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Essential Chrome Extensions for the Primary Teacher Part 3

22/2/2016

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Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 here.  Below you will discover extensions 11-15 that may well transform your life.  OK maybe not, but you might find them quite useful on your main computer connected to the IWB/projector.
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11. Currrently
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Ideal to get the time on your IWB by simply opening a new tab in Chrome - [Ctrl]-T shortcut fans.  You don't even need the Google Search box that opens automatically upon creating a new tab - just use the omnibox at the top to search as well. Replace it with this and you get a weather forecast as a bonus too.

1̶2̶.S̶n̶a̶g̶i̶t̶
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G̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶l̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶c̶r̶e̶e̶n̶s̶h̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶c̶r̶e̶e̶n̶c̶a̶s̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶n̶k̶s̶ ̶d̶i̶r̶e̶c̶t̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶ ̶D̶r̶i̶v̶e̶.̶ ̶
This hasn't been working well for me lately so have been using Screencastify instead!

12. Screencastify

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13. ColorPick Eyedropper

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Making a Google Slides presentation, for example, and want the exact colours of a logo to use as a font colour?  This extension uses an eyedropper to gain a reading of any colour you may need from a website.  I matched the Chrome logo colours in the above blog title using this extension, for example.

14. ​Betternet VPN

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If you're needing access to a particular website for learning that is blocked by your establishment, or even if your internet is running really slowly this may help you get around this issue, albeit on a temporary basis until your IT team can unblock it for you.  

15.  ​Extensity

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With all these extensions Extensity will be your saviour.  Allows you to turn on or off your extensions from your toolbar - keeping your browser running fast and allowing you to keep your toolbar clutter-free.

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