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LIU LearnOn

Webinar Series

Installing and Using Chrome Apps and Extensions

3/30/2020

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Changing Expectations for Online Learning

  • Continuity of Education
  • FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) applies to all online instruction
    • If a school provides educational services to the general education population, the school must ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to the same opportunities

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Changing Expectations for Online Learning

  • Less is More - Prioritize & Balance
  • Video
    • Importance of seeing your face (SEL)
    • Limit Length: No more than 6 minutes
  • Be Clear:
    • Objectives & Expectations
    • Identify Time to Complete Task
    • Organize & Sequence Instructions

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Webinar Outcomes

  • to learn how to install, search for, and organize Google Chrome Apps & Extensions

  • to acquire a list of Chrome Apps & Extensions that may be useful for both accessibility and learners instructed virtually

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How To Log in to Google

  1. Open Chrome Browser

  • If your picture is there, you are logged in

  • If it is not, click on the circle where it is supposed to be and log in

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Chrome Extensions and Apps

extensions - Customize your browsing experience in Chrome

Head to the Chrome Web Store to find extension

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Chrome Extensions and Apps

To search:

  • type in the name of a specific extension
  • general search (i.e., text-to-speech)
  • Google search - “extension” + text-to-speech

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Chrome Extensions and Apps

To add an extension:

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Chrome Extensions and Apps

The very first extension

you should download is

Extensity. It allows you to

easily enable and disable

all the extensions you

have available in Chrome.

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Testing Chrome Extensions and Apps

Chrome Apps & Extensions don’t always work the way you want them to or aren’t always easy to figure out!

Use Wikipedia pages to test Extensions that work on websites as they’re

designed to be accessible

Image Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/74416178@N00/2377294044

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Chrome Apps & Extensions

  • There are 1000s of Chrome Apps & Extensions

  • Next several slides contain examples of ones that can be used as AT and online education

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Chrome Extensions - General AT

ATbar - numerous accessibility options available to toggle on and off easily

AT bar instructions

Helper Bird - numerous, easy-to-use accessibility features

Black Menu for Google - easy, quick access to Google services

Caret Browsing - gives you a movable cursor on any webpage

Note Anywhere - make notes on any webpage

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Chrome Extensions - Literacy

Text to Speech - speaks text on any website

Beeline Reader - helps with reading fluency (and therefore comprehension) by using subtle color transitions in Google Docs, dyslexie font available

Dyslexia Friendly - increases readability of websites

Internet Abridged - summarizes websites

Resoomer - summarizes main idea in texts (up to 20000 characters)

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Chrome Extensions - Writing

PDF Annotators -type directly on a pdf in your Google Drive Kami, Doc Hub

Grammarly - Spelling and grammar checker

MicNote - audio recorder and notepad

Voice-to-Text Notes app - type notes using your voice and speech recognition

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Chrome Extensions - Math

Math Learning Center - digital math manipulatives

Math Tools - online calculator, including graphing

Math Evaluation - math problem solver

Graspable Math Sidebar - allows user to interact with math expressions found on webpages

Smart Voice Calculator - designed to make calculations using voice recognition

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Chrome Extensions - Executive Functioning

Decluttered Pages -

Blocking Distracting Websites

Homework

Timers

  • One-Click Timer
  • countDown

Noisli - improve focus, boost productivity with calming sounds

Remind Me - sets reminders on your

computer

Tab Snooze - lets you put tabs to sleep and wake up at certain times

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Chrome Extensions - Vision

Color Enhancer - customizable color filter to improve color perception

High Contrast - applies high contrast filter to webpages. Can invert colors or change the color scheme.

A+ FontSize Changer Lite - customize font size, text color, background color

Mouse Highlighter - large circle around mouse cursor, easier to see/find

Screen Shader - decreases eye strain and fatigue by using orange shading

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Slide Deck

Access the presentation by using the bitly below by typing the link (case sensitive) directly into your web browser:

https://bit.ly/2R2Qwph

Or

Email me, and I’ll send it to you

valill@iu12.org

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Questions?

Please contact me with any questions

about the content of this presentation

or any other AT-related questions.

Valerie Lill, M.S., CCC-SLP,

LIU AT TaC (Trainer & Consultant)

valill@iu12.org 717-680-9707

@LIU12_AT

Zoom: https://paiu.zoom.us/j/7598688927

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Our Mission

Empowering our customers to solve �their most challenging problems �that impact learning

and quality of life.

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