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Google Chrome For Beginners
Michelle Lindsey
Ozark Upper Elementary
michellelindsey@mail.ozark.k12.mo.us
http://goo.gl/kFm8yH
Google Chrome
• Web browser
• Designed to run web apps
• Synchronizes so signing in to Chrome
brings your bookmarks, history, and other
settings to all your computers and some
mobile devices
Parts of a Chrome Window
Current Tab
New Tab
Close Button
Restore Down Button
Minimize Button
Omnibox
Reload Button
Forward Button
Back Button
Bookmark Button
Customize & Control Button
Navigating the Chrome Window
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Change the order of tabs
Pin your favorite tabs
Bring tab to own window
Omnibox – Search or enter URL
• Omnibox suggestion icons
For Step-By-Step Images: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/chrome/2
Signing Into Chrome
• Signing into Chrome
• Adding Users
• Sign out vs. Delete user vs. Disconnect
For Step-By-Step Images: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/chrome/1.5
Bookmarks
• Like Favorites
• Bookmark Bar vs Folder
• Importing from another browser
For Step-By-Step Images: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/chrome/4
Chrome Security & Privacy
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Privacy Settings
Ad Manager
Browsing History
Incognito Window
For Step-By-Step Images: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/chrome/5
Themes, Apps, & Extensions
• Themes – Change the background look
• Remove by clicking Restore Default
under settings
• Apps – Like software run through the
browser
• Extensions – Add additional features to the
browser
Step-By-Step Images: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/chrome/3.2
Items Specific To Chromebooks
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Right Click = Tap 2 fingers
Scroll = Swipe 2 fingers
Caps Lock = Alt + Search
Delete = Alt + Backspace
File Manager = Ctrl + M
See All Keyboard Shortcuts = Ctrl + Alt + ?
Search = Opens Chrome OS Apps Menu
Items Specific To Chromebooks
• Right Click Desktop = Set Wallpaper
• Chrome TouchPad Tips Visual
• https://support.google.com/chromeos/answer/1047367?hl=en
• A Short eBook explaining Chromebooks
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http://www.chromestory.com/Getting_Started_With_Your_Chromebook.pdf?460182
Apps
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Install in seconds
Always available
Always up-to-date
Won’t crash computer
Some work offline
Delete App?
• Right click on app, Click Delete
What is a web app? Video at: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1050586?hl=en
Communication Arts Apps
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Easybib
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Lucid Chart
Mind Meister
Mugeda Webapp
VocabularySpelling
City
• Simple Booklet
EDU
• Road to Grammar
• We Video
• Quick Note
• DogoNews
• Space Invaders
• TeacherTube
Social Studies Apps
• Revolutionary War
Guess My Name
• Roman Numeral
Converter
• Ancient History
Encyclopedia
• Time Maps: World
History Atlas
• Today in History
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Origami Player
Country Flags
Mappeo
Ustimeline
World War 2 Facts
Math Apps
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Common Core Math
Davitily Math Academy
Geogebra
Graphing Calculator by Desmos
Hooda Math Games
Mangahigh
Radius of the Lost Arc
CK-12
Math Apps
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Graph.tk
Math Expressions – has a free section
Math Invaders
Math Motorway
Math Science Tutor
Math-System Solver
The Fraculator
Trigonometrics
Science Apps
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Biodigital Human – Basic is free
Anatomic.us
Anatomy Skills – Bones
Chem Reference
3D Solar System Web
Focus on Plant Lite
Current Moon Phase
Pandemic 2
Planetarium
Spongelab
Science Apps
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Virtual Yeast Cell
Visible Geology
Weather Channel
NASA Online TV HD
Anatomy Games
Enggheads
Cargo Bridge
Apps for Multiple Subjects
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Go Animate
BrainPOP
APPS for Common Core
Quizlet
ClickerSchool
Cramberry
Ge.tt
Kahn Academy
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Mural.ly
Pics4Learning
Read Later Fast
Voice Recognition
Study Blue
Evernote
Teacher Tube
Symbaloo
Extensions
• Add additional features to browser
• Remove under
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Customize & Control
Settings
Extension
Trash Can
What is an extension? Video at: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/154007?hl=en
Extensions
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AdBlock
Awesome Screenshot
Chrome Speak
Cloudsave
Dictionary.com
Evernote Web Clipper
Goo.gl
More Extensions
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Save to Google Drive
Read & Write for Google Docs
Session Manager
Turn off the Lights
Clearly
Google Dictionary
Search Tips For Searching With Google
• Quotation Marks
• Stop Words
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Pros and cons
Timeline
Image
Fact
Search Tips For Searching With Google
• Advanced Search
• Language
• Reading Level
• File Type
• Voice Search
• Google Inside Search
• http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/index.html
• Search Challenges at:
• http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/course/aps
Additional Resources For Searching
• Commoncraft Video – Web Search Strategies
• http://www.commoncraft.com/video/web-search-strategies
• Google’s Free Search Posters for Teachers
• http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html
• Google Search Guide Cheat Sheet
• http://www.googleguide.com/cheatsheet_teens.html
Websites For Communication Arts
& Social Studies
• http://www.scoop.it/t/comic-maker-sites
• 29 Links to comic and video making sites
• http://www.goorulearning.org/classic/index.g#!/home
• Breaks the results into categories
• www.tagxedo.com
• Word cloud generator
• http://www.lessonpaths.com/
• Create a learning playlist
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education
/mapping/?ar_a=1
• Mapping activities
Websites For Communication Arts
& Social Studies
• http://storify.com/
• Create stories using social media
• https://popcorn.webmaker.org/
• Enhance, remix, and share web content
• http://evernote.com/
• Capture anything – access anywhere
• http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page
• Fakebook – Facebook-type project layout
• http://historyexplorer.si.edu/home/
• Smithsonian’s History Explorer
Websites For Communication Arts
& Social Studies
• http://www.watchknowlearn.org/
• Over 6,000 CommArts & 7,000 History videos
• http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/
• 100s of interactive activities categorized by grade level &
subject
• http://www.toasted-cheese.com/webcal/webcal.cgi
• Writing prompt calendar
• http://www.myhistro.com/
• Geo-located, interactive timelines
• erly.com
• Combine photos, videos, links on this blog
Websites For Communication Arts
& Social Studies
• http://xtimeline.com/index.aspx
• Another timeline generator
• http://exploratree.org.uk/
• Create and print concept maps
• http://www.brainpop.com/games/
• BrainPOP games by subject
• www.bibme.org
• Bibliography generator
• http://padlet.com/
• Paste video links, documents, text
Websites For Math & Science
• http://www.goorulearning.org/classic/index.g#!/home
• Breaks the results into categories
• www.tagxedo.com
• Word cloud generator
• http://www.lessonpaths.com/
• Create a learning playlist
• erly.com
• Combine photos, videos, links on this blog
Websites For Math & Science
• http://storify.com/
• Create stories using social media
• https://popcorn.webmaker.org/
• Enhance, remix, and share web content
• http://evernote.com/
• Capture anything – access anywhere
• https://www.khanacademy.org/
• Math & science instructional videos
Websites For Math & Science
• http://exploratree.org.uk/
• Create and print concept maps
• http://www.brainpop.com/games/
• BrainPOP games by subject
• http://padlet.com/
• Paste video links, documents, text
Websites For Math & Science
• http://exploratree.org.uk/
• Create and print concept maps
• http://www.brainpop.com/games/
• BrainPOP games by subject
• www.bibme.org
• Bibliography generator
Websites For Math & Science
• http://www.watchknowlearn.org/
• Over 4,000 Math & 9,000 Science videos
• http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html
• Science, math, and element games
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
• Variety of math and science interactives for K-12 Math and K8 Science
• http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
• Science and Math simulations
Websites For Science
• http://www.biologyinmotion.com/
• Biology in Motion
• http://www.youtube.com/nationalgeographic OR
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1
• National Geographic Videos & lessons
• http://nameigoob.blogspot.se/2011/06/100-best-youtubevideos-for-science.html#.UaQzeqI3uSq
• 100 best YouTube videos for science teachers
Websites For Science
• http://www.wonderville.ca/
• Science activities for middle school
• http://www.discoveryeducation.com/administrators/curri
cular-resources/science/
• Discovery Education Science
• http://sciencenetlinks.com/
• Science lessons and tools for K-12
• http://www.tv411.org/
• Videos that explain various math and science concepts
Websites For Math
• http://illuminations.nctm.org/
• Math activities from the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
• www.mathplayground.com
• 1st grade through Geometry, games, word problems, and videos
• www.thatquiz.org
• Math concepts from basic arithmetic to calculus
• Can also assign quizzes and track progress
• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• The Natural Library of Virtual Manipulatives provides
interactive math games broken into categories from Pre-K
through 12th grade
Websites For Math
• http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
• Interactive math activities for middle and high school
Presentation Resources
• Find all of my presentation resources at:
http://goo.gl/kFm8yH