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Out of the Box Chrome Apps & Extensions for Those Who Think “Out of the Box” by: Sharon McMichael, M.Ed. Reading & Dyslexia Specialist 2015 President of the Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association [email protected]@bluebutterflysm Please login to your Google Chrome account while we’re waiting for others to arrive.
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1. Out of the Box Chrome Apps & Extensions for Those Who
Think Out of the Box by: Sharon McMichael, M.Ed. Reading &
Dyslexia Specialist 2015 President of the Austin Area Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association [email protected]
@bluebutterflysm Please login to your Google Chrome account while
were waiting for others to arrive.
2. Created by Sharon McMichael Agreement (read this page) If
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presentation, you also agree that you will not copy or use this
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for money or acknowledgement. If you use parts of this presentation
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development/idea/presentation, you agree to give Sharon McMichael
credit as the original author. Sharon McMichael
3. Lets be: Patient, nurturing, kind, & forgiving Because
who a kid is today may not be who they are when they mature
4. AWESOME Were all AWESOME!
5. A Chrome SuperHero Video on You Tube -GOOGLE STORIES
6. Chrome Web Store
7. Chrome Web Store Apps Extensions Themes
8. Chrome Web Store - Apps With apps for Google Chrome, you can
do things like create documents, edit photos, and listen to music.
Theyre like desktop software programs you install on your computer.
The main difference is that you use apps directly within your
browser. If you use Gmail, Google Maps, or sites like Pandora,
you're already using apps. from:
https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/1050586?hl=en
9. Apps Apps have the following advantages over desktop
software programs: Apps install in seconds. You dont even have to
restart your browser or computer to start using them. Your apps are
always available. No matter what computer youre using, you can
always access your apps. Learn about syncing apps across multiple
computers. Apps are always up-to-date. Because apps are hosted on
the web, you don't have to worry about updating to the latest
version. Apps wont crash your computer. If youre having trouble
with an app, just close its tab in the browser. Your browser and
computer wont be affected. from:
https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/1050586?hl=en
10. Chrome Web Store - Extensions Extensions Small programs
that add new features to your browser and personalize your browsing
experience. Themes
11. Extensions Expand the space for your extension icons Hover
your mouse between the white star and your first icon until it
become a line with a left and right arrow Hold down and pull it to
the LEFT Theres a pre- determined limit of showable space
12. Dyslexia
13. Read & Write for GoogleTextHelp Hear words, passages,
or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color
highlighting See the meaning of words explained with text and
picture dictionaries Hear text translated into other languages Get
suggestions for the current or next word as you type Turn words
into text as you speak Highlight text in documents or the web and
collect for use in other documents Simplify and summarize text on
web pages Read&Write for Google is a user-friendly chrome
extension for use with PCs, Macs and Chromebooks. It works with web
pages and common file types in Google Drive, including: - Google
Docs - PDF - ePub - Kes Install Read&Write for Google to access
ALL of these features FREE for 30 days! After 30 days, you can
still access Read Aloud and Translator features in Google Docs and
web pages. Premium features for Google Docs, web, PDF, ePub, and
Kes files are available by purchasing a subscription for single
users, groups of users, or domains.
14. Read & Write for GoogleTextHelp Teachers can get a FREE
premium subscription to Read&Write for Google. To register and
activate your subscription, go to rw.texthelp.com/freeforteachers
after installing the Read&Write for Google trial.
http://rw.texthelp.com/drive/Home/RegisterTeacher If youre already
trialing read & write for google or if your trial has expired
youll automatically be converted to a 12 month premium
subscription.
15. Fonts
16. With the Open Dyslexic font ~ this page (& most
anything opened in Chrome now) will look like
17. Note the black heavier weights at the bottom of the letters
- - helps the letters from moving around or rocking
18. Out of the Box Learners often struggle with Reading
Writing
19. Options for Reading
20. Text to Speech Extension SpeakIt Ispeak
21. SpeakIt! Video on You Tube Sharon McMichael (orange
butterfly)
22. Natural Reader When you have a PDF ~ or if you opened
something without going through Chrome Natural Reader
23. Natural Reader Video on You Tube Sharon McMichael (orange
butterfly)
24. Options for Writing
25. Why Speech to Text? Video on You Tube GOOGLE STORIES
26. Google voice search
27. Speech to Text Apps
28. Speech to Text
29. VoiceNote II
30. VoiceNote II
31. Voice Recognition
32. Extensions Theyre your friends because they stay with
you.
33. HOW TO Remove or Turn Off an Extension To remove an
extension from Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu on the browser
toolbar. Select Tools. Select Extensions. Find the extension you
want to remove. Click the trash icon next to it. A pop-up window
will appear, asking if you want to remove the extension. Click
Remove. You can also temporarily turn an extension on or off: Click
the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar. Select Tools. Select
Extensions. On the Extensions page, uncheck the box next to Enabled
for the extension you want to turn off. Check it to turn it on.
from: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/167997
34. The immense possibilities with Google Video on You Tube
GOOGLE STORIES Saroo Brierley
35. Other Dyslexia Resources
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/tools/apps Texas public schools can
currently get a free account. https://www.learningally.org/
http://www.austinida.org/ http://eida.org/