Boot Camp #3: Chrome Extensions
May 4, 2016 - BEST District of the EVSC
Improve Productivity
This is the third of four Google Drive Tips that focuses on using your Drive more efficiently. Your productivity will increase and these tips will encourage you to work smarter, not harder. This week's focus is on Chrome Extensions.
Chrome Extensions sound painful, but essentially they just increase the functionality of the browser. These extensions can be HUGE time savers! Check out these three options, you will be glad you did!
(To clarify, Chrome Extensions aren't technically in Google Drive, but they do offer the increase in productivity we are after!)
Extension 1: Crafty Text
Crafty Text is a simple app that allows you to enter text when then shows up big in the center of the screen. It works on top of your favorite website.
Extension 2: One Tab
Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.
Extension 3: Readability
The official Readability extension for Chrome provides a better way to read online, turning any web page into a comfortable ready view right your web browser.
Chrome and the Donald
Daniel Watson, eLearning Coach
BEST DIstrict of the EVSC
Email: daniel.watson@evsck12.co
Website: http://elearningcoach.weebly.com/
Location: 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN, United States
Phone: 502-922-6587
Twitter: @eLearningWatson
Bibliography
- "CraftyText." CraftyText - Chrome Web Store. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2016. <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/craftytext/kjgfnioibniobfkjcjjfikmhecajpcio?hl=en>.
- "OneTab." OneTab - Chrome Web Store. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2016. <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall/reviews?hl=en>.
- "Readability." Readability - Chrome Web Store. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 May 2016. <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readability/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi/reviews?hl=en>.