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Classrooms must be focused on the connections between teachers and students. Technology should serve as an enhancement to these connections. Digital resources can also support content understandings and the development of essential skills for students.

Objective: Connect teachers and students with resources to enhance teaching and learning in Science Classrooms. Chrome Apps and Extensions, along with Google Drive Add-ons and Apps, can provide valuable support for Science Classrooms.

Guiding Question: How can G Suite for Education support and enhance teaching and learning in your classroom?

Click here to learn about our Google Resources for Science

We've done our best to select resources that are highly rated and do what they should do without a huge learning curve. Many of the resources are free, but some do have premium options available at an additional cost. We recommend exploring the free features before considering any pay options.

The Google Chrome Webstore supports keyword searches for additional Apps and Extensions connect to specific science courses (Physics, Chemistry, Biology . . . ). We recognize that many science courses are very specialized, but we've chosen not to isolated resources into specific curriculum categories.

Special thanks to my PLN for sharing so many of these valuable resources. Please feel free to suggest additional resources using the Comment feature in Google Docs.

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A blog about education, learning, teaching, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, assessment, and edtech.

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Binder of grade/subject level hyperdocs for classroom use

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Ready-to-Go Teaching Kits with Every Article

Science World has everything you need to capture the thrill of discovery in ONE easy-to-use resource. Eachstory is a self-contained lesson that connects your students' lives to the topics you need to teach.

Deepen knowledge with videos, build skills with interactive activities, and support every reader with multiple reading levels and robust differentiation tools.
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Stop stressing over the idea of creating an infographic - it's not as difficult as it seems.

Believe it or not, you can make an infographic in 5 steps. All you need are the right tools plus an easy-to-follow guide. As long as you have these down, your infographic strategy is on the right track.
Here's a short selection of 8 easy-to-edit infographic templates you can edit, share and download with Visme. View more templates below:
Before we start, here's a quick overview of the sections.

Set a goal and choose an infographic type

Plan and create the content

Organize and visualize your data

Choose a template or a set of content blocks

Add engaging design elements

Below is an infographic with the five steps, just to show you that you can pretty much create one from any type of information. It's just a matter of visualizing engaging content for the reader.

Table of Contents

1. Set a Goal and Choose an Infographic Type

Before you do anything towards designing an infographic, you need to know why you're doing it in the first place. Adding infographics to your content marketing strategy isn't just about aesthetics; it's about the communication you're creating with your readers.

What would you like them to gain from seeing your infographic? How would you want them to react to it? What value will your infographic add to their lives?

Start by setting attainable goals for your infographic design. If you don't know what you want the results to be, you'll have difficulty putting it all together into a cohesive infographic design.

Use a SMART goals approach to pinpoint what you wish to achieve:

Specific: I want my infographic to inform the reader about the positive rise in remote working.

Measurable: My infographic will inspire businesses to embrace remote possibilities for workers.

Achievable: I will distribute my infographic on a blog, social media, and outreach strategies.

Relevant: The data in my infographic is less than six months old.

Time-Bound: I must publish my infographic in two weeks.

Use this SMART goals template to draft these ideas out with your team.

Define your infographic's purpose.

A big part of setting goals is to define a purpose.

For example, will it be part of a blog post, or are you planning on distributing only on social media? Is the purpose of the infographic to be informational or purely entertaining? If informative, is it an academic infographic, or a corporate or casual one?

Maybe your infographic is part of an annual report or training manual. If so, it'll need to match the rest of the design, both in visual composition and tone. Not to mention, branding qualities like color and font must be the same as the other pages.

Is the purpose of your infographic to print, laminate and put up on the wall of the employee restroom? Or maybe it's meant for an event booth where you'll hang up posters. Are you creating the infographic fully immersive as a scrolling web page?

Now is the time to make these decisions.

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Select an aspect ratio and file type.

According to the purpose of your infographic, you'll need to select an aspect ratio and final output. As you might already know, vertical infographics are not the only option. Their square, horizontal and multipage counterparts are quickly growing in favor, mostly on social media.

Not to mention all the other places where infographics make appearances like proposals, onboarding documents, school bathrooms and more.

Aspect Ratio

The first decision is the aspect ratio. Here are your options and where their use is most suited.

Vertical: Blog posts, Instagram Stories, TikTok, Pinterest, infographic curation sites, printed event posters, magazines, interactive websites and documents. Vertical can be as tall as you want, depending on the final output.

Square: Blog posts, social media posts, Instagram carousels and documents.

Horizontal: Blog posts, presentations, videos, printed postcards, billboards, printed posters and documents.

File Type

The final output is all about the file type of your finished infographic. Select the option that makes the most sense with your goal and purpose. Here are your options and use cases.

Image: Download as an image if you plan to include the infographic in a blog post or document. As an image, JPEG or PNG, an infographic will be static and have no interactive elements.

PDF: You'll only really need a PDF if you plan on printing the final design. But ask your printers first, as they might just want an image.

Carousel or Multi-Page: If your infographic is a carousel or multipage, download a zip file of each slide as an image or share via a live link with Visme.

Video: Infographic videos are usually horizontal or sometimes square. They're downloaded as .mp4 and uploaded to your website or YouTube.

Interactive: Interactive infographics are best shared as a live link or embedded into your website. If your infographic is a page on its own, download it as an HMTL5 and include it on your website.

Here's an example of an interactive infographic embedded into the page. This technique is easy, and it's the best solution when sharing live data or if you might need to make a change in the near future. You could say it's the most agile way of making infographics.

Choose an infographic type.

Next up, it's time to decide on exactly what type of infographic you'll be making.

This choice is all about the content; assess accordingly to pick the perfect one. Combine with the selected aspect ratio and final output, and you've got a winning infographic.

In this section, we'll take a look at some of the most common infographic content types you can create with Visme.

If you prefer to watch rather than read, here's a video where Mike from Visme sums up the different types and shows examples of each.

Informational

The informational infographic is the most common and versatile for blogs and social media purposes. There are various ways to compose an informational infographic, depending on the content.

It could be a list, a collection of information blocks that repeat visually or a highly interactive composition of bite-sized content.

Here's an informational infographic template you can use:

Statistical

The second most common type of infographic is statistical or multi-chart. These are infographics with layouts that include information made up of numerical data. The combination is usually any mix of pie charts, arrays and data widgets.

Here's an example of a statistical infographic template:

Mind Map

Use a mind map style infographic to share how you came up with an idea or teach others how to do it. This infographic content type is excellent for client proposals, academic research posters, and anything involving thought processes.

Here's a mind map template as an example:

List

The list infographic is easily one of the most common infographics out there, which is not surprising since it's so easy to make quickly. You know the listicle blog post and the listicle video? The list infographic is of the same family.

Below is an example of a list infographic template:

Timeline

If our Google Analytics is any inspiration, timelines are super popular!

They're also relatively easy to make. The trick to timeline infographics is to make sure each content piece is the same size in terms of word and character count; this way, it stays balanced.

Here's a timeline infographic template you can customize:

How-To

Every 'How To' blog post or guide deserves its own infographic. Select the perfect combination of icons to help visualize the steps in a fun and interesting way. How-to infographics are an excellent option for interactivity as well.

Here's an example of a how-to infographic template:

Process

There are so many uses for a process infographic, from training guides to explainer videos. Adding animation and interactivity can take a process infographic to the next level. Use icons and lines or the Visme flowchart tool.

Below is an example of a process infographic template:

Comparison

Are you looking for an infographic to help you visually compare data sets? Great comparison infographics are the ones that have apparent differences and an organized layout - an exceptional option for review sites that publish comparisons between products.

Here's a comparison infographic template as an example:

Geographical

The geographical infographic isn't as common as others but is still quite practical for visualizing choropleth maps with all sorts of data. You can also use a map infographic to show location concepts from large regions to smaller country areas.

Here's an example of a geographical infographic template:

Flowchart

Visme Flowchart infographics use our flowchart maker, an intuitive tool that grows with your content. The different shapes are customizable, and the lines are mobile even once connected to a shape.

Here's a flowchart infographic template you can use right away:

Hierarchical

Hierarchical infographics are ideal for visualizing information with a size or importance decrease or increase. For example, food and nutrition charts or sales funnel explanations.

Use this type of infographic with a pyramid or cone chart to optimize hierarchy. Here's an example of a hierarchical infographic template.

Single Chart

Single chart infographics are smaller than regular infographics and include only one chart. These are ideal for visualizing a simple data set with a bar graph, pie chart, line chart, map or radar chart.

Include a legend for easy visualizing. Single chart infographics are also great for sharing bite-sized data on social media. You can also create them from longer infographics.

Anatomical

An anatomical infographic is all about describing the essential features of a person, object or idea.

The central element is surrounded by shapes and lines, including the content for each feature. This style of infographic is more creative than others.

Here's an anatomy infographic template you can use:

Organizational Charts

Organizational charts are essential in business building and planning.

A branded organizational chart can be included in the About Us page of your website, an annual report or a pitch deck to get funding. Use attractive images of your team to make it personal.

2. Plan and Create the Content

With step 1 complete, it's time to plan and create the content for your infographic. According to your strategic planning and goal setting, you selected a type of infographic to make. Align your content with the purpose and overall layout of the infographic.

For example, if you chose a timeline infographic, set up the content in chronological order. If you're creating a statistical infographic, it's essential to outline the data and content in their proper order and sections. Let's look a bit deeper.

Create an outline that matches the infographic style.

The best way to start writing the content is an overview outline. Create this outline following the infographic style you chose. Take a look at the example infographics to analyze how the visuals work and set up the content to match.

When writing infographic copy, use strategies to make the message easy to grasp with the least words possible. Infographics are not the place to get wordy or overzealous with vocabulary.

Use the KISS method and "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"

Create clusters from the main outline.

Infographics have sections; that's why they're easier to read. Most people will skim an infographic rather than read it. In general, infographics are not detailed data visualizations with deep data sets that you need a legend to understand. Keep it simple! (remember, KISS).

Use the outline as a guide to separate the content into clusters. Try to keep the word and character count even; that way, you won't end up with a huge text box next to a tiny one, throwing the infographic design off balance.

Take note of where you can add data visualizations.

As you create your content clusters, look for opportunities to use data visualization.

A spreadsheet with data is a clear indicator that you could turn that into some type of chart. But what about percentages, comparisons, and statistical snippets? Those can all be visual.

Take note of your content where you can take advantage of this tool.

3. Organize and Visualize Your Data

Content and data are different, yet you can visualize both. For example, a list can be content blocks with icons and colored numbers. Similarly, statistical snippets make for great data widgets.

Let's take a look at all your options below.

Bonus: Watch this video to understand how data visualizations work and help tell stories visually.

Select the best data visualization types for your content.

Choosing between a line graph or a pie chart - or many others - depends on the kind of data you have on hand.

You have various data visualization options when you create an infographic with Visme. Here's an infographic summarizing all the charts and graphs available in our editor.

Let's take a closer look at each one and when to use it:

Dual Charts

A dual chart combines a line chart and a bar graph.

This combination chart enables you to visualize two data sets that change over time and compare their differences. Color the dual chart with contrasting colors.

Radar Chart

The radar chart is a circular grid where you can plot one or more data series.

For example, the aspects of a group of restaurants, service, food flavor, ambiance and location - each plotted on a point in the radials.

Cone Chart

The main reason to use a cone chart is to visualize hierarchical data or a hierarchical flow.

For example, you can visualize numerical data from largest to smallest or a process that diminishes in size or importance as it progresses.

Pie Chart

Pie charts are perfect for comparing parts of a whole, most commonly percentages. The thing about pie charts, though, is that the data should differ enough, so it's easy to understand.

For example, if the data includes three values, 28%, 32%, and 40%, the wedges will look too similar to each other.

Line Chart

A line chart is ideal for comparing changes over time, even with minor variations.

They're also helpful in comparing differences between groups with lines in different colors. This is a perfect opportunity to KISS (keep it simple, stupid).

Bar Graph

Use bar graphs to show changes over time, but it will make more sense when the variations are large and more evident (use a line chart for smaller variations).

Bar graphs also help compare statistics between different groups.

Data Widgets

A data widget is a small visualization for data that stands alone, for example, percentages and parts of a whole unit. These are perfect for statistical, informational, multi-chart, single chart and minimal data visualization infographics.

Arrays

A data array is a visualization using icons of two different denominations.

The comparison is between two or three groups. Each group is color-coded, and each icon represents a full amount. Include a legend for better understanding.

Maps

Maps are a great addition to an infographic when any information has to do with location or geographic data.

Choose from continents to countries to regions and color code the map to match the rest of your design. A map data visualization can be part of an informational infographic or used on its own.

Venn Diagrams

Use a Venn diagram to compare groups and visualize what they have in common and what they don't.

Generally, Venn diagrams are created with circles but can also have ovals, triangles or elaborate designs. The data has two groups but can have as many as 6 or 8. A simple diagram fits well in a large infographic or on its own.

Tables

Including tables in an infographic isn't very common, but they can help if you're comparing a list of features or maybe a short pricing table.

Use the integrated Visme tables with formatting and layout options or create your own using shapes, lines and formatted text. Make sure to complete the table in a way that matches the rest of the infographic.

Mind Map

Mind maps make for great infographics inside blog posts because they help readers understand the content better. These visualizations are the best for conceptual content with no numerical data or blog posts about how to do things, create processes or brainstorm ideas.

Visualizing your content as a mind map can take many forms, from bubble maps to brace charts. These are also called graphic organizers, and their best use is as their own infographic or as part of a creative, informational infographic.

This video walks you through all the types available.

4. Choose a Template to Start With

Now that you know what type of infographic you want to create, it's time to figure out the technicalities. Browse the template gallery for the style you need.

Additionally, here are some things you can do to make sure you choose the right infographic template to start with:

Look for inspiration.

When you're not sure what you'll like your infographic to look like, looking at inspiration is a great help.

The templates in this article are a great place to start, but you can also look on Pinterest, infographic curation sites and Behance. The video below also has tons of inspiration to give you some ideas.

Choose an infographic template.

The most straightforward way to create infographics is to use a template. Sometimes it's the templates themselves that give you the idea for an infographic in the first place.

Other times you have the idea, and you just need a template to start. The most important thing to remember is that you can either stick to the layout a template offers or customize it.

Visme templates are 100% customizable and include a draggable bar at the bottom that helps you make the infographic longer or shorter according to your content.

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Use Visme's ready-made content blocks.

Aside from the ease of using templates, you also can use content blocks. Imagine a content gallery of pre-designed blocks that you can mix and match however you want on a blank infographic canvas.

The magic of Visme content blocks is that they're all in grayscale with basic fonts, so it's easy to apply your branding to all content blocks at once.

Here's a rundown of the Visme content blocks.

Headline

These are the essential headline designs for the topmost part of your infographic. There are different visual options.

Icons & Text

Icons & Text content blocks are perfect for visualizing small content clusters like on a list or informational infographic.

Images & Text

Try the images and text content blocks with creative image crops if you'd like to use images in your infographic.

Statistics & Figures

The statistics and figures content blocks are a variety of data widgets and small data visualizations, including percentages and gauges.

Charts & Graphs

This gallery section is all about data, including bar graphs and pie charts in different layouts and compositions.

Comparison

Comparison content blocks are perfect for informational infographics that need to visualize content side by side.

Diagrams

The content blocks with diagrams include pyramids, Venn diagrams and other visualizations to help you build an infographic.

Timelines

Timelines are great content blocks for small infographics in any aspect ratio, from vertical to multi-slide documents.

Process

This content block category is about processes and the flow of information from one step to the next.

Anatomicals

Anatomical infographic content blocks are a bit different from the others. These are all about describing the features of a person or object.

Maps

Geographical content blocks are next in a collection of ready-to-use layouts and compositions for your infographic.

Footer

The last section of the content block collection is the footer. It's here that you add your logo and information sources.

5. Add Engaging Design Elements

When your infographic has all the content it needs and is edited to the point of including only what's essential for relaying the message, it's time to make sure it's also visually appealing.

Adding design elements is important but requires a degree of consciousness that can be difficult for non-designers.

Here is a video with some tips that can help you understand the essential aspects of infographic design. These will help you make your infographic interesting and easy to understand.

A great way to get things right is to know what will make things go wrong and avoid them. As you can see below, errors like mistakenly chosen color palettes make text difficult to read.

Shapes.

Shapes are your best design tool when creating infographics. They help separate content and improve the flow from top to bottom.

There's also a more profound use to shapes, as they can impart feelings and thoughts to the viewer. Viewer perception is important, and shapes play a big part in that.

Check out this article detailing types of shapes and how they're used in graphic design.

Color Palette.

Choosing the colors for your infographic is all about contrast and legibility. The color palette must have one primary color and another to complement it.

Use two or three other colors to finish the color scheme. Contrast is indispensable for text over a background color or texture; the text must be easy to read and not hurt the eye to look at it.

You can use Visme's color palette generator to instantly create a color palette from an image that defines the mood or tone of your infographic. Here's a quick GIF showing how that works.

Fonts.

When creating infographics, the fonts you choose should support the content and data without distracting or taking away from the flow. Use no more than two fonts or variations of the same font.

Stay away from novelty fonts that are difficult to read, unless the content truly needs it. Don't use too many colors on the text and keep it balanced.

Here's an infographic showing some examples of great font pairs.

Icons.

Icons are the magic potion when it comes to infographics. They help visualize the story in the content, separate it into sections, create visual flow and help balance the design as a whole.

Use the same icon style throughout to maintain an ideal composition. For added visual depth, use 3D icons color-coded to match the design.

Animation & Interactivity

Have you considered creating an interactive infographic?

You can add all sorts of animated and interactive elements to your infographics in Visme, including links and popups, animated icons, characters and illustrations, videos, quizzes and GIFs.

Here's Mike showing you the best options for adding animation to your infographics.

Bonus: Tips to Improve Your Infographic Design

Making an infographic is as easy as the five steps outlined in this guide. But you also need to have good design. That's why we offer you so many templates in different styles to get you started.

If you still feel like you don't know about design enough to create an infographic, don't worry. With the design tips in the video and the list below, you'll be right on track to create a great infographic.

Avoid clutter.

There's nothing worse than a cluttered infographic - too much text mushed together, visuals without air to breathe and no space between titles and body text.

Yes, indeed, space on an infographic is usually limited, but part of that space needs to be empty areas, margins, spaces and what designers like to call "white space."

Again, here's Mike with lots of practical tips to help you figure it out.

Establish visual hierarchy.

Make sure that your infographic has a good visual hierarchy. The main title must have the largest text of the entire design, then the subtitle a bit smaller.

Here are some additional visual hierarchy principles to keep in mind:

Every section must follow a set of rules that you repeat throughout the design. These rules include the size of the section title, the size of the body text and the size of any icons or visuals.

Keep it balanced and ensure a flow to how the infographic reads.

Keep it on-brand.

If you're a business creating an infographic for marketing or internal communication purposes, it's critical to make sure your infographic is on-brand. If you're making the infographic for a client, then it's their brand that must be front and center.

Brand elements include the color palette, font pairing, brand icons, tone and voice. Don't forget to add your logo and website URL in the footer of your infographic.

Additionally, for SEO and readability purposes, when you add the infographic to your site, make sure to include your brand name in the file title and descriptive alt tags.

Create Stunning Infographics Online for Free

That's it - you're ready to create an infographic with engaging content that will attain the goal you set for it. Sign up for a free Visme account today and create beautiful infographics online easily.

Take advantage of 1000's of ready-made templates, drag-and-drop design tools, free images and icons, animation and interactivity, and much more.

Don't forget to brush up on all the different ways you can promote your infographic and how to use infographics as part of your marketing strategy so you can get maximum results out of your efforts!

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Classrooms must be focused on the connections between teachers and students. Technology should serve as an enhancement to these connections. Digital resources can also support content understandings and the development of essential skills for students.

Objective: Connect teachers and students with resources to enhance teaching and learning in Science Classrooms. Chrome Apps and Extensions, along with Google Drive Add-ons and Apps, can provide valuable support for Science Classrooms.

Guiding Question: How can G Suite for Education support and enhance teaching and learning in your classroom?

Click here to learn about our Google Resources for Science

We've done our best to select resources that are highly rated and do what they should do without a huge learning curve. Many of the resources are free, but some do have premium options available at an additional cost. We recommend exploring the free features before considering any pay options.

The Google Chrome Webstore supports keyword searches for additional Apps and Extensions connect to specific science courses (Physics, Chemistry, Biology . . . ). We recognize that many science courses are very specialized, but we've chosen not to isolated resources into specific curriculum categories.

Special thanks to my PLN for sharing so many of these valuable resources. Please feel free to suggest additional resources using the Comment feature in Google Docs.

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Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs

Technology can be a powerful tool to assist students when learning, as it provides accessibility and accommodations to support everyone. In particular the Chrome web browser allows users to install a wide variety of web extensions that provide tools that can help all learners.

In this blog post we will take a look at dozens of Chrome web extensions and apps and other tools and features that can assist students in seven main categories:

🗣️ Text to Speech

☑️ Behavior, Focus, and Organization

Some of the tools fit into more than one topic, but each is only listed once. Certainly this list does not cover all of the useful web extensions and tools available for learners, but it is a great place to begin.

In addition to the list of extensions and tools, I have also linked in the video from a webinar I did on " Google Tools to Support All Learners" along with my ever-growing resource document and slideshow from the session.

▶️ Training Video (54 minutes)

🗣️ Text to Speech Tools

Read&Write for Google Chrome
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The "Swiss Army Knife" of extensions with tools including word prediction, dictionary, picture dictionary, text to speech, screenshot reader, speech maker, screen mask, translator, highlighters, voice note, and more. Works on webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
Note: There is a paid version with all the tools and a free version with a subset of the tools. Educators can get the paid version for a year at no cost by filling out the form at: https://www.texthelp.com/products/free-for-teachers/

The Immersive Reader extension can read aloud any text you have selected, as well as providing additional reading supports. These include Text Preferences to change the text size, increase or decrease spacing, change fonts, and colors, Grammar Options to break words into syllables, as well as color code and label the parts of speech, and Reading Preferences to turn on or off the picture dictionary option, and to select the language for translation.

Read Aloud
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This text-to-speech extension will read either the entire page or just the text that you have selected. In addition to the normal options to adjust the speed, pitch, and volume of the voice, the best feature is the wide collection of high-quality voices to choose from.

Announcify
Chrome web extension link
This is another text to speech tool that not only reads a webpage, but also removes distracting elements from the site. The only drawback is the inability to select specific text to read, as the entire page is read aloud.

ChromeOS Select-to-Speak

If you have a Chromebook, there is a built in tool for text-to-speak called " Select-to-speak". Nothing needs to be installed. It just needs to be turned on.

First click in the bottom right corner of your Chromebook screen to open the system menu.

Here click on the "Accessibility" icon.

Note: If you do not see the "Accessibility" icon you can click on the gear to go into the advanced settings to turn it on.

Now from the "Accessibility" menu click on the "Select-to-speak" option.

This will put a little speaker icon down in the bottom right corner.

Anytime you need to have something read aloud, just click the icon and drag your mouse to select the text you want to hear.

Using the toolbar you can also pause, change speeds, and jump forwards and backwards through the text.

Docs Voice Typing is not an extension that needs to be installed, but instead is actually built right into Google Docs and Google Slides. With voice typing you can simply speak and anything you say will automatically be typed for you.

When we are in a Google Doc we click the "Tools" menu and then choose "Voice Typing" from the drop down menu.

This will open up a floating microphone.

To start dictating to the document, we simply click the microphone icon.

Now anything you say will automatically be typed into the document.

In addition to words, you are also able to say punctuation. For a full list of all the commands you can speak, click the question mark icon below the microphone, and this will open up a help menu with all of the details.

When done, we just click the microphone again to stop the speech to text.

VoiceIn Voice Typing
Chrome web extension link
This speech-to-text extension allows the user to dictate text for any text box or text entry portion of a web page. You can either click the extension or right-click and choose "Start recording" to use it. Be sure to click the extension again to turn off the speech-to-text function when done.

Chromebook Dictation Tool

First click in the bottom right corner of your Chromebook screen to open the system menu.

Here click on the "Accessibility" icon.

Note: If you do not see the "Accessibility" icon you can click on the gear to go into the advanced settings to turn it on.

Now from the "Accessibility" menu click on the "Dictation" option to enable speech to text.

This will put a little microphone icon down in the bottom right corner.

Anytime you need to do speech to text just click on the "Dictation" icon and start speaking.

Anything you say will automatically be typed into the computer wherever you are.

This works in websites, documents, forms, and more.

If you are using a Chromebook there is actually a speech to text tool built right in. Nothing needs to be installed. It just needs to be turned on.

Present your slideshow as normal.

Click the "3-dots" button on the navigation bar.

Choose "Captions preference" and then toggle on the captions.

As you speak your words will be live captioned and will display on the screen.

Using the same menu you can adjust the size and position of the captions.

Live captions are available in several Google products including Slides and Meet. In Google Slides you can display live captions as follows:

👓 Readability Tools

Lexend fonts are intended to reduce visual stress and so improve reading performance. Initially they were designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind, but Bonnie Shaver-Troup, creator of the Lexend project, soon found out that these fonts are also great for everyone else.

Mercury Reader
Chrome web extension link
Make any website easier to read by removing ads, comments, and all other distractions, so just the core content remains. Users can also adjust the font size and color scheme of the new text.

Chrome web extension link
Override all fonts on a webpage with the OpenDyslexic font, making the text more easily readable.

Dyslexia Friendly
Chrome web extension link
This extension replaces the fonts on a web page with either OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans, and provides a horizontal shaded bar to help the user stay on the correct line when reading. The only drawback is there is no easy way to toggle it on and off, so you will want to use an extension management tool to let you turn it off when not in use.

WaspLine Reader
Chrome web extension link
This tool creates a more readable version of a web page by applying color gradients that make it easier for the eyes to chain together the ending of a line with the beginning of the next.

Color Overlay is a filter which puts a tint on your browser viewport to make text more readable. This could be used by people suffering by visual distortions reading the content on the normal background (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). The colored overlay can improve reading abilities of such users by reducing or eliminate perceptual processing errors.

ATbar
Chrome web extension link
Similar to the Color Overlay extension, this toolbar can generate color overlays for webpages, but also has features for a dictionary, text to speech, word prediction, and more.

MagicScroll Web Reader
Chrome web extension link
Turn web pages into a flippable e-book with easy clickable or keyboard control, as well as control over font size and page color as well.

Chrome web extension link
This screen overlay tool darkens out the page except for a horizontal band you can move up and down as you read, helping the student focus.

High Contrast
Chrome web extension link
This tool can make webpages easier to read by changing the colors to increase contrast, invert the colors, or switch to gray-scale.

Color Enhancer
Chrome web extension link
For people who are partially color-blind, this tool can help adjust and improve webpage colors.

Additional ChromeOS Features

📗 Reading Comprehension Tools

Google Dictionary
Chrome web extension link
Don't get stuck on an unknown word. Double-click on any word to get a pop-up definition, as well as spoken pronunciation for many words.

SMMRY
Chrome bookmark link
While not technically an extension, this tool functions very much like one and is launched from your Chrome bookmarks bar. Summarize any online article with a simple click of the SMMRY bookmark link. This will generate a simplified version with fewer sentences (7 by default) and just the most important information. Settings can be adjusted for longer or shorter summaries, as well as emphasis on certain desired words..

The QuillBot Chrome extension will summarize text as a new paragraph or by key sentences, in multiple levels of length. Sign in with your Google account for free to be able to summarize texts up to 5,000 characters at a time.

Auto Highlight
Chrome web extension link
This extension takes a different approach to summarizing. Instead of removing the non-essential portions of the text, it highlights what is most important. This allows the reader to still look at the rest of the article if needed. Three levels of highlighting can be chosen.

Behaviour, Focus, and Organization Tools

Simple Blocker
Chrome web extension link
This tool helps students to stay focused on their work by blocking distracting websites. The user can choose the sites to block, how long to block them, and optional password protection.

uBlock Origin
Chrome web extension link
A simple but powerful ad-blocking extension to help remove distracting ads from websites, making pages less cluttered and easier to read.

Move It
Chrome web extension link
For students who need a break, this extension can be set to periodically have them stop working and do something physical for a moment.

Google Keep
Chrome web extension link
Keep allows users to save and retrieve any information they come across including text, links, pictures, speech, handwriting, doodles, and more. The tool works as an extension, web site, Android app, and iOS app, and integrates into Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings.

Ambient audio sites and tools can let students create their own custom mix of background sounds to help them concentrate and drown out potentially distracting noises.

Pear Deck lets you add interactive elements to your slides including multiple choice, text entry, numeric entry, drawing, and draggable activities.

You can insert pre-made template slides provided in the Add-on.

Or you can add interactive elements to slides you have already created.

When you present the slideshow through the Pear Deck Add-on, students join the presentation and can interact with it.

You can show students responses by clicking the "Show Responses" button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Responses can be shown individually or aggregated together to look for patterns.

Pear Deck Webinar (1 hour) - Blog post

Pear Deck Add-on for Slides

This extension can make it easier for students to locate their mouse cursor by allowing them to customize the size and look of the mouse cursor.

Click-free Browsing
Chrome web extension link
For users who have a difficulty clicking a mouse, this extension adds on-screen navigation buttons the user can simply hover over to use.

Vimium
Chrome web extension link
Provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control for someone with difficulty using a mouse.

CrxMouse
Chrome web extension link
Use mouse gestures to navigate including forward, backward, scrolling, refreshing, switching tabs, and more. The user can even program their own custom mouse gestures to open programs and perform other tasks.

Caret Browsing
Chrome web extension link
This extension gives you a movable cursor in any web page, allowing you to move through the text with your arrows keys and select text with the keyboard.

Additional ChromeOS Features

Tools to support learners are constantly being created and improved, so be sure to check back often as I continue to update my resource documents " Google Tools to Support all Learners". And be sure to let me know of any tools you would recommend for the list. I look forward to learning from you!

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The Google Slides Template below can be Kahoot is a fun game for students play in order to reinforce their learning. With that said, I have a couple issues with the game. First, t he game awards the students who have a faster processing time. I would consider myself a smart person, but I am not necessarily the fastest processor. Therefore, I usually don't "perform" well in the rankings. But if I was given time to process the question ahead of time then I would perform better. Second, moving from question to question without discussion time doesn't allow for students who didn't answer it correct see where they went wrong (pun intended).
This is where Kahoot Redefined comes in. This isn't some prize winning idea, but one that I found teachers haven't thought about. Combining the template below with Kahoot a llows for the fun game play, but gives students processing time prior to answering the question on the game. It also allows for there to be a class discussion prior to moving on to the next question.

copied and modified as you see fit. Simply add your Kahoot questions and move the slides around to the order that works best for your class. There are notes below the slides to guide you in how to use each slide.

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I love that the g(Math) Google Form Add-on allows teachers to create math expressions, graphs, statistical displays, handwriting examples, and make multiple choice questions. In addition, you can now allow students to answer in the form using g(math). If you are not familiar with creating a Google Form, please see this
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Here are the steps you need to take to add the add-on to your Google Forms.

Here is a run down of all the cool things you can do with g(Math).

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You can now add images as answers in a Google Forms. Happy Dance!!

One of my favorite activities is 'Which One Does Not Belong' because it gets the children to think about all the possible answers. I am so happy that you can now create Google Forms for this ( see template here). The key to this activity is to make it so that there are multiple answers that could be correct. As long as the student can defend their answer correctly it should be accepted. Here is my example:

In this one, I would accept the following answers (not an exhaustive list):

Rhombus because the others have right angles.

Rhombus because the others have squares as part of the figure.

Pyramid because it has triangles as part of the figure.

Pyramid because it has one vertex.

Cube because it has the most faces.

Check out my tutorial on Google Forms if you need additional assistance with creating forms.

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