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Eric Curts

ControlAltAchieve.com

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
  • GEG Ohio - bit.ly/gegohio
  • Technology Integration - ti.apps.sparcc.org

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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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Session Resources

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What are Add-ons?

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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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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

Questions?

Contact: Eric Curts

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Copyright

This document is licensed by Eric Curts under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

For more information about this license see:

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In short, you can copy, distribute, and adapt this work as long as you give proper attribution and do not charge for it.

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