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January 2021
Useful Extensions
read&write
The "Swiss Army Knife" of extensions with tools including word prediction, dictionary, picture dictionary, text to speech, screenshot reader, speechmaker, screen mask, translator, highlighters, voice note, and more. Works on webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Google Slides. Free for educators. Student premium versions free for 30 days then moves to free plan with only speech to text function available.
Kahoot
Kahoot is a fun gameshow-style assessment activity. You can utilize Kahoot with google classroom and google meet to have a fun formative assessment for whether you are in person, remote, or hybrid learning. Looking for ways to utilize the 3 tools Check out How to use Kahoot!with Google Classroom and Google Meet.
Nearpod (and Google Classroom)
Looking for a way to make lessons more interactive? Nearpod provides teachers with immediate feedback and allows for differentiation. It increases student involvement in live teaching.
Tactiq for Google Meet
If you need notes from a google meet this is the extension for you. You engage in the meeting and Tactiq will automatically take the notes for you. Identifying speaker in notes. Automatically save transcripts to Google Drive, highlight key points. Simple to use and share.
Jamboard
Google Jamboard is a digital whiteboard that is now available during your google meets, as well as utilizing with google drive and google classroom. Getting Started with Google Jamboard has ideas on how to utilize them in the classroom. The links below also show other ways creative teachers have utilized in the classroom. Don't reinvent the wheel, modify what others have done it suit your needs. Collaboration.. together we can make work easier.