By Google. Getting Started with Google Chrome Extensions. 5 Chrome Apps and Extensions to Help ESL Learners. Last week in Stockholm, I attended the Google summit and it blew my mind. Although I’m still in beta shock and am coming to terms of how I will reinvent my practice with what I learned, there were some immediate take aways with apps and extensions to the chrome browser. Although these are for general use, I can’t help but think of how useful these would be to my students who are learning English as a second language. All of these are either shown by an icon on your task-bar or cataloged under your chrome app launcher. 1.
App that allows any website to be read to the viewer. 2. This app works very much like Announcify but instead of having the entire article read, the viewer can merely select sentences or paragraphs with which they are having difficulty. 3. This is great for any students who may want an entire webpage read to them in their native language. 4. I’m not advocating apathy here, but give this a chance. 5. This is a must have for any student, not just ESL learners. YouTube Options. Extensions Manager. Goo.gl URL Shortener. Docs Quick Create. PicMonkey Extension. OneTab. Readability. Eye Dropper. Awesome Screenshot: Capture & Annotate. SpeakIt! Keep Awake. Hangouts. Pearltrees. Gmail Offline.