Search Google Drive from your Google Chrome address bar. Google Chrome has the ability to add searches to the url with a keyword, so why not set it up to search your Google Drive. To get started, right click on the URL bar in Google Chrome and select Edit search engines… Click on Add on the right…
Quickly open a word definition with the Google Dictionary Chrome Extension. Google Dictionary (by Google) – Chrome Web Store Once installed, a pop up will now show when words are selected on a web page. Along with the definition is a speaker icon which will read the word out loud for the student. This would…
Use the Send from Gmail Google Chrome Extension to share the current page through email. Source: Send from Gmail (by Google) – Chrome Web Store Sending a link to the current page would seem to be a very useful feature, but it’s not built in to Google Chrome. That’s where the Send from Gmail extension comes in. Once…
Now here’s something I just learned. After highlighting words on a web page, you can drag the highlighted words to the tab bar and Chrome will perform a Google search. The same thing happens when you drag the highlighted words to the url bar. This requires a little more effort than right-clicking on the highlighted…
Source: Simple Blocker – Chrome Web Store This is a great extension for students. It will block access to specific sites when turned on to minimize distractions. Although it is simple to turn off, Simple Blocker could help students learn that there are times that you need to be productive and times that you need to goof…
Found an interesting article or website while doing something important? Should you bookmark it and open it later? Problem is you don’t even know if it’s worth having bookmarked. And maybe you will forget all about it. Source: Snooze Tabby Snooze Tabby is an extension for Google Chrome or Firefox that allows you to snooze tabs as a…
Open your Google searches faster with the Faster Google search Google Chrome extension. By default, when you click on a Google search result you are not taken directly to the destination website. Google tracks what is clicked on in the search results, taking you to Google servers first and then to the destination website….
Infinite Scroll for Google is an add-on for Google Chrome which takes the paging out of your search results. As you reach the bottom of the page, Infinite Scroll for Google will continually add the additional search results.
Google search results can be a little overwhelming for students. A search for volcano leaves you with 100,000,000 results. Google Search Filter is an extension for Google Chrome that allows you to highlight results from certain sites and hide results from other sites. Once installed, head over to Google.com to configure the extension. It will first ask for…
Google has several advanced tools for searching the web, but, they require several clicks to use. Fast Advanced Google Search is a Google Chrome extension that gives you quick access to these advanced tools. Once installed, the extension can be invoked with an alt-G, with the cursor focus in the Keywords box. From that point on, you can…