Google #26: Read&Write with Google Docs-a useful Chrome extension for students

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I love about using Google Chrome as a browser is the way it makes browsing so efficient and easy.  There are so many very useful free Chrome extensions that you can add to your browser to have everything you need right at your finger tips. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I installed a useful Chrome extension today called ‘</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read&Write with Google Do</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cs’. This is really designed for students, but I want to explore it and discover all its benefits.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z5s4LkhsNPmyQkoV6gMyR3bJoLipEqm4gVvHHofHOyvF47qFPu06azMPiG0qV-yLI3Jxj3rshyzh-IIzDHMKxxaTOD1XXWsZOmk5m_gqiZS-eZrVbpQ6G4rnNvw_RpfueJnouglS8s8/s1600/google+docs+post+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z5s4LkhsNPmyQkoV6gMyR3bJoLipEqm4gVvHHofHOyvF47qFPu06azMPiG0qV-yLI3Jxj3rshyzh-IIzDHMKxxaTOD1XXWsZOmk5m_gqiZS-eZrVbpQ6G4rnNvw_RpfueJnouglS8s8/s400/google+docs+post+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What does Read&Write with Google Docs do?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This extension can only be used when Google Docs is actually open. It then becomes very useful because it can read the Google document to the students. Imagine how useful this could be to with dyslexia, learning disabilities, struggling readers, and English as a second language Learners.  I can also see a great use for this in a writing assignment when the student wants to review a piece of writing and hear what it sounds like.  However there are a number of other really useful features to this extension:</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Features</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Text To Speech with Dual Synchronized Highlighting.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunHIeZ2p2TgVLIzotUsW3WoKXLqQqfTsGR1dPn28yURiNz1BcB7SvU5cYLw5aLHPP7sNfoZsj4Adhvs1597D5EbYBulXD1-Y0dfU6VMATxL0keh_ZQR-heidgEldigORF4gsw5RhBI-M/s1600/google+docs+post+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunHIeZ2p2TgVLIzotUsW3WoKXLqQqfTsGR1dPn28yURiNz1BcB7SvU5cYLw5aLHPP7sNfoZsj4Adhvs1597D5EbYBulXD1-Y0dfU6VMATxL0keh_ZQR-heidgEldigORF4gsw5RhBI-M/s400/google+docs+post+5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOgZglJqib0a85CRXh4IIhqhHrQeH24uo2UTD8p5lqmRZqOSUdYvMwedOmeu88i6AEVRpT3OvzHbAUtORxBROfsfON0opX_0VzbukYfNsOjMgMH8sq2lgnjaBpsHKNXZrxq0Dq2SgvfE/s1600/google+docs+post+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOgZglJqib0a85CRXh4IIhqhHrQeH24uo2UTD8p5lqmRZqOSUdYvMwedOmeu88i6AEVRpT3OvzHbAUtORxBROfsfON0opX_0VzbukYfNsOjMgMH8sq2lgnjaBpsHKNXZrxq0Dq2SgvfE/s400/google+docs+post+4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:451.5pt; height:282.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Lara\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.png" o:title=""/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><!--[endif]--></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Talking Dictionary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Picture Dictionary</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Vocabulary Tool</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAlQdra9k9Yx-JjYA-4uVc6ZvS9hT-6ShQdDYqmb1CuLU_yFFV594L9zX16LJ9Hot6qOv_hmSU6T2Us4CGhC60XfozFEmSyVmoGj52hfZMgLmfDkpFQXm3PHsPtBj2F_WDRSPnUNTHPY/s1600/google+docs+post+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAlQdra9k9Yx-JjYA-4uVc6ZvS9hT-6ShQdDYqmb1CuLU_yFFV594L9zX16LJ9Hot6qOv_hmSU6T2Us4CGhC60XfozFEmSyVmoGj52hfZMgLmfDkpFQXm3PHsPtBj2F_WDRSPnUNTHPY/s400/google+docs+post+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:450.75pt; height:281.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Lara\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.png" o:title=""/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><!--[endif]--></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Study Skills tools to capture highlights</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu78jo4A95sCIyWGj4c13iciXryXXU2r7wa5nSx9OdV_W96hDwKprzABfFy5oVamG1guPaOrE9ZCCD_TNKMkqQiN1W6ABsJnvmiIdTKNTjhrCsjMx7L3WFuyvXAnJGwqJ5oiGnhq8rgM/s1600/google+docs+post+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu78jo4A95sCIyWGj4c13iciXryXXU2r7wa5nSx9OdV_W96hDwKprzABfFy5oVamG1guPaOrE9ZCCD_TNKMkqQiN1W6ABsJnvmiIdTKNTjhrCsjMx7L3WFuyvXAnJGwqJ5oiGnhq8rgM/s400/google+docs+post+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:451.5pt; height:285.75pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Lara\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image009.png" o:title=""/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><!--[endif]--></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A video from the creators of Read&Write for Google Docs</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The creators of this extension have made a video that explains the extension and elaborates on all its amazing features.  Here it is:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wW3gRv9gRCI" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Access Read&Write for Google Docs at the Chrome Web store</b> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can access this extension on the Google Chrome web store here: <a href="http://goo.gl/JNc3o">http://goo.gl/JNc3o</a></span><br /><br /></div>

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