In this debut episode James & Orna talk about 5 Chrome Browser extensions which you should use whether you're a teacher, parent, youth worker or educator in any other context. Below are links and notes on the episode. Get in touch with any extensions you use, any ways you use these 5 in your teaching or day-to-day as well as any topics you want us to talk about. You can contact us on email - [email protected] or on Twitter @CamaraIreland

What are extensions?

Add-ons to your Chrome browser which can be found in the top-right hand corner of the browser that increase its functionality. We recommend 5 for you to look at, but there’s loads out there!

Screencastify
Allows you to record free (up to 5 minute) videos that include your camera, your screen or both. Saves directly to your Google Drive for easy sharing.

Website - https://www.screencastify.com/

Chrome Extension Page

Mercury Reader
Removes all but the basic text from a website including adverts

Website - https://mercury.postlight.com/reader/

Chrome Extension Page

Mote
Allows you to record voice comments across the GSuite Apps including Docs, Slides and Classroom.

Website - https://www.justmote.me/

Chrome Extension Page

Lightshot screenshot
Allows you to easily take a screenshot in the browser and annotate on it using paint-like functionalities, text boxes, shapes and arrows.

Website - https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html

Chrome Extension Page

Emoji Keyboard
Allows you to include emojis in emails, documents, posts to Classroom etc.

Website - https://coolfont.org/

Chrome Extension Page

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Episode music by Twisterium from Pixabay