Eric Curts

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ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts

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Presenter - Eric Curts

• Technology Integration Specialist
• Google Certified Trainer, Innovator, �Educator
• All my resources - ControlAltAchieve.com
• Twitter @ericcurts
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Session Agenda

• What are Add-ons?
• Finding Add-ons
• Installing Add-ons
• Removing Add-ons
• Example Add-ons

Google Docs Add-ons

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What are Add-ons?

What are Add-ons?

• Add-ons are third-party tools that you can install and use inside of Google Slides.
• They provide additional features or tools that you normally would not have in Slides.
• Many are free, but some have a paid version with more features.
• Note: Your school may need to approve add-ons.

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Managing Add-ons

Finding an Add-on

• From Google Docs click the "Extensions" menu.
• Then choose "Add-ons" from the menu.
• Choose "Get add-ons" from the drop-down menu.

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Finding an Add-on

• This will open the "Google Workspace Marketplace".
• Here you can search and browse through add-ons for Docs.
• Click on any add-on you would like to learn more about.

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Finding an Add-on

You can now learn more about the add-on including:

• Description
• Reviews
• Number of users
• Pricing (if any)

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Installing an Add-on

• If you want to install the add-on, click the "Install" button.
• You will now need to select your Google account and give the add-on permission to install.

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Using an Add-on

• To use an add-on, click the "Extensions" menu.
• Choose the one you want from your list of installed add-ons.
• Launch the add-on.
• Most add-ons will open in a panel on the right side of the screen.

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Removing an Add-on

• If you no longer want an add-on you can remove it by clicking "Extensions" then "Add-ons" then "Manage add-ons".
• Click the add-on you want to remove and then click "Uninstall".

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Example Add-ons

CLOZEit

• This add-on allows you to turn any paragraph text into a fill-in-the-blanks activity, or also known as a cloze activity.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Doc Tools

• DocTools provides lots of extra tools for your document including the option to sort text or rows of a table.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Docs Paragraph Translate

• Highlight the text you want to translate and then choose the language you want, including over 100 languages.
• The Add-on will give you a translation of the selected text, which you can then insert into the current document.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Easy Accents

• Easy Accents provides you with quick access to accented characters in a variety of languages.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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EasyBib

• With EasyBib students can search for books, journal articles, and websites, and then add those to their collection of references.
• When their list is complete, they can click “Add Bibliography to Doc” to create a completed works cited page at the bottom of the document.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Fun Text

• The Fun Text add-on lets you make lots of neat changes to how your words look.
• Some effects include rainbow text, random colors, wobbly font sizes, upside down text, and many, many more.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Grammar & Spell Checker - LanguageTool

• Language Tool is a helpful add-on for proofreading your writing.
• The tool scans your Google Doc for style and grammar problems.
• When issues are found, it not only identifies the spot, but also offers an explanation of what the problem is and possible ways to fix it.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Highlight Tool

• Highlight Tool lets you create sets of colored highlighters with names or labels for each color.
• Then you can export and share those sets with others.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Icons for Slides & Docs

• With this add-on you can search for millions of free customizable icons from the Flaticon database for use in Slides, Docs, and Sheets.
• And it is completely free!
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

LottieFiles for Google Workspace

• This add-on lets you search through a repository of free animations from LottieFiles.
• When you find one you like, you can insert it into your document as an animated GIF.
• Or if you want you can insert it as a non-animated PNG image.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Music Snippet

• From the Add-on you can insert a musical snippet with a wide variety of notes and musical symbols.
• Your completed sheet music is then inserted as an image into your document.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

OneLook Thesaurus

• The OneLook Thesaurus tool will let you select a word in your document, or type in a word, and then will give you suggested words in six categories:
• Synonyms, Triggers (associated words), Rhymes, Complete (words that that with your term), Adjectives (related), and Nouns (related).
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Orange Slice Teacher Rubric

• Orange Slice Teacher Rubric imports a rubric from your document which you can then complete digitally to provide feedback for students.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Show

• The Show add-on displays non-printable characters in Google Docs including spaces, line breaks, tabs, and more.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Simple Signature for Google Docs

• With the Simple Signature add-on you can add your signature to a Doc in three ways:
• You can type it with a handwriting font.
• You can upload a copy of your signature image if you already have one.
• You can sign your name right in the add-on to create your signature image.
• Google Docs Add-on link

Google for Education Certified Trainer

Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Word Cloud Generator

• Word Cloud Generator creates a word cloud diagram to show which words in a selection of text are used most often and which are less frequent.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Eric Curts - ControlAltAchieve.com - ericcurts@gmail.com - @ericcurts - bit.ly/curts-docsaddons

Writer's Highlighter

• Writer's Highlighter is a self-editing tool for student writing that helps to find overused words, get writing stats, and color-code sentences by length.
• Google Docs Add-on link

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Questions and Contact Info

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Copyright

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