A learning session on an Internet browser? You bet. Chrome is not your typical Internet application. In this session, learn how to install apps and extensions into Chrome to increase productivity and support learning. We'll explore how to share all of this across your devices through the Google cloud. Additionally, you'll learn how to install apps in Google Drive, further extending the way in which learners can connect through Google. You've probably started to use Chrome, now learn how to make it a true platform that supports Google Apps, and delivers the Web, software and extremely useful productivity tools, across devices, all in the service of learning.

Session Overview:

Themes: for your consideration:

How can you extend your use of Google?
How does the Google platform, supported by Google Chrome, fit into BYOD and 1:1 initiatives?
How do Chrome and Drive work across a multiple device ecosystem?
How does Chrome and Drive support the anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any path learning trajectories needed for today's learners?

Session Overview: Understanding the Google Chrome Landscape

Applications and Extensions (not available on Nexus 7 and Android devices, no access to ChromeStore)

Google Chrome Webstore
Installing apps and extensions
Chrome settings
- Incognito windows, history, signing in and settings
- checking extensions: enter chrome://extensions into the Omnibox
Google Drive
Installing apps into Drive
Working with Drive apps | A demonstration
Making files available offline
Devices, 1:1, BYOD and Your Own Branded Chromestore | Learn about app packs for installation on Chrome devices
- Nexus 7: Sign in and access your tabs from other machines, including desktops and Chromebooks
Questions?

Session Resources:

Chrome Extensions

Extensions Manager | an extension to manage extensions, apps and updates
Awesome Screenshot Tool | screen capture
TabCloud | manage your tabs across computers
The Black Menu | access everything Google
goo.gl Web Shortener | make big Web addresses small
Docs Quickly | instantly create a Doc, Spreadsheet, Presentation from the menu bar
Evernote | clip to Evernote
Diigo | save Web sites to Diigo
CloudMagic |search across Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote at the same time
Save as PDF | create pdfs from Web pages
Google Dictionary | hilite a term on a Web page, get definition
Evernote Clearly | strip away the excess ads and other garbage from Web content.
Omni Image Search | Search images from the Google image search, type Drive into the omnibox and hit the space bar.
Omni Drive | Search your Google Drive from the Omnibox, type img into the omnibox and press tab.
Too Many Tabs | another tab manager
Flickr CC Attribution Helper | puts an HTML code of the Flicker license as well as a text string for attributing, on Flickr images, created by @cogdog
Contact Search Menu | configure your own set of search engines accessible by a right click after you hilite a word on the Web. Super useful.
Open Attribute | provides attribution information from an icon in the omnibox for those resources that are Creative Commons licensed.
Chrome Toolbox | access all the hidden settings of the Chrome browser from the extensions ribbon
Hover Zoom | hover over an image from a search and it will expand to its largest size, save an image directly from Hover Zoom.
Clipboard | clips any type of content from a page to your own Clipper page. Really pretty cool, create your own clip library with a page at Clipper.com
AppJumper | categorize your apps and access them through the extension ribbon
Chrome to Phone | send a resource from your Chrome browser to your phone
Clearly | Clearly makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read. Save them to Evernote to read anywhere.
InstaTwit | display Instagram photos in your twitter feed
ScoopIt | extension for curating content into your Scoop.it account
Pocket | send content into your Pocket account for later reading
Save to Drive | send Web pages and images directly to your drive account.
Chrome Notepad | a very simple notepad extension for Chrome that can sync notes to all Chrome browsers on your devicea very simple notepad extension for Chrome that can sync notes to all your Chrome installations
Picasa Extension | provides access to albums and comments associated with the Google account you are logged in with.
Twitter for Chrome | access your Twitter account
Facebook for Chrome | access your Facebook account
Smooth Gestures | control chrome through mouse gestures

Chrome Applications

Kindle Cloud App | access your Amazon library, use this to read across devices, download books for offline reading.
Quick Note | take notes, synch with a Diigo account
pixlr Editor | full graphics package
pixlr Express | tool for quick edits
Sheets | opens a Google Spreadsheet
Slides | opens a Google presentation
Docs | opens a Google Doc
Soundcloud |record audio, make podcasts
Screenr |record screencasts
Sliderocket EDU | create presentations
Pocket | save important resources for later writing
Mindmeister | flow charting
Mindjet | flow charting
Catch Notes | capture notes, attach screenshots and photos, etc.
Google+ | Googles Social network, including events, hangouts, circles and communities

Google Drive: 5 GB of storage space. Sharing Drive files is now possible through Gmail, Google+, Twitter, and Facebook. Uploading files into Drive in their native format (such as MS Word) counts against your storage limit. The same file uploaded and converted into a Google format does not count against the 5 GB. Any document created in Google Docs does not count towards the 5 GB storage limit.

Drive Applications: share applications across the cloud through Drive. Share just like in Google Docs

How to get there: Chrome Webstore>Collections>Google Drive

Magisto | make videos
LucidChart for Education| flow charts and diagrams, education account = features of premium account | LucidChart demo
Smartsheet | project management
WeVideo | create videos in the Cloud
Powtoon | create animated videos

Working Offline

Offline Apps: install into Chrome and work even when offline.

How to get there: Chrome Webstore>Collections>Offline Apps

To get you started:

Gmail Offline
Google Drive | To make your files available offline on a desktop, see this help document from Google.

Laptop: Download Google Drive from Drive itself (it's on the left margin). Once everything has been downloaded, it will be available for offline viewing and editing. Edits done when offline will be updated to the document online when a connection is re-established.

Mobiles: Nexus 7 and Android Phones: download the Google Drive app and click and hold on the document, and then select "make available offline" when you are online. Access them when you have no connection by going back to Google Drive and select the push pin icon labeled "Offline." Note: these files are viewable only on these devices, you cannot edit them at this time.

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