Google Applications and Extensions for Education

MUST be used in the Chrome Browser (FREE download).
Must be connected to a Google account (some of the apps and extensions, such as Read & Write are available at no additional cost with a valid UMass Amherst Net ID and password).
Download the apps and extensions via the “waffle” icon (top left of an open Google Chrome browser). Then choose the “Web Store”.

Google web store

Note: These educational apps and extensions do NOT work on the iPad or iOS devices in the Chrome browser. Some of the apps and extensions mentioned can be downloaded onto iOS devices through the iTunes App Store specifically.

App/Extension	Cost	Description
Desmos Graphing Calculator Google App	Free.	Desmos Graphing Calculator allows users to plot functions, create tables, add sliders, animate graphs, and more.
Google Keep Chrome Extension	Free.	Google Keep allows users to easily save the things they care about synced across all of the platforms they use — including web, Android, iOS, and Wear. Users can take notes for additional detail and add labels to quickly categorize their notes for later retrieval.
Mindomo Chrome App	Free.	Mindomo allows users to visually outline complex concepts, tasks, ideas, and other related information in a structured form collaboratively in Google Docs.
myHomework Chrome App	Basic features are free. Additional features for additional cost.	myHomework is a digital student planner that lets users easily track their classes, homework, tests and projects so they never forget an assignment again!
Bookshare Web Reader Chrome Extension	Free (with a Bookshare account).	Bookshare is the world’s largest online library of copyrighted content for people with qualified print disabilities. Installing this extension enables text-to-speech and word-level highlighting for the Bookshare Web Reader.
Dragon Web Chrome Extension	Free (with Dragon 13 or later subscription).	With Dragon 13 or later, the Dragon Web Extension provides users the ability to click objects by name (e.g. say "Click Contact" for a link named Contact), dictate and edit notes (note: in Google Docs, you can work directly or indirectly), and more.
Extensity Chrome Extension	Free.	Extensity allows users to seamlessly turn on and off their extensions as needed to remove clutter and distractions, as well as maintain appropriate browser speed.
Grammarly Chrome Extension	Basic features are free. Additional features for additional cost.	Grammarly's free writing app makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake-free when typing on the web in Google Chrome.
High Contrast Chrome Extension	Free.	High Contrast lets a user browse the web with their choice of several high-contrast color filters designed to make it easier to read text. Excellent for users with low vision or reading disabilities.
Read & Write Chrome Extension	No cost to individuals with a UMass Amherst NetID and password.	TextHelp’s Read & Write supports speech-to-text, text-to-speech, optical character recognition, study tools, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and much more!
Session Buddy Chrome Extension	Free.	Session Buddy allows a user to see all open tabs in one place, save open tabs and restore them later, avoid tab clutter, recover open tabs after a browser or system crash, get back to open websites and tabs for research after having to change classes quickly, and more.
StayFocusd Chrome Extension	Free.	StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. Once your allotted time has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the day.
Visor Chrome Extension	Free.	Visor provides overlays and point of focus to assist users with visual perceptual difficulties such as Dyslexia, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, and Visual Stress in looking at a screen for periods of time.