10 years ago. Technology is the future and we as future teachers need to embrace it.

One main concern with integrating technology into the classroom is who is going to teach the current teachers how to use this technology if they don't know .. well here is a great article for teachers who are struggling with technology. Learn It In 5 is a relatively new site that features short how-to videos for teachers. The videos are intended to help teachers quickly learn how to use some of the the web tools are essential to being a successful user of classroom technology. The videos cover tools like Skype, Diigo, VoiceThread, and more.

This is an interesting article because it goes over the ways teachers are trying to stop children from circumventing reading assignments using technology.

This is an interesting article because it goes over the ways teachers are trying to stop children from circumventing reading assignments using technology.

This is an interesting article because it goes over the ways teachers are trying to stop children from circumventing reading assignments using technology.

I found this article most interesting because it talked about how some school districts are now getting funding that is allowing their students to have their own personal computer that can be used for school work. It allows them to personalize and download things on to their own computer.