Happy Friday Everyone,
This week I have a couple of extensions for the Google Chrome Web
Browser that can hopefully make your life easier.
YouTube Options
YouTube Options is an
extension of the chrome browser which will eliminate all advertising from the
videos you search out on YouTube giving you a white screen with the YouTube
video being featured centre stage.
To access this extension, search for ‘Chrome Web Store’ or go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore. In the Chrome web store type ‘YouTube options’ in the search box
on the upper left hand side of the page. The image at the right will appear
under extensions (fourth one down in the list). 
(found in
the upper right corner in the address bar) then
choose Tools, Extensions, YouTube Options and
Options. Here you can set up
YouTube to play different quality or viewing size, as well as set up auto play,
or play in a loop.
This
will help alleviate the fear of having an inappropriate advertisement pop up
when showing a YouTube video in your class.
Google
Dictionary
This
is another Google extension which can be added for use when browsing the
internet on Google Chrome. When
searching online and students come across a word and they are unsure of the definition,
they simply highlight the word (click and drag across the letters) then click
on the red dictionary logo in the address bar.
A small window will pop up giving the web definition. To access this extension, search for ‘Chrome
Web Store’ or go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore. In the Chrome web store type ‘Google Dictionary’ in the search box on the upper left hand side of the page. The image at the right
will appear
under extensions (fourth one down in the list). Click on the green ‘Add
to Chrome’ bar and a small red book will appear in the upper right hand corner
of the web address bar.
I hope these are useful in your
classrooms,
Cheers,
Stacey
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