The best of Google

Recently, I attended the TCEA Conference and Convention. At the conference, I had the pleasure of listening to Amy Mayer of friEdTechnology. And, along the way, I picked up a few new Google Apps and extensions that are must haves!

Check them out!

Fun video on Chrome: Chromercise

Apps (Search for these in the Chrome Web Store):

• Read & Write--good app for allow kids to listen to text
• Chromespeak--will read text on Websites for you--
• Webpage screenshot--can edit Webpages
• TabScissors--combines all Chrome windows into one
• TabGlue
• AdBlock: blocks all ads on Websites
• Save to Google Drive
• Window Resizer
• Evernote Web Clipper
• Clear History
• ScreenLeap
• Big G Black Bar Sorter
• Follow J.R--http://www.jrorinion.com
• Quixey
• PicMonkey--Really cool avatar! (can open up in Google Drive)
• MarkUp--can mark up a webpage and publish that mark up
• Sound gecko--will record a webpage and send it as a mp3 file
• incredible startpage--share at next Tech Thursdays
• Fun tip: in Google Docs, go: up, ,up, down, down, left arrow, right, left, right, b, a, enter...this will reverse the screen
• dotepub...good for  viewing on idevices
• reportive...it pulls up anything about a person when you email them
• boomerang...use to resend emails if don't receive: --add-on for gmail so you can control when you send or receive emails

Extensions (Search for these in the Chrome Web Store):

• goo.gl
• Last Pass--saves all pws
• Buffer App: creates a Tweet from whatever page you’re one-will send out when necessary
• Amazon Wishlist
• Awesome Screenshot
• Delicious Bookmarks
• AdBlock
• IE Tab

Drive Apps (Search for these in the Chrome Web Store):

• Aviary?--currently not working
• PowToon
• LucidChart
• picMonkey

And, some other great links to Google:

• www.wdyl.com : What do you love?
• www.lmgtfy.com : Let me Google that for you?
• Custom Search Engine: http://www.google.com/cse/
• Great sites to put in a custom search engine:
• www.wolframalpha.com
• www.eol.org
• www.eoearth.org
• Search Education: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html
• Teach Parents Tech: www.teachparentstech.org
• latitude.google.com: Latitude--can find your friends
• Think Quarterly: www.thinkwithgoogle.com and http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/issues/open/
• Create YouTube channels
• ed.ted.com
• Chrome plug-in: Turn off the lights

Also, you can check out my TCEA presentation that showcases some of the extra Google wonders.

Happy Google-ing!