Lots of great resources and web apps to use with Chromebooks!

You can do pretty much anything with a Chromebook so the sky's the limit. Here are some tips and links to web apps:

• Remember - we shouldn’t teach software (ie Word, Excel) we should teach skills, like writing, using spreadsheets and graphs, etc.
• research projects
• Google Docs has built in search - do research as you work: In Google Docs, there is a research pane where you can do a Google search directly from Google Docs
• collaboration - Google Apps is all about collaboration.
• more collaboration tools
• create projects - reports (Docs), websites (sites), graphics (Draw), blogs (Blogger), videos and more (see below)
• online portfolios
• 3D CAD https://www.tinkercad.com/
• coding - especially for 3D printers - https://codebender.cc/
• e-textbooks
• mind mapping
• voice recording
• graphics and photo editing (Adobe Cloud too)
• animations
• video creating and editing
• student choice for projects and assignments
• extra help (go to the web or apps)
• make music all online (SoundTrap)
• Write Music in Google Documents
• database (ie. MS Access) app
• virtual labs and science
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• online scientific and graphing calculators
• virtual field trips and tours (Google Maps street view is great for this too)
• online assessments
• programming/computer science
• Robotics - Scratch, Hummingbird Robotics, The Finch Robot
• organization skills
• note taking and class planning apps
• guest speakers via Hangouts
• recommended apps for reading and writing across the curriculum (see above also)
• Writing apps and Resources
• Third Party Apps for Reading and Writing
• How to Use Web 2.0 to Teach Literacy Strategies to Struggling Readers
• Students can write, create blogs, collaborate on writing projects and more.
• There are apps to help students with reading.
• When reading on a Chromebook, the student can easily search for the definition for an unknown word instead of struggling.

• Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!
• What Can You Do On a Chromebook? Pretty Much Everything

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