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Chrome Extensions

You can add extensions to Google Chrome for more features and functionality. By using extensions, you can customize Google Chrome with features you like. Click the links below for some useful extensions.

Extension suggestions from HECC 2016
50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers

Google Street View and Google Cardboard



Google Street View and Google Cardboard

Basic Instructions
  • Add free app to phone (Search Google Street View). (Use https://www.google.com/streetview/ to access on Chromebook without using Cardboard. The kids in my class immediately found this once I showed them the Cardboard.)
  • Open app and search in the EXPLORE section Ex: Grand Canyon.
  • Choose the one you would like to view and then click on Cardboard icon .
  • Turn the phone in the direction of the arrow to get into Cardboard view.
  • Place phone in Cardboard and secure in place.
  • This is a photosphere so you will want to turn all the way around as well as look up and down to view all parts.
  • You can also make your own photospheres within the app by going back to the beginning and then clicking on the camera on the bottom right. This will then lead you to take multiple pictures in 360 in order to create the photosphere. Once you have taken those, it takes a minute or so for the app to create the photosphere before you’ll be able to view it. (It would be easier to take these with a 360 camera if you have the money to spend on that :) )
There are many other apps out there as well as Cardboard views on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/360) . Here are some apps Mr. Grimes shared that his grandkids tried out on his phone while running out his battery 😊.
  • Cardboard
  • DinoTrek VR
  • Pyramids Roller Coaster
  • Trooper 2
  • VRBowling
  • Aquarium
  • GermBuster
  • Deep Space VR
  • Cardboard Camera
You might also check out this blog post from Shake Up Learning. It has quite a few helpful resources!

Google Drawings

Creating an Interactive Google Drawing

  • Have students create awesome interactive images
  • Use Google Drawings, and place shapes on the image that are hyperlinked to Google Docs
  • Final Result: Collaboration, creativity, and research

Basic Instructions:
  1. Open a Google Drawing.
  2. Insert an image that you would like to be interactive.
  3. Resize the drawing by grabbing the bottom right corner of the drawing and dragging it up to be the same size of the picture.
  4. Insert a shape and place it over a portion of the picture.
  5. Change the shape and line color to be transparent.
  6. Select the shape and a hyperlink.
    1. The link can be a website, doc, presentation, image, etc.
  7. Continue adding shapes and hyperlinking them to the information
  8. Share

Video Tutorial- (I will link this later tonight or tomorrow.)

Variations:
You could let the students create the content and then have them add it to the drawing.
Each student could create a drawing with active links to be shared with you.




ThingLink


  • What is it?
    • Interactive Images
    • Link a variety of information to a graphic (and more)
  • Why use it?
    • Teacher - share links to resources for projects
    • Teacher - links to video tutorials
    • Student - create interactive projects
  • What it looks like
    • Hover over graphic - videos or text information appears.
    • Easy to use
    • Various icons can represent different tools (free version offers a limited number).
    • Classroom - easy viewing for student projects



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